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From Patriot Missiles to a Mother and Her Vintage Rifle: Inside Ukraine’s Air Defense
24Dec By adminNo Comments
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From Patriot Missiles to a Mother and Her Vintage Rifle: Inside Ukraine’s Air Defense

Listen to article(2 minutes)KYIV, Ukraine—This winter, Ukraine’s defense against Russian missiles and drones ranges from sophisticated, multimillion-dollar U.S. Patriot systems to Svitlana Ruda, a mother of two with a 40-year-old assault rifle.Russia has started a widely anticipated bombardment of Ukrainian infrastructure, repeating a campaign last winter that led to mass blackouts and leveled apartment blocks.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Ukraine-Russia War: Ukrainian Forces Shoot Down Three Russian Fighter Jets
23Dec By adminNo Comments
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Ukraine-Russia War: Ukrainian Forces Shoot Down Three Russian Fighter Jets

Dec. 22, 2023 11:57 am ETUkraine said it shot down three Russian warplanes in one of its most-successful operations against Russian air power since the start of the war.Ukraine’s Air Force said the three Russian Su-34 fighter-bombers were downed around midday Friday in the south of the country. There Russia has used the jets to launch cruise missiles and guided bombs against Ukrainian-held cities on the western bank of the Dnipro River and Ukrainian soldiers who have established a foothold on the eastern side.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Roman Abramovich Sold Chelsea FC and Pledged $3 Billion for Ukraine Victims. The Money Is Frozen in the U.K.
16Dec By adminNo Comments
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Roman Abramovich Sold Chelsea FC and Pledged $3 Billion for Ukraine Victims. The Money Is Frozen in the U.K.

Updated Dec. 16, 2023 12:04 am ETLONDON—Two weeks after Russian tanks rolled into Ukraine, Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich said he would sell his soccer club Chelsea FC and donate the billions of dollars in proceeds to the victims of the war in Ukraine. At the time, it seemed an elegant solution for a billionaire under growing scrutiny in the West for his ties to Russian leader Vladimir Putin. Yet more than a year and a half later, the $3 billion donation is sitting frozen in a U.K. bank account amid a long-running dispute with the British government over how the vast sum should be spent. Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Roman Abramovich Sold Chelsea FC and Pledged $3 Billion for Ukraine Victims. The Money Is Frozen in the U.K.
16Dec By adminNo Comments
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Roman Abramovich Sold Chelsea FC and Pledged $3 Billion for Ukraine Victims. The Money Is Frozen in the U.K.

Updated Dec. 16, 2023 12:04 am ETLONDON—Two weeks after Russian tanks rolled into Ukraine, Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich said he would sell his soccer club Chelsea FC and donate the billions of dollars in proceeds to the victims of the war in Ukraine. At the time, it seemed an elegant solution for a billionaire under growing scrutiny in the West for his ties to Russian leader Vladimir Putin. Yet more than a year and a half later, the $3 billion donation is sitting frozen in a U.K. bank account amid a long-running dispute with the British government over how the vast sum should be spent. Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Putin Says Russia Wants to Reach Agreement on Return of WSJ’s Evan Gershkovich
14Dec By adminNo Comments
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Putin Says Russia Wants to Reach Agreement on Return of WSJ’s Evan Gershkovich

Updated Dec. 14, 2023 1:26 pm ETRussian President Vladimir Putin said that Russia wants “to reach an agreement” on the return of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who is currently in Russian custody on an allegation of espionage that he, the Journal and the U.S. government vehemently deny.During a press conference Thursday, Putin was asked about the recent declaration by the Biden administration that the Russian government rejected a new offer aimed at freeing the American reporter, as well as former U.S. Marine and Michigan corporate-security executive Paul Whelan, who is also in Russian custody.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Sentencing Punctuates Downfall of Former FBI Counterintelligence Chief
14Dec By adminNo Comments
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Sentencing Punctuates Downfall of Former FBI Counterintelligence Chief

Charles McGonigal spent more than two decades as an FBI agent working on some of the country’s most important national-security and terrorism cases, including the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, and ended up as the bureau’s chief spy hunter in New York.He has since taken a humiliating fall, pleading guilty earlier this year to felonies in two separate cases, including violating U.S. sanctions by accepting secret payments from a Russian oligarch, a crime for which he faces sentencing in New York on Thursday.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Putin Vows to Push On With Ukraine War
14Dec By adminNo Comments
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Putin Vows to Push On With Ukraine War

Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed to press on with his war on Ukraine during an end-of-year audience in which he said his country’s goals in the conflict hadn’t changed and that peace wouldn’t come until they are achieved.For the first time since launching his full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Putin fielded questions from the international media and ordinary Russians on Thursday, trumpeting the country’s economic resilience amid stringent Western sanctions and U.S. infighting over tens of billions of dollars in aid to Ukraine.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Zelensky’s Plea for Ukraine Aid Will Find a Tough Audience in Washington
12Dec By adminNo Comments
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Zelensky’s Plea for Ukraine Aid Will Find a Tough Audience in Washington

Updated Dec. 12, 2023 7:40 am ETWASHINGTON—Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky enjoyed a hero’s welcome when he came to Washington almost a year ago, a dramatic 10-hour visit that included an address to Congress complete with several standing ovations.He will find a tougher audience when he returns to Capitol Hill on Tuesday to plead for a continued military aid package that is facing resistance in Congress at a critical juncture in a war against Vladimir Putin’s Russia. Zelensky and his Western backers have tried to make the case that Putin poses a threat not only to European borders but to democratic governments that attempt to stand up to dictators. But even Zelensky’s allies worry about the costs of continuing to fight Russia.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights...
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