Day: June 1, 2022
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Russian State Media War Reporter Defends Nazi Tattoos
A Russian journalist covering Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine for state media has said that he “doesn’t regret” his time in a far-right group after being pictured with Nazi tattoos. Gleb Erve currently covers the conflict — which the Kremlin claims was launched to “denazify Ukraine” — for the state-run RIA Novosti news agency. Ukrainian news…
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Parts of Ukraine Could Vote to Join Russia in Summer – Lawmaker
Moscow-controlled areas of southern Ukraine could stage a referendum to become part of Russia as early as July, a senior Russian lawmaker said Wednesday. Ukraine has accused Moscow of plotting to stage sham independence referendums in the southern regions of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia. “I don’t rule out that this may happen as early as July,”…
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Kremlin Says No News of French Reporter’s Death in Ukraine
The Kremlin said Wednesday it doesn’t have information on the death of a French journalist in Ukraine, reportedly killed during a bombardment by Russian forces. “To draw conclusions, you need detailed information about where it took place, under what circumstances, what is the truth, what is not. We don’t have such information,” Russian presidential spokesman…
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Russia Controls Most of Eastern Ukraine’s Severodonetsk – Governor
Russian forces have seized 70% of the industrial city of Severodonetsk in a push to control eastern Ukraine’s Donbas region, the regional governor said Wednesday. “The Russians control 70% of Severodonetsk,” Luhansk governor Sergiy Gaiday wrote on Telegram. He said that some Ukrainian troops had retreated to “more favorable” positions while others continued fighting inside…
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U.S. ‘Adding Fuel to the Fire’ With New Arms Supplies – Kremlin
The Kremlin on Wednesday accused Washington of “adding fuel to the fire” by planning to supply Ukraine with advanced missile systems. “We believe that the United States is adding fuel to the fire deliberately and on purpose,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters. “Such supplies” do not encourage Kyiv to resume peace talks, Peskov…
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Projection Beamed on Moscow Embassy Targets ‘U.S. Warmongers’
A projection appeared on the facade of Moscow’s U.S. Embassy overnight blaming the United States for children killed in eastern Ukraine’s Donbas region, according to a video shared by Russian state media. “The blood of Donbas children is on the hands of U.S. warmongers,” one of the projected images read. The video’s creators, who remained…
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Russia Issues First Criminal Conviction for Ukraine ‘War Fakes’
A court in Russia’s Far East has handed down the country’s first guilty verdict for spreading “fake news” on Moscow’s war in Ukraine. Authorities in the Zabaikalsky region accused local resident Pyotr Mylnikov of falsifying unspecified Russian Defense Ministry documents, as well as posting “knowingly false” videos in a social media chat he moderated in…
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Welding of the main circulation pipeline completed at Akkuyu NPP Unit 1
June 1, 2022, Buyukeceli, Turkey. – Another important stage is completed within Akkuyu NPP Unit 1 construction. Main circulation pipeline (MCP) welding, which had started on March 19, 2022, was finished on May 25. Within 68 days, the specialists welded all 28 joints of the pipeline. On the occasion of the MCP welding completion, a…
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Ukraine’s Zelensky Rules Out Attacks on Russia With U.S. Arms
Ukraine will not use advanced missile systems it expects to receive from the United States to attack within Russian territory, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday. President Joe Biden announced earlier that the U.S. is sending advanced rocket systems in Ukraine to strike “key targets on the battlefield in Ukraine.” A U.S. official identified the…