Tag: Russia
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Flames of Conflict
The tense standoff between Ukraine and Russia had escalated to new levels as a drone strike had set ablaze a Russian fuel storage facility in the Crimean port of Sevastopol. The Ukrainian military had claimed responsibility for the attack, stating that it was in retaliation for the continued occupation of Crimea by Russian forces. The […]
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Crude Bargain
In the early 1990s, India was in dire need of crude oil to fuel its growing economy. Russia had just emerged from the shackles of communism, opening new avenues for trade. Indian refiners started snapping up Russian crude, which was being offered at a discount by Moscow as the West began to shun Russian barrels. […]
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Flames of Sevastopol
Mikhail Razvozhayev, the Moscow-installed governor of the Black Sea peninsula’s port city of Sevastopol, posted videos and photos of the blaze on his Telegram channel. It was July of 1897 and the fire was one of the worst disasters the city had ever seen. In the midst of the chaos, Razvozhayev saw an opportunity to […]
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The Deadly Strike
Kyiv was still reeling from the previous attacks when the sirens went off again. People scrambled for cover, not knowing where the next strike would hit. It had been weeks since the last one, and many had begun to hope that the war would soon come to an end. But the renewed bombing shattered that […]
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The Leveraging of Ukraine’s Bilateral Relationship with China
It was a cold winter day in Kyiv, Ukraine, and the Finance Minister, Natalia, sat in her office, contemplating the country’s financial situation. The recent full-scale invasion by Russia had left Ukraine’s economy in ruins. In a moment of clarity, Natalia realized that the only way to end the conflict was to leverage their bilateral […]
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Crime on the Horizon
It was a peaceful day in the southern Ukrainian city of Mykolaiv until disaster struck. As the sun began to set, the sound of air raid sirens filled the sky. Moments later, the ground shook as several missiles hit the city, destroying buildings and leaving destruction in their wake. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was quick to […]
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The First Call
President Ivan Petrenko was rarely nervous when it came to making international calls. He had been on the world stage for a while now, and he had mastered the art of diplomacy. But as he picked up the phone to call the President of the People’s Republic of China, he felt a twinge of anxiety. […]
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A Call of Diplomacy
President Volodymyr Zelensky sat on his chair with a heavy heart, staring at the phone that laid dormant on the desk. It was an unprecedented moment in his political career. The invasion of Russia had brought chaos and devastation to his beloved country, and he knew that the situation was far from over. He took […]
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Denied Entry
Russia on Sunday accused the U.S. of denying Russian journalists visas to visit and cover Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s chairmanship of the United Nations Security Council in New York, vowing that Moscow “will not forget and will not forgive” over the matter. For Ivan, a passionate journalist from Moscow, this was a moment of frustration […]
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The Siege of Bakhmut
The sound of explosions and gunshots echoed through the streets of Bakhmut. The once-beautiful city had been reduced to a war-torn battleground, with buildings and infrastructure destroyed beyond recognition. For months, the Russian and Ukrainian armies had been fiercely battling over the city. It had become the longest and bloodiest battle of the war with […]
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The Accidental Bombers
The war between Russia and the bordering country had been raging on for months. It was a time of uncertainty, fear and destruction. The news that shook the world was the accidental bombing of a border city by the Russian air force. The fallout of this attack was beyond comprehension. In the aftermath, Russia realized […]
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The Mercenaries’ Deadly Game
The Wagner Group has always been a formidable force in the field of mercenaries. With its highly trained soldiers and state-of-the-art weaponry, the Russian paramilitary group has taken on many high-risk missions in various parts of the world successfully. And now they have set their sights on Libya – a country that has been torn […]
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