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Mariupol has officially fallen to the Russians -- But in Kharkiv, the Ukrainian Army not only pushed Russian troops out ... they  made it all the way to Russia's border
Mariupol has officially fallen to the Russians -- But in Kharkiv, the Ukrainian Army not only pushed Russian troops out ... they made it all the way to Russia's border

Mariupol has fallen.

The port city in the southeastern corner of Ukraine had arguably received the worst of shelling, bombing and attacks in this war,…

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Now even infamously neutral Switzerland is thinking about joining NATO?!  How Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine could be spectacularly backfiring on Russia
Now even infamously neutral Switzerland is thinking about joining NATO?! How Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine could be spectacularly backfiring on Russia

Here's how deeply Russia's invasion of Ukraine could be changing the security environment in Europe: even Switzerland, famous for its commitment to n…

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Ukraine's military continues to chip away at Russia's positions in the East and South, but still this war has decidedly entered a stalemate
Ukraine's military continues to chip away at Russia's positions in the East and South, but still this war has decidedly entered a stalemate

Ukraine's military says it recently did major damage to Russian units looking to cross a key river in the northeastern part of the country, inflictin…

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Russia threatens Finland, as that Scandinavian country prepares its application to NATO--but does anyone really fear the Russians anymore?
Russia threatens Finland, as that Scandinavian country prepares its application to NATO--but does anyone really fear the Russians anymore?

Finland is a country that knows a thing or two about Russian aggression. After all, the Finns fought a war against Russia in 1940, as Joseph Stalin t…

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The UK jumps the gun on mutual defense agreements with Sweden & Finland, potentially complicating relations in already tense Eastern Europe
The UK jumps the gun on mutual defense agreements with Sweden & Finland, potentially complicating relations in already tense Eastern Europe

One almost instant reaction to Russia's invasion of Ukraine was the rush of countries looking to either join NATO or strengthen their ties to the mil…

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Slog, stalemate, prolonged conflict:  whatever you call it, the battle in Eastern Ukraine is set to drag on -- Checking in on one of the millions of internally displaced Ukrainians
Slog, stalemate, prolonged conflict: whatever you call it, the battle in Eastern Ukraine is set to drag on -- Checking in on one of the millions of internally displaced Ukrainians

Digging in for the long haul -- that's how the U.S. Director of National Intelligence characterized Vladimir Putin's strategy as his invasion of Ukra…

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Victory Day in Moscow didn't reveal much of Putin's next plans in Ukraine -- Meet the team of U.S. Army veterans on the frontlines in Ukraine....making a documentary
Victory Day in Moscow didn't reveal much of Putin's next plans in Ukraine -- Meet the team of U.S. Army veterans on the frontlines in Ukraine....making a documentary

It was Victory Day in Moscow, usually cause for swelling Russian patriotism and a display of military might with parading soldiers, thanks and fighte…

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May 9th is fast approaching, how will Russia dress up its failures in Ukraine for its fabled "Victory Day?" -- The view from Kyiv, a city not quite a war but not yet at peace
May 9th is fast approaching, how will Russia dress up its failures in Ukraine for its fabled "Victory Day?" -- The view from Kyiv, a city not quite a war but not yet at peace

May 9th is a date that has long been circled on the calendar for all observers of Russia's ongoing war in Ukraine. That is the day that Russia marks …

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With Mariupol still not completely in Russian hands, Ukraine's military goes on the counterattack -- U.S. intelligence is playing a much bigger role in this war than realized
With Mariupol still not completely in Russian hands, Ukraine's military goes on the counterattack -- U.S. intelligence is playing a much bigger role in this war than realized

The battle for the southern Ukrainian port town of Mariupol may be coming to its final stages as the last defenders hold off Russian forces. At the s…

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Russians continue to target Ukrainian infrastructure, aiming latest missile strikes at railroad links in Lviv--with an eye toward slowing Western weapons shipments
Russians continue to target Ukrainian infrastructure, aiming latest missile strikes at railroad links in Lviv--with an eye toward slowing Western weapons shipments

Even while most of the fighting remains in Eastern Ukraine, Russia continues to remind Kyiv that it can strike in any part of the country, at any tim…

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