Finland Finds Russian Mercenary Guilty of War Crimes in Ukraine
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Finland Finds Russian Mercenary Guilty of War Crimes in Ukraine

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A court in Finland found a Russian paramilitary fighter guilty of war crimes committed during Russia’s first invasion of Ukraine, sentencing him to life in prison on Friday. Voislav Torden, a Russian citizen who also goes by the name Yan Petrovskiy, was charged…

Kremlin Says Putin Met With Trump’s Envoy, Steve Witkoff
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Kremlin Says Putin Met With Trump’s Envoy, Steve Witkoff

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia met with Steve Witkoff, the U.S. special envoy, in Moscow late Thursday and now expects to talk to President Trump about a possible cease-fire in Ukraine, the Kremlin said. Dmitri S. Peskov, the Kremlin’s spokesman, told reporters…

Putin Visits Kursk to Cheer Russian Troops Trying to Oust Ukraine
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Putin Visits Kursk to Cheer Russian Troops Trying to Oust Ukraine

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Russia’s president, Vladimir V. Putin, dressed in fatigues, visited a command post near the front in Kursk late Wednesday to cheer on his military’s ejection of Ukrainian forces from much of the territory they had been occupying in the Russian border region. The…

Europe Weighs Peacekeeping Role in Ukraine Amid Trump’s Embrace of Russia
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Europe Weighs Peacekeeping Role in Ukraine Amid Trump’s Embrace of Russia

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines With anger in Europe mounting over President Trump’s perceived abandonment of the continent, President Emmanuel Macron of France gathered the chiefs of staff of more than 30 armed forces on Tuesday to review the formation of a multinational peacekeeping force to monitor any…

Ukraine Targets Moscow With Large-Scale Drone Attack
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Ukraine Targets Moscow With Large-Scale Drone Attack

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Russian officials said Ukraine attacked Moscow before dawn on Tuesday with its largest long-range drone bombardment of the war, as both sides stepped up attacks ahead of talks intended to find a way to end three years of fighting. The Russian Ministry of…

As Ukraine and U.S. Cease-Fire Talks Near, Gulfs Remain
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As Ukraine and U.S. Cease-Fire Talks Near, Gulfs Remain

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines When Ukrainian and American officials sit down in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday for their first high-level meeting since an Oval Office shouting match between their presidents last month, the goal will be finding a way to halt the bloodiest European war in generations….

Russian Forces Depleted and Stalling on Eastern Front, Ukraine Says
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Russian Forces Depleted and Stalling on Eastern Front, Ukraine Says

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Ukrainian forces have stalled the Russian offensive in the eastern Donetsk region in recent months and have started to win back small patches of land, according to Ukrainian soldiers and military analysts. Russia still holds the initiative, and conducts dozens of assaults across…

How Would Peacekeeping Work in Ukraine? These Experts Gamed It Out.
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How Would Peacekeeping Work in Ukraine? These Experts Gamed It Out.

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines When military and civilian experts on peacekeeping started meeting in Geneva in the spring of 2022, they insisted on discretion. Their topic was sensitive: how to implement a future cease-fire in Ukraine. Last week, that group of experts went public for the first…