How Elon Musk’s satellites have saved Ukraine and changed warfare

How Elon Musk’s satellites have saved Ukraine and changed warfare

And a huge part of the traffic flowing through the system currently comes from Ukraine. Starlink has become an integral part of the country’s military and civil response to Russia’s invasion. Envisaged as a celestial side-hustle that might help pay for the Mars missions dear to the founder of SpaceX, Elon Musk, it is not […]

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Russia seeks to team up with India on quantum computing

Russia seeks to team up with India on quantum computing

He said the matter will be brought up officially by the Russian government as part of the Brics (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) forum. “We have not signed any official contracts and partnerships so far. However, next year, we’ll be discussing this on the platform of Brics. We’ve held and discussed potential ideas for […]

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Sir Richard Barrons on how the characteristics of war are changing

Sir Richard Barrons on how the characteristics of war are changing

The invasion of Ukraine is a graphic illustration of how the nature of war never changes. It is an aspect of the human condition that is as irrational, brutal, feral, unbounded and disappointing now as it has been since man first took up a stick against his fellow. When people fight knowing that their personal […]

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Russia says it has completed Kherson withdrawal: report

Russia’s defence ministry said on Friday it had completed the withdrawal of troops from the western bank of the Dnipro river in Ukraine’s southern Kherson region, the TASS news agency reported. In its daily briefing cited by Russian news agencies, the ministry said all Russian forces and equipment had been transferred to the left, or […]

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What’s ‘Putin’s chef’ cooking up with talk on US meddling?

What’s ‘Putin’s chef’ cooking up with talk on US meddling?

Yevgeny Prigozhin has had many roles: Convicted felon and hot dog vendor. Owner of a swanky St. Petersburg restaurant and holder of lucrative government catering contracts. Founder of a mercenary military force involved in Russia’s various conflicts. Prigozhin has kept a low profile over the years. But in recent months, the 61-year-old entrepreneur with links […]

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Ukraine war: As Moscow and Kyiv brace for a pitched battle in Kherson, Putin backs evacuation of civilians

Ukraine war: As Moscow and Kyiv brace for a pitched battle in Kherson, Putin backs evacuation of civilians

Russian President Vladimir Putin has upheld the evacuation of civilians from the conflict-hit region of southern Kherson, a region he claims to have annexed. This is his first acknowledgment of a worsening situation in Kherson, one of the most contested areas in Ukraine. A 24-hour curfew has been imposed in the region, owing to what […]

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Ukraine war: As Moscow and Kyiv brace for a pitched battle in Kherson, Putin backs evacuation of civilians

Ukraine war: As Moscow and Kyiv brace for a pitched battle in Kherson, Putin backs evacuation of civilians

Russian President Vladimir Putin has upheld the evacuation of civilians from the conflict-hit region of southern Kherson, a region he claims to have annexed. This is his first acknowledgment of a worsening situation in Kherson, one of the most contested areas in Ukraine. A 24-hour curfew has been imposed in the region, owing to what […]

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Russian military leaders discussed use of nuclear weapons, US officials say

Russian military leaders discussed use of nuclear weapons, US officials say

Written by Helene Cooper, Julian E. Barnes and Eric Schmitt Senior Russian military leaders recently had conversations to discuss when and how Moscow might use a tactical nuclear weapon in Ukraine, contributing to heightened concern in Washington and allied capitals, according to multiple senior American officials. President Vladimir Putin was not a part of the […]

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Russia moves to ban ‘LGBT propaganda’ among all ages

Russia moves to ban ‘LGBT propaganda’ among all ages

Russian lawmakers backed a bill on Thursday that would expand an existing ban on the promotion of “LGBT propaganda” among children to include people of all ages, a move critics see as an attempt to further intimidate and oppress sexual minorities. Authorities have already used existing laws to stop gay pride marches and detain gay […]

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Russia’s chaotic draft leaves some out in cold, without gear

The mobilised reservists that Russian President Vladimir Putin visited last week at a firing range southeast of Moscow looked picture-perfect. Kremlin video of the young men headed for the war in Ukraine showed them in mint-condition uniforms, equipped with all the gear needed for combat: helmets, bulletproof vests and sleeping bags. When Putin asked if […]

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