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Ukraine says it carried out first-ever underwater drone strike on Russian submarine in Novorossiysk

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Ukraine said Monday it carried out an underwater drone strike that critically damaged a Russian Kilo-class submarine docked in the port of Novorossiysk, marking the first known attack of its kind.  The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) said its “Sub Sea Baby” underwater drones struck a Russian submarine equipped with four launchers …

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US and Ukraine target 1,000-vessel ‘dark fleet’ smuggling sanctioned oil worldwide

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A 1,000-strong “dark fleet” of rogue oil tankers skirting sanctions has emerged as a new target for the U.S. and Ukraine, a senior maritime intelligence analyst claims. Michelle Wiese Bockmann warned the aging fleet poses geopolitical risks and threats of $1 billion oil spills, with the recent U.S. seizures in Venezuela and …

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Zelenskyy visits frontline Ukrainian city weeks after Russia claimed it took control

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited the frontline city of Kupiansk on Friday, just weeks after Russia claimed its forces had taken control. In a video posted to X, Zelenskyy is seen wearing a flak jacket and speaking in front of a heavily damaged sign in Cyrillic that says “Kupiansk.” “Today, I am …

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Lavrov warns Europe of retaliation as Zelenskyy opens reconstruction talks with Trump officials

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov warned on Wednesday that Moscow will retaliate if European governments deploy troops to Ukraine or seize frozen Russian assets to support Kyiv, according to Reuters. Lavrov delivered the remarks before the Federation Council, Russia’s upper house of parliament, outlining Moscow’s stance on the war and its clash …

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Zelenskyy appears to change his mind on holding elections after Trump’s criticism

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said his country could be ready to hold its first election since Russia’s invasion in 2022 as long as partners can give him security guarantees. Zelenskyy, whose term was set to end in May 2024, said there are two main issues that have to be addressed before Ukraine …

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Trump pressures Zelenskyy for new elections, warns Ukraine of ‘a point where it’s not a democracy anymore’

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump appeared to take a swipe at Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy by reiterating his call for elections, despite Ukraine’s wartime prohibition against them.  The remarks come as Washington works to secure a deal to end the Russia-Ukraine war. “They haven’t had an election in a long time,” Trump told Politico. …

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Belgium balks at EU plan to seize Russian assets, citing fear of Kremlin retaliation

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen are in talks with a reluctant Belgium over what to do with billions of dollars in frozen Russian assets held in the country. According to the Belgian government, at least €197 billion (approximately $224 billion) of sanctioned Russian assets are …

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Melania Trump, Olena Zelenska spotlight billion-dollar Russian plot to abduct, indoctrinate Ukrainian kids

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! First lady Melania Trump and Ukraine’s Olena Zelenska have joined a campaign exposing Russia’s billion-dollar operation to abduct and indoctrinate Ukrainian children, its spokesperson said. While labeling Russia’s “calculated” attempts to strike at his country’s future, Maksym Maksymov of Bring Kids Back UA said the two first ladies’ contrasting roles make the …

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Ukraine’s Zelenskyy yet to read peace plan, Trump says

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has yet to read the updated peace plan to end the war with Russia amid several rounds of talks between U.S. and Ukrainian officials in Miami. “I’m a little bit disappointed that President Zelenskyy hasn’t yet read the proposal, that was as of a …

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Expert reveals ‘likely’ reason behind Chernobyl’s mysterious blue dogs after viral photos

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! There may be a surprising reason behind the mysterious blue dogs that were recently spotted roaming the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. Photos taken earlier this year showed several dogs with bright blue fur wandering the site of the 1986 nuclear disaster in Ukraine, fueling widespread speculation online, including theories of radiation exposure and …

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