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🗣️ Western allies are taking too long to make decisions on military support for #Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told Reuters in an exclusive interview in Kyiv on Monday.

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Exclusive: Western aid to Ukraine too slow, risks from U.S. election limited-Zelenskiy

Western allies are taking too long to make decisions on military support for Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told Reuters in an exclusive interview in Kyiv on Monday.

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🇦🇹🇺🇦 The Austrian government will allocate 5 million euros for energy infrastructure restoration in Ukraine, Der Standard reported on May 20, citing an Austrian official.

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Austria to allocate nearly $5.4 million for Ukraine's energy infrastructure restoration

The allocated funds will be spent on urgently needed spare parts, generators, and repair lines, according to Der Standard.

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💻 #YouTube has blocked at least three videos that show viewers how to evade military service after it received a request from the Russian authorities, the investigative news outlet Agentstvo reported Monday.

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#Google #Russia #censorship

YouTube Blocks Anti-War Videos at Russia’s Request – Agentstvo

YouTube has blocked at least three videos that show viewers how to evade military service after it received a request from the Russian authorities, the investigative news outlet Agentstvo reported Mon...

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🇷🇺 A Russian man who had his hair dyed in some of the colours of the Ukrainian flag has been fined 50,000 roubles ($553) by a court for "discrediting" the Russian army, independent news outlet Mediazona reported on Monday.

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Russian court fines man for hair dyed in colours of Ukrainian flag, Mediazona says

A Russian man who had his hair dyed in some of the colours of the Ukrainian flag has been fined 50,000 roubles ($553) by a court for "discrediting" the Russian army, independent news outlet Mediazona reported on Monday.

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🇺🇲 U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will call on Tuesday for Europe and the U.S. to stand together against Russian aggression and Iranian "support for terrorism", including finding a way forward to unlock the value of frozen Russian sovereign assets to aid Ukraine

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Yellen to call for US, Europe to stand together on Russia, Iran

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will call on Tuesday for Europe and the U.S. to stand together against Russian aggression and Iranian "support for terrorism", including finding a way forward to unlock the value of frozen Russian sovereign assets to aid Ukraine.

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🇺🇸🇺🇦 Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin committed Monday to keeping U.S. weapons moving to #Ukraine as Kyiv faces one of its toughest moments against a renewed assault by Russia.

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Pentagon vows to keep weapons moving to Ukraine as Kyiv faces a renewed assault by Russia

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is committing to keep U.S. weapons moving to Ukraine as Kyiv faces one of its toughest moments against a renewed assault by Russia.

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🇷🇺 The Kremlin said on Monday that exercises involving non-strategic nuclear weapons that Putin has ordered would be held "in the relevant timeframes" and that this was a matter for the defence ministry.

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Kremlin says military will hold nuclear exercises in appropriate timeframe

The Kremlin said on Monday that exercises involving non-strategic nuclear weapons that President Vladimir Putin has ordered would be held "in the relevant timeframes" and that this was a matter for the defence ministry.

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🇺🇦 Ukrainian troops still control about 60% of Vovchansk and are fighting house-to-house to defend the border town in northeastern Kharkiv region from Russian attacks, officials said in the most detailed public assessment of the battle to date.

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Ukraine controls 60% of Kharkiv border town after Russian raids, Kyiv says

Ukrainian troops still control about 60% of Vovchansk and are fighting house-to-house to defend the border town in northeastern Kharkiv region from Russian attacks, officials said in the most detailed public assessment of the battle to date.

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🇺🇦 🇷🇺 A Ukrainian rocket attack targeted a Russian military base in occupied Luhansk's suburb of Yuvileine on May 20, said the governor of Ukraine's Luhansk Oblast, Artem Lysohor, citing local residents.

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Governor: Ukraine strikes Russian base in occupied Luhansk's suburb

A Ukrainian rocket attack targeted a Russian military base in occupied Luhansk's suburb of Yuvileine on May 20, said the governor of Ukraine's Luhansk Oblast, Artem Lysohor, citing local residents.

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🇿🇦🇷🇺 A deal between South Africa’s state-owned oil company and a unit of Russia’s Gazprom Group to revive its gas-to-liquids refinery in Mossel Bay on the nation’s south coast has moved into the feasibility stage, PetroSA said.

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Gazprom Unit Deal to Fix S. Africa Refinery Moves to Feasibility

A deal between South Africa’s state-owned oil company and a unit of Russia’s Gazprom Group to revive its gas-to-liquids refinery in Mossel Bay on the nation’s south coast has moved into the feasibilit...

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🇷🇺 A man in the western Siberian city of Novosibirsk was sentenced to a record 25 years behind bars on Monday for planning to set fire to a military recruitment office in September 2022.

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Russian sentenced to 25 years for military office arson plot

A court in Siberia sentenced a local man to 25 years in prison on Monday for a slew of crimes including treason and attempted arson of a military recruitment office, a Russian lawyers' association said.

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🇬🇧 Since #Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, UK's OFSI has issued zero fines for sanctions evasion, despite £22.7 billion of frozen Russian assets 🤦

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#Britain

UK sanctions watchdog flops in face of Russia’s war

Since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, OFSI has issued zero fines for sanctions evasion, despite £22.7 billion of frozen Russian assets.

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🇷🇺 🇪🇺 European investigators increasingly see Russian fingerprints around recent acts of suspected sabotage on strategic infrastructure but are struggling to respond.

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- Russian court seizes €700m from UniCredit, Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank
- Poland to spend around $2.5b on securing eastern border
- 10,000 evacuated in Ukraine's Kharkiv region
- Russian forces use border-town captives as human shields

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🇷🇺 🇺🇦 Monday Briefing:

- Russian strikes on Ukraine's Kharkiv region kill at least 11
- Ukraine attacked airfield, refinery and oil depot in #Russia
- Ukraine says it destroyed Russian sea minesweeper Kovrovets, downed Su-25
- #Ukraine to receive 100 air defense missiles from UK in May

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🇪🇪 Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas has stated that #NATO allies training soldiers within #Ukraine itself does not risk escalating the war or provoking direct conflict with #Russia

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Estonian PM: NATO training Ukraine’s army inside Ukraine poses no risk of conflict with Russia

Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas stated that NATO allies training Ukrainian soldiers within Ukraine does not risk escalating the war or provoking direct conflict with Russia.

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🇺🇦 #Ukraine will introduce hourly energy shutdowns for industrial and household consumers in all oblasts from 6:00 p.m. local time on May 20 until midnight.

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Ukraine to introduce power outages across country late on May 20

Ukraine will introduce hourly energy shutdowns for industrial and household consumers in all oblasts from 6:00 p.m. local time on May 20 until midnight.

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🇷🇺🇨🇳 #Russia was China's top oil supplier in April for a 12th month, with volumes rising 30% from a year earlier, official data showed, as refiners continued to cash in discounted shipments, while supplies from Saudi Arabia fell a quarter on higher prices.

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Russia is China's top oil supplier for a 12th month in April

Russia was China's top oil supplier in April for a 12th month, with volumes rising 30% from a year earlier, official data showed, as refiners continued to cash in discounted shipments, while supplies from Saudi Arabia fell a quarter on higher prices.

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🇷🇺 🇺🇦 Ukrainian forces shot down all 29 drones used by Russian forces in an overnight attack, Ukraine's air force said in a statement on Monday.

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Ukrainian military says it downed all 29 drones launched by Russia overnight

Ukrainian forces shot down all 29 drones used by Russian forces in an overnight attack, Ukraine's air force said in a statement on Monday.

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🇺🇲🇬🇪 Officials responsible for pushing forward Georgia’s Russian-style “foreign agents” law could face asset freezes and travel bans under a new bill to be presented to the U.S. Congress.

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#USA

US could sanction Georgia politicians to ‘defend democracy’

A leaked draft bill seen by POLITICO would target ruling party lawmakers and law enforcement officers, as well as possible Russian agents in the country.

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🇷🇺 Russian milbloggers appear to be experimenting with different ways to express critical opinions of the Russian Ministry of Defense following the recent appointment of Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov.

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🇮🇷 Iranian media has confirmed the death of Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi, aged 63, and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian following a helicopter crash in the country's mountainous province of East Azerbaijan.

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Iran's president, foreign minister and others found dead at helicopter crash site, state media says

The crash comes as the Middle East remains unsettled by the Israel-Hamas war.

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🇺🇲🇺🇦 Washington’s G7 allies are warming to a US plan to rush tens of billions of dollars in funding to #Ukraine before Donald Trump’s potential return to the White House.

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🇫🇷 Jean-Louis Bourlange, Head of the French Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, has written a letter to the French leadership calling on them to abandon the restriction put on #Ukraine with striking Russian territory with French weapons.

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🇧🇬 While researchers linked the Mushroom Site Machine to pro-Kremlin narratives, there are fears that the amorphous array of hundreds or even thousands of websites could ultimately be weaponized to suit any agenda.

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I Worked For The 'Mushroom Machine': Inside Bulgaria's Cash-For-Disinformation Network

An RFE/RL correspondent dipped his toe into a notorious content-sharing platform in Bulgaria where users get paid for setting up websites that spread disinformation and pro-Russian narratives.

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🇬🇧🇺🇦 'The UK has rushed 1 million rounds of ammunition, air defence missiles & drones to Ukraine’s frontline to help hold Putin’s army back' - Grant Shapps

#Britain

🇷🇺 🇺🇦 Five people were killed and nine injured in Russian strikes on villages in the Kupiansk district of Kharkiv Oblast, local authorities reported on May 19.

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Russian strikes near Kupiansk kill 5, injure 9

Five people were killed and nine injured in Russian strikes on villages in the Kupiansk district of Kharkiv Oblast, local authorities reported on May 19.

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🇺🇦 🇷🇺 Ukrainian defenders attacked a military airfield and an oil refinery in Krasnodar Krai, as well as an oil depot in Leningrad Oblast. This occurred overnight on May 19, as reported by RBC-Ukraine citing sources.

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Ukraine attacked airfield, refinery and oil depot in Russia overnight - Sources

Ukrainian defenders attacked a military airfield and an oil refinery in Krasnodar Krai, as well as an oil depot in Leningrad Oblast

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🇷🇺 🇺🇦 At least six people were injured in Ukraine's Kherson Oblast after a series of Russian attacks on May 19, the Kherson Regional Military Administration said.

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Russian attacks in Kherson Oblast injure 6

At least six people were injured in Ukraine's Kherson Oblast after a series of Russian attacks on May 19, the Kherson Regional Military Administration said.

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🇬🇧 The UK government said the growing alliance between #Russia and China is a threat to Western nations, as it urged European countries to boost lethal aid to Ukraine.

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#Britain

UK Sees ‘Direct Threat’ From Russia, China Alliance, Shapps Says

The UK government said the growing alliance between Russia and China is a threat to Western nations, as it urged European countries to boost lethal aid to Ukraine.

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🇮🇹 Italy's foreign minister and officials will meet on Monday to discuss Russia's recent action to seize assets or impose restrictive measures on Italian companies including UniCredit.

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Italy's foreign ministry to discuss Russian action against Unicredit on Monday

Italy's foreign minister and officials will meet on Monday to discuss Russia's recent action to seize assets or impose restrictive measures on Italian companies including UniCredit , sources with knowledge of the matter said.

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🇺🇦 🇷🇺 Ukraine’s Navy said on May 19 that it had “destroyed” Russian sea minesweeper Kovrovets overnight, refuting Moscow’s earlier claims of having repelled strikes on occupied #Crimea

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🇷🇺 🇺🇦 Russian troops attacked a northern suburb of Kharkiv at around 11 a.m. local time, killing four civilians and wounding eight, Kharkiv Oblast Governor Oleh Syniehubov said on May 19.

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Russian attack north of Kharkiv kills 4, wounds 8

The attack took place in Mala Danylivka, roughly 70 kilometers southwest of the fiercely contested Vovchansk, according to Kharkiv Oblast Governor Oleh Syniehubov.

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🇺🇦 Troops from a brigade in Kharkiv have told Sky News how they scrambled to counter a new Russian assault earlier this month - and described the chaotic scenes in the battle that erupted.

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Ukrainian soldiers reveal how they were secretly moved ahead of new Russian invasion

Troops from a brigade in Kharkiv have told Sky News how they scrambled to counter a new Russian assault earlier this month - and described the chaotic scenes in the battle that erupted.

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🇷🇺 🇺🇦 #Russia is increasingly using "glide bombs" - cheap but highly destructive ordnance - to advance its offensive in #Ukraine

More than 200 of them are thought to have been used in just a week to pound Ukraine’s northern town of Vovchansk.

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Ukraine war: Russia's lethal glide bombs hitting Ukraine's cities

Russia is increasingly using budget "glide bombs" to advance its offensive in Ukraine.

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🇺🇦 🇷🇺 Russian officials said on Sunday that #Ukraine fired nine U.S. ATACMS at #Crimea and attacked Russian regions with at least 60 drones in a major attack which forced one oil refinery in southern #Russia to halt operations.

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Russia says Ukraine struck Crimea with ATACMS, 60 drones shot down, oil refinery halted

Russian officials said on Sunday that Ukraine fired nine U.S. ATACMS at Crimea and attacked Russian regions with at least 60 drones in a major attack which forced one oil refinery in southern Russia to halt operations.

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🇷🇺 🇺🇦 Ukraine's forces have destroyed all of 37 attack drones launched by #Russia overnight, Ukraine's Air Force chief said on Sunday.

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Ukraine destroys all 37 drones launched by Russia overnight, air force says

Ukraine's forces have destroyed all of 37 attack drones launched by Russia overnight, Ukraine's Air Force chief said on Sunday.

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🇷🇺 🇺🇦 Russian forces are likely preparing for the second phase of their offensive operation in northern #Kharkiv Oblast, which Russian forces likely intend to launch following their anticipated seizure of Vovchansk.

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🇺🇦 🇷🇺 Anti-aircraft gunners of the 110th Separate Mechanized Brigade shot down a Russian Su-25 attack aircraft in Donetsk region.

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Ukrainian Armed Forces shoot down Su-25 attack aircraft in Donetsk region

Anti-aircraft gunners of the 110th Separate Mechanized Brigade named after Lieutenant General Marko Bezruchko shot down a Russian Su-25 attack aircraf

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🇺🇦 🇷🇺 On 18 May, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that the Defense Forces repelled a Russian assault on Chasiv Yar in the Donetsk region and destroyed over 20 enemy armored vehicles.

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Zelenskyy: Ukrainian forces repel Russian assault on Chasiv Yar, destroy over 20 enemy armored vehicles

Despite significant losses, the enemy persists in its efforts to capture the city in Donetsk Oblast, while Ukrainian troops remain steadfast in defending their positions.

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🇪🇪 Kaja Kallas: "Fear keeps us from supporting #Ukraine. Countries have different fears, be it nuclear fear, fear of escalation, fear of migration. We must not fall into the trap of fear because that is what Putin wants."

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🇺🇦 Ukrainian prosecutors said they were investigating attacks on civilians in two cities in the northeastern region of Kharkiv and President Volodymyr Zelenskiy reported successes by troops fighting a fresh Russian assault there on Saturday.

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Ukraine investigates civilian injuries, battles rage in Kharkiv region

Ukrainian prosecutors said they were investigating attacks on civilians in two cities in the northeastern region of Kharkiv and President Volodymyr Zelenskiy reported successes by troops fighting a fresh Russian assault there on Saturday.

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The Observer's Chris Riddell on Russia’s advance on Kharkiv – cartoon

'It may be wounded but, with China’s backing, the bear is feeling bullish'

⚡🇬🇪 Georgia’s president on Saturday vetoed the so-called “Russian law” targeting media that has sparked weeks of mass protests.

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Georgia's president vetoes media law that has provoked weeks of protests

Georgia’s president has vetoed the so-called “Russian law” targeting media that has sparked weeks of mass protests.

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🇺🇦 #Ukraine expects that the participants of the Global Peace Summit in Switzerland will together draw up a three-point action plan related to free navigation, energy security, prisoner exchange and the return of deported children.

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Zelenskyy expects a three-point action plan from the upcoming peace summit in Switzerland

According to President Zelenskyy, Ukraine expects that the participants of the Global Peace Summit in Switzerland will together draw up a three-point action plan related to free navigation, energy...

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🇷🇺 🇺🇦 Russian forces struck a residential area in Kharkiv today, injuring at least 5, incl. 2 kids.
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🇷🇺 🇺🇦 Two were killed and two more injured when a car with civilians trying to evacuate from Vovchansk came under Russian fire.
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Authorities: Russian attack on Kharkiv injures 5, including 2 children

Russian forces struck a residential area in the city of Kharkiv on the afternoon of May 18, injuring at least five people, including two children, local officials reported.

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Disappearing ink, fake polls and voter fraud: EU fears as Russian #propaganda ads target Euro elections

Researcher uncovers vast Facebook campaign and accuses Meta of ‘lack of willingness’ to counter it

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Disappearing ink, fake polls and voter fraud: EU fears as Russian propaganda ads target Euro elections

Researcher uncovers vast Facebook campaign and accuses Meta of ‘lack of willingness’ to counter it

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🇵🇱 #Poland will invest 10 billion zlotys ($2.55 billion) in a programme to secure its eastern border, the prime minister said on Saturday, in a bid to bolster its defences against what it says is a rising threat from #Russia and Belarus.

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Poland to spend around $2.5 bln on securing eastern border, says PM

Poland will invest 10 billion zlotys ($2.55 billion) in a programme to secure its eastern border, the prime minister said on Saturday, in a bid to bolster its defences against what it says is a rising threat from Russia and Belarus.

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