#Steven Seagal joins pro-Putin party in Russia

#Steven Seagal joins pro-Putin party in Russia

“#Steven Seagal joins pro-Putin party in Russia” Steven Seagal has a new role as the face of a Russian political party that supports that country’s president, Vladimir Putin. The “Hard to Kill” and “Above the Law” star was formally inducted into the A Just Russia — Patriots — For Truth party at a ceremony on…

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#Detained journalist has lifelong fight against Belarus regime

#Detained journalist has lifelong fight against Belarus regime

“#Detained journalist has lifelong fight against Belarus regime” KYIV, Ukraine — Raman Pratasevich has been part of the Belarus political opposition for over a decade and has long feared the authorities would try to abduct him, even though he was living abroad. The 26-year-old dissident journalist couldn’t imagine, however, just how far they would go….

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#35 years since nuclear disaster, Chernobyl warns, inspires

#35 years since nuclear disaster, Chernobyl warns, inspires

“#35 years since nuclear disaster, Chernobyl warns, inspires” KYIV, Ukraine — The vast and empty Chernobyl Exclusion Zone around the site of the world’s worst nuclear accident is a baleful monument to human mistakes. Yet 35 years after a power plant reactor exploded, Ukrainians also look to it for inspiration, solace and income. Reactor No….

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#Putin is calling the shots

#Putin is calling the shots

“#Putin is calling the shots” Here we go again. In amassing 150,000 troops near Ukraine’s border, Russian President Vladimir Putin has caught the Biden administration and its European allies flatfooted. He first surprised the world in August 2008, when a newly revived Russian military rapidly crushed the Georgian military. Next, Putin launched a stealth operation…

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#Russian military vehicles descend on Ukraine border

#Russian military vehicles descend on Ukraine border

“#Russian military vehicles descend on Ukraine border” More than 100,000 Russian troops in assault vehicles painted with “invasion stripes” were headed to Ukraine’s border Wednesday, intensifying fears of war between the neighboring nations. The advancing force includes 1,300 battle tanks, 3,700 drones, 1,300 artillery and mortar units and 380 multiple launch rocket systems, according to…

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