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How the Ukraine invasion flattened Eastern European tourism
(CNN) — When frequent flier Julie booked a clutch of trips to Warsaw last year, she was expecting to spend her weekends in the Polish capital sightseeing, strolling around its parks, and eating pierogi. But by the time the date of the first trip -- June 2022 -- rolled around, people around her weren't so sure she should be going."My mum and a…
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Control over devastated eastern Ukrainian town uncertain
A drone view shows the remains of Maryinka city that was destroyed by the Russians, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Maryinka, Donetsk Region, Ukraine May 12, 2023, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video. Andriy Yermak via Telegram/via REUTERS/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsDec 1 (Reuters) - Control over Maryinka,…
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As Russian missiles struck Ukraine, Western tech still flowed
KYIV, UKRAINE
With the tip of a hunting knife, a senior Ukrainian security official removed 18 screws and lifted off the lid of a small black metal box. Inside were four sliding panels packed with scores of computer chips.
This was the electronic brain of an unexploded Russian 9M727 cruise missile — one of the devastating weapons…
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NYC came thisclose to freezing, how Ukraine aid helps us and other commentary
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By Post Editorial Board
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Dec. 3, 2023, 8:27 p.m. ET
According to a federal report, New York City came close to losing heat last winter due to power plant failures.
Christopher Sadowski
Energy desk: NYC Came ThisClose to Freezing…
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Europe Moves to Fill Weapons Gap Amid Doubts About U.S. Commitment to Ukraine
Faced with growing American reluctance to send more military aid to Ukraine, European leaders are moving to fill the gap, vowing new support for Kyiv as it battles Russia in a war in Europe’s backyard.Several countries — including Germany, Britain and Norway — are increasing production of weapons, especially the artillery ammunition that Ukraine…
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Putin’s 5 biggest military losses in Ukraine cost him over $1 billion
Russian President Vladimir Putin's five most pricey military losses in the ongoing war with Ukraine cost him more than $1 billion, according to a Forbes calculation.The calculation pinpointed the Russian military's most painful and valuable loss as the Moskva warship, the flagship of Russia's Black Sea Fleet, valued at $750 million, that sank in…
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Russia’s huge Air Force is still mostly intact, but it hasn’t been building the jets it
After nearly two years of combat in Ukraine, Russia's air force is still largely intact.
But Moscow has underinvested in aircraft designed for suppressing and destroying enemy air defenses.
If Russia's air force can't perform that mission, Russian ground forces…
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EU membership talks with Ukraine and Moldova
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DRIVING THE DAY: EU ENLARGEMENT
HAPPENING TODAY — COMMISSIONERS WANT MEMBERSHIP TALKS WITH UKRAINE: Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and her 26 College colleagues meet this…
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Cost of living and climate are higher global priorities than Ukraine, poll finds
The cost of living is ranked by most voters globally as a more important issue than liberating Ukraine from Russian occupation, but there is still strong support for a Russian military withdrawal, according to a survey showing global preoccupations.Majorities in 16 of the 22 largest countries believe Russia should leave the territory it has…
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Russian forces ‘trying to surround’ east Ukraine stronghold; Germany pledges to meet NATO
An Hour AgoUK failing to clamp down on Russian sanctions circumvention in Central Asia, report findsThe U.K.'s failure to clamp down on Russian sanctions circumvention in Central Asia represents a "real and significant threat" to Western efforts to stifle Moscow's economy in the wake of its war in Ukraine, a new report by British members of…
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