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Russia’s economy is so dependent on the war in Ukraine that it cannot win or lose, an economist says.

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Russia’s economy is so dependent on the war in Ukraine that it cannot win or lose, an economist says.

Anton Petrus/Getty Images The Russian economy cannot win or lose the war in Ukraine, one economist says. It is because Russia cannot afford the cost of rebuilding and protecting Ukraine. The cost of repairing its land is already “enormous,” Renaud Foucart says. Russia’s economy has been completely controlled by its war in Ukraine, so Moscow … Read more

Threat of world war ‘serious and real’ Poland says as Putin steps up threat to West

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Threat of world war ‘serious and real’ Poland says as Putin steps up threat to West

The war in Ukraine is entering a “decisive phase”, with Vladimir Putin’s launch of a new campaign that shows that the threat of international violence is “serious and real”, the Polish president said. Donald Tusk’s warning came as NATO and Ukrainian officials convened for emergency talks over the hypersonic ballistic missile attack on Dnipro. Putin … Read more

Putin says the war in Ukraine is going global

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Putin says the war in Ukraine is going global

By Guy Faulconbridge, Marina Bobrova and Maxim Rodionov MOSCOW (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday the war in Ukraine was escalating into an international conflict after the United States and Britain allowed Ukraine to strike Russia with their own weapons, and warned the West that Moscow could retaliate. Russia, Putin said, responded to … Read more

Ukraine says Russia launched an intercontinental ballistic missile in the first attack of the war

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Ukraine says Russia launched an intercontinental ballistic missile in the first attack of the war

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine said Thursday that Russia had opened fire in the middle of the night on one of its cities. If confirmed, it would be the first time Moscow has used such a weapon in combat. Ukraine has not provided any evidence that an ICBM was used in the attack on the … Read more

Russia fires first ICBM for Ukraine war, Kyiv’s air force says

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Russia fires first ICBM for Ukraine war, Kyiv’s air force says

Nov. 21 (UPI) — Ukraine said Russia fired an intercontinental ballistic missile on Thursday morning, marking the first time a nuclear weapon compatible with the one used in the 1,000-day war has been launched. Kyiv’s air force said in a statement on Telegram that an ICBM was launched from Russia’s Astrakhan region in an attack … Read more

Zelensky says Ukraine will lose the war if the US cuts funding

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Zelensky says Ukraine will lose the war if the US cuts funding

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told Fox News late Tuesday that Ukraine will lose the war if Washington, its main military backer, withdraws funding. The Ukrainian leader said that it would be “very dangerous if we lose unity in Europe, and the most important thing is the unity between Ukraine and the United States”. US President-elect … Read more