Victory in Avdeevka: How Russia forced Ukraine to retreat from the most fortified city in Donbass

The area was the scene of heavy fighting back in 2014, but Kiev managed to hold it against local rebels On Saturday, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that Avdeevka – long an important stronghold of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) northwest of Donetsk city – had been liberated. The area had been seen…

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EU set to import record volume of Russian LNG – data

Belgium, Spain, and France are among the top five buyers of the fuel, according to Global Witness   EU countries are set to buy record volumes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Russia this year, even as the bloc pledges to stop consuming Russian fuel by 2027, the latest findings published by Global Witness on Wednesday…

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Over two decades before Ukraine erupted, how another post-Soviet conflict set a bloody precedent

The current crisis in Ukraine, in which Russia has recognized the rebel republics in the Donbass, looks unusual, but this is not a new story for the post-Soviet space. Something similar to the events happening in the Donbass today took place in 1992, and the enclave that then arose still exists.

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