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Wagner revolt shows ‘weakness’ of Russian regime, NATO’s Stoltenberg says – National

The brief mutiny over the weekend by Russia’s Wagner mercenary group shows Moscow’s “weakness” under the leadership of Vladimir Putin, NATO’s chief says. Jens Stoltenberg, secretary-general of the western military alliance, told reporters in Lithuania Monday that the rebellion by the powerful mercenary organization is a “demonstration of weakness” in …

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What lessons Taiwan is learning from the Russian invasion of Ukraine – National

Canadian veteran Ray Buxton and his Taiwanese wife, Judy, had just moved into their dream home on the southern coast of Taiwan in the summer of 2020 when they heard a deafening roar overhead. “Like a bat of the hell came these two fighter jets,” Buxton recalled. “They ascended up …

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Barrage of Russian strikes hits key infrastructure in Kyiv, other cities

A massive barrage of Russian strikes on Monday morning hit critical infrastructure in Kyiv, Kharkiv and other cities in apparent retaliation for what Moscow alleged was a Ukrainian attack on its Black Sea fleet over the weekend. Loud explosions were heard across the Ukrainian capital in the early morning as …

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RCMP confirms investigation into alleged attack on Russian Embassy in Ottawa

The RCMP is investigating an alleged Molotov cocktail attack against the Russian Embassy in Ottawa, the national police force said on Monday, after Russia’s Foreign Affairs Ministry demanded Canada step up its protection of the building. Earlier Monday, Russia’s ambassador to Canada, Oleg Stepanov, told Russian state-owned news agency Sputnik that a lit bottle containing a “chemical composition” …

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Canadian volunteer in Ukraine survives missile strikes after Russian retreat

The war in Ukraine hit uncomfortably close to home — literally — for Canadian volunteer Alex Nau when Russia unleashed a wave of retaliatory missile strikes in response to the lightning-swift advance of Ukrainian troops in the eastern part of the country. Between Sunday night and Monday morning, four ultra-modern hypersonic …

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Ukraine, with momentum, determined to liberate more territory from Russian forces

Ukrainian troops continued to pile unrelenting pressure on retreating Russian forces on Tuesday, seeking to hold on to their sudden momentum that has produced major territorial gains. Fresh yellow-and-blue flags fluttered from the tallest buildings left in partly destroyed towns around Ukraine’s second city, Kharkiv, while Ukrainian soldiers inspected charred …

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Russian missile strikes town near Ukraine’s 2nd largest nuclear plant, wounding 12, Ukraine officials say

A Russian missile hit a residential area of a southern Ukrainian town not far from a nuclear power station on Saturday, wounding 12 civilians and heightening fears of a nuclear accident during the months-long war, Ukrainian officials said. Vitaliy Kim, governor of the Mykolaiv region, said on the Telegram messaging app …

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NHL-bound Russian hockey player wants court to reverse his conscription

The lawyer for a Russian goalie who was NHL-bound before being abruptly detained outside a St. Petersburg hockey rink in July asked a court in the Leningrad region Thursday to revoke a decision by the draft board that led to the player being forced into the Russian military.  Ivan Fedotov, 25, signed an entry-level contract in …

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Russian prosecutors seek 9 1/2-year sentence for basketball star Brittney Griner

An emotional Brittney Griner apologized for her actions as her drug possession trial drew to a close Thursday in Russia, and a prosecutor urged that the American basketball star be convicted and sentenced to 9-½ years in prison in a case that reached the highest levels of U.S.-Russia diplomacy. With a …

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