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Vantage | Why winter and West will decide which way Ukraine war heads
The Vantage Take •While a stalemate might serve Russia's interests by providing time to regroup, it places Ukraine in a precarious position
Explained: The controversy surrounding Nazi veteran that has forced Canada speaker to quit
Fp Explainers •Canada is embroiled in a controversy because it celebrated a Ukrainian veteran who fought for the Nazis during World War II. The speaker has resigned due to growing pressure, Poland raised the possibility of seeking the veteran's extradition, while Russia accused Ukrainian leaders of being neo-Nazis
Why did Wagner chief abort his rebellion in Russia? What happens next?
Fp Explainers •About 24 hours after an uprising against the Russian military, Yevgeny Prigozhin called off the advance of his troops to Moscow. The head of the Wagner Group will leave for Belarus after President Aleksander Lukashenko brokered an agreement
Ukraine blew up Kakhovka dam as revenge for failed offensive, says Russia
Fp Staff •Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov on Tuesday claimed that Ukrainian forces blew up the Kakhovka hydroelectric dam in Russia’s Kherson Region in a bid to deprive Crimea of drinking water and distract from Kyiv’s faltering counteroffensive
'Terrorist regime talks about its terrorist aspirations': Russia responds to Ukrainian threat to kill Putin
Fp Staff •Kremlin Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov on Thursday said Ukraine’s leadership has again proven its "terrorist" nature by threatening to assassinate President Vladimir Putin even as he assured that the Russian leader was "well protected"
Ukraine now de-facto 'state-sponsor of terrorism', says Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov
Fp Staff •Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov has said that Ukraine has de-facto turned into a "state-sponsor of terrorism" after Ukraine’s military intelligence chief Kirill Budanov vowed to "keep killing Russians anywhere" across the globe
US rejects ‘ludicrous’ Russian claim it planned Kremlin drone attack
Fp Staff •"I would just tell you Mr. Peskov's lying. I mean, it's obviously a ludicrous claim. The US had nothing to do with this. We don't even know what happened here," said John Kirby, National Security Council coordinator for strategic communications
Son of Putin's press secretary joined Wagner under forged documents to 'fight' Ukraine
Shivamv •Choles claimed that his father helped him join the Wagner Group, and said that he used a fake name, and received a medal 'for valour' for 'a certain combat feat' in Ukraine
Detained US reporter ‘violated’ Russian law, says Kremlin
Fp Staff •Russia has presented no evidence to support the case against Gershkovich, which is proceeding in secret because Russia says the case materials are confidential
French peace proposal for Ukraine difficult to imagine as Paris openly siding with Kyiv, says Russia
Fp Staff •“Paris can hardly aspire to be a mediator at this time, because Paris actually takes the side of one of the participants in the conflict,” said Russian President Vladimir Putin’s spokesperson Dmitry Peskov.