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Russia abandons strategic Ukraine island
Russian forces have abandoned the strategic Black Sea outpost of Snake Island in a victory for Ukraine that could loosen the grip of Russia’s blockade on Ukrainian ports.
Russian forces have abandoned the strategic Black Sea outpost of Snake Island in a victory for Ukraine that could loosen the grip of Russia’s blockade on Ukrainian ports.
Russian president Vladimir Putin says his country will respond in kind if NATO deploys troops and infrastructure in Finland and Sweden after they join the US-led military alliance, as NATO named Russia a “direct threat” to Western security.
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