Citizens of these regions, and the world, live with this meddling’s destructive consequences to this day. The seemingly never-ending – and ever-escalating – Ukraine proxy war is a particularly visceral legacy.
On the face of it, the unified messaging that Russia is about to attack Europe and that war is coming makes no sense at all.
The strikes come as Ukrainian officials warn of difficult winter conditions and shortages of air-defense systems.
Moscow said such action could create a high risk of direct armed conflict and accused NATO of pursuing a dangerous course.
Moscow’s forces pounded residential apartment blocks, offices, gas stations, data centers, and a building belonging to the National Academy of Sciences in downtown Kyiv.
Russia’s total armed forces at 2.44 million personnel, including 1.55 million active troops
The revolutionaries did not simply take over Ukraine’s structure of governance. They threw it out. They disposed of the democratic constitutional order.
Zelensky said the two leaders reached concrete agreements during their meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York
Trump struck an upbeat tone regarding a potential diplomatic breakthrough after a high-stakes bilateral meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly.
University of California Investments and Baillie Gifford led the latest funding round, joined by several other investors
Trump said Ukrainian attacks had damaged a large number of Russian refineries, leaving some facilities temporarily out of operation.
Ukraine has launched its largest-ever drone offensive on Russia, sending a wave of nearly 2,000 unmanned aircraft that triggered explosions, set oil infrastructure ablaze, and left at least three people dead in the Moscow region.
Global refinery runs had fallen by roughly 5.1 million barrels a day year-on-year in the second quarter
Ukraine is also concerned about Southeast Asian ports being used to facilitate ship-to-ship transfers of Russian oil.
