Russia Targets Ukraine’s Energy Infrastructure With Deadly Bombardment

At least five people were killed before dawn in another large-scale and wide-ranging assault.

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A Pacific Gateway Shows the Kremlin’s Grip on Russia’s Vast Expanse

In a country where power is highly centralized, Moscow sets the tone for Vladivostok, 4,000 miles away, complicating longstanding ambitions to make it a trading powerhouse.

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Russia’s Military Budget Shrinks as War Costs Hit Kremlin’s Economic Limits

The budget indicates that Russia will continue to fight largely as it has, locking it in a grinding war of attrition.

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Moldova’s Pivotal Election Projected to End in Victory for Pro-Europeans

The party of President Maia Sandu appeared poised to keep its majority in Parliament, in a vote widely seen as a showdown between Europe and Russia.

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Russia Hammers Kyiv in 12-Hour Drone Assault

At least four people were killed in the attack, which also wounded dozens of civilians in the capital and around the country.

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For Many Moldovans, Their Election Is a Choice Between Russia and the E.U.

Parliamentary elections in this nation bordering Ukraine come at a critical moment in Moldova’s push for European Union membership.

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Russia Steps Up Provocations in Europe, Alarming Leaders There

European officials fear that Moscow is escalating its antagonism of Europe as U.S. support recedes. A focus of worry now: election interference in Moldova.

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Russia and China Fail to Delay U.N. ‘Snapback’ Sanctions Against Iran Over Nuclear Program

The unsuccessful bid to put off the sanctions for six months over Iran’s nuclear program means they would go into effect early Sunday in Iran.

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Zelensky Issues Call to Arms, Saying Global Institutions Have Failed

President Volodymyr Zelensky said more weapons were needed to defend his country and the free world, blaming Russia for spurring a dangerous new arms race.

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U.N. General Assembly Updates: Zelensky Issues Call to Arms After Trump Signals Shift on War

The Ukrainian president appealed for more military aid to fight Russia in his address to the annual U.N. meeting. Iran’s president told attendees that his country “has never sought and will never seek” a nuclear bomb.

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