‘One of us’: US citizen who spied on Ukraine gets citizenship in Russia; says becoming Russian citizen was a ‘dream’

A US citizen who provided intelligence on Ukrainian troops to support Russia’s military campaign has been granted Russian citizenship, officials announced Tuesday. Daniel Martindale spent two years in Ukraine following the start of Russia’s invasion, passing along the coordinates of military sites to Russian intelligence services, as per Russia’s state media.“By decree of our President…

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Ukraine government reshuffle: PM Shmyhal resigns; economy minister named Svyrydenko successor

Ukraine’s outgoing PM Denys Shmyhal Ukraine’s Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said that he submitted his resignation letter on Tuesday ahead of an anticipated major government restructuring this week, as reported by Reuters.This comes as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday carried out the biggest reshuffle in his government since the war with Russia began, as he…

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‘They just bombed a nursing home’: Trump claims Melania’s remarks pushed for stronger action on Russia; US president pledges billions for Ukraine

US President Donald Trump on Monday said that his wife and first lady, Melania, played a key role in pushing him to take a harder stance against Vladimir Putin over the Russia-Ukraine war.During a meeting with Nato secretary general Mark Rutte at the White House, Trump said Melania had questioned his optimistic view after his…

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Peace in Our Timeline? How Donald Trump keeps declaring ceasefires — and craving credit | World News

One of life’s crueler ironies is that legacies often hinge on a single moment. Take the Chamberlain family. Sir Austen Chamberlain won the Nobel Peace Prize for brokering the Locarno Treaties—an ambitious attempt to prevent war between France and Germany. But thanks to his half-brother, Neville Chamberlain, the family name is now synonymous with diplomatic…

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