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Ukraine launched a new massive wave of drone attacks Sunday as Russians cast ballots on the final day of the presidential election.

Ukrainian shelling killed two people in Belgorod, while Moscow claimed to have thwarted a new attempt by saboteurs to cross the border.

Russia on Friday began a sham three-day election engineered to give President Vladimir Putin another six years in power, with any likely rivals long since intimidated into dropping out, jailed, or killed.

Both sides claim to have the upper hand in the Belgorod and Kursk regions after Kyiv-loyal forces staged a counter-invasion of Russia.

Election that is all but certain to extend President Vladimir Putin´s rule by six more years after he stifled dissent.

Denmark is more than doubling the period of mandatory service, calling up more young people, and requiring women to enrol for the first time.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, hoping to broker peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, warned on Tuesday that negotiations will only be possible if NATO avoids antagonizing Russia by expanding its membership and influence.

The Chinese Foreign Ministry asserted on Tuesday that “all sides” in the Russian invasion of Ukraine “attached high importance” to the ongoing Chinese diplomat tour of Europe allegedly seeking to end the war, a claim undermined by the apparent lack of enthusiasm in Russia and Ukraine about the trip.

Russian again threatens nuclear war, but Putin moderates remarks by saying he believes the United States will exercise “restraint”. 

Leonid Volkov, Alexei Navalny’s close associate and top strategist, accused Putin´s “henchmen” of hospitalising him.

Russian citizens fighting for Ukraine counter-invaded Russia on Tuesday morning, Ukrainian state media claimed.

A Telegram channel allegedly linked to Ukraine published a video of a man claiming to be a Cuban national scammed into fighting for Russia.

Venezuela’s socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky a “clown” and “harmful” to his people.

A Russian military transport plane with 15 people on board crashed on Tuesday while taking off from an air base in western Russia.

“Your children will not be killed in Ukraine, but if Russia invades NATO countries, your children may be sent to one of these countries.”

Ukraine launched a wave of long-range drones deep inside Russia on Tuesday, Russian officials said, hitting at least two oil facilities.

The Russian Defense Ministry on Monday announced that a group of Russian warships has arrived in Iranian waters for participation in a joint exercise with Iran and China called “Maritime Security Belt 2024.”

Donald Trump will bring an end to the war between Russia and Ukraine by cutting off American funding, Hungary’s Viktor Orbán said.

Under a steady rain, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, Crown Princess Victoria and NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg looked on.

Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson secretly traveled to Venezuela in February to meet with socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro, the British newspaper the Sunday Times reported over the weekend.

Ukrainian authorities said two people including a teenage boy were killed Saturday in Russian artillery attacks.

Poland’s foreign minister said sending NATO troops into Ukraine “is not unthinkable” while praising French President Macron for not ruling it out.

President Emmanuel Macron summoned the leaders of French opposition parties to his Palace, laying out his vision and leaving attendees worried and confused.

India’s Central Bureau of Investigation has opened a case against human traffickers luring Indians to fight for Russia in Ukraine.

Media titan Rupert Murdoch is planning to marry again, this time to his 67-year-old girlfriend Elena Zhukova, who is originally from Moscow.

Claim: President Joe Biden claimed during the State of the Union address on Thursday that former President Donald Trump told Russian President Vladimir Putin, “Do whatever the hell you want.”

Less than 40 per cent of Germans said they would be unwilling to defend their nation with weapons even if it came under attack, a survey has found.

President Joe Biden kicked off his third State of the Union address talking not about the United States, but Ukraine, attacking former President Donald Trump.

The Washington Post reported on Tuesday that Ukrainian first lady Olena Zelenska declined an invitation from the White House to attend President Joe Biden’s State of the Union (SOTU) address.

John Kerry said people may “feel better” about Russia if it invests as much effort into fighting climate change as fighting Ukraine.

Sweden formally ended its long history of quasi-neutrality on Thursday as it signed articles with NATO in Washington.

Germany has refused to apologise to the United Kingdom for appearing to disclose that British troops are active on the ground in Ukraine.

UK has reverse-engineered old Soviet designs from tank parts and documents held in museums to keep Ukraine’s army going. 

Ohio state Sen. and Senate Republican candidate Matt Dolan said an interview in February that anyone that wants to end the war in Ukraine is a Vladimir Putin appeaser.

Local Argentine media reported on Tuesday that President Javier Milei is planning to visit Ukraine in June.

Ukraine stepped up attacks behind Russian lines on Wednesday with the apparent killing of a Russian election.