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Russia expects the West to try to “Ukrainianize” the agenda of upcoming G20 Summit in New Delhi next week, and has warned that it will block any declaration from the gathering that fails to reflect its position on Ukraine and other global crises. Veteran Indian academic Anuradha Chenoy has told Sputnik why Moscow should have nothing to worry about.

US officials estimate that up to half a million troops have been killed or wounded in Ukraine to date, with Russia’s MoD calculating that Kiev lost over 43,000 troops during the summer counteroffensive alone.

Three months into Ukraines costly counteroffensive, US officials have announced that the first batch of ten of 31 M1 Abrams tanks will finally be delivered to Kiev by mid-September. Sputnik queried a Russian military expert to find out why the delivery comes too little, too late, and in the case of the Abrams, too heavy, to do any good.

The Russian military has reported a major uptick in Ukraine’s recruitment of foreign mercenaries. Estimates on just how much these ‘soldiers of fortune’ get paid vary wildly, from less than $1,000 a month to $2,000 per day. Sputnik did a little digging and spoke to a pair of veteran military experts to get to try to get to the bottom of things.

A recent spat between the Greek and Libyan foreign ministers brought to the fore the challenges of Greek diplomacy vis-à-vis Libya. Ever since the two accords between Tripoli and Ankara in November 2019, Athens has been watching with growing discomfort

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov first characterized the Ukrainian crisis as a NATO “proxy war” against Russia in April 2022. The US and its allies vocally rejected the characterization. But a series of Pentagon leaks, combined with statements made by Ukrainian officials themselves, have served to confirm the Russian diplomat’s assessment.

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Of few candidates onstage who, you voiced your robust support for ukraine. and you mentioned your recent trip there. that is a real divide between the republican primary electorate. and how do you intend to make the case that continued the united states support to ukraines in the national interest? >> vladimir putin help me again yesterday to make that case, with the murder of prigozhin. now, hes an awful person to. but we do not settle political scores the murder, unless of course your vladimir...

If someone could withstand the slander with a calm demeanor, they ascended. but ultimately the romans acknowledged the debates were entertainment. today, american debates encompass all of this. formal discussions of policy, demeaning insults, and of course, entertainment. they play a critical role in our elections providing voters with impressions and insight that they carry into the voting booth. tonight is the first impression. the republican party is seeking to eject president biden from the ...

Ill bet she wouldnt make excuses for somebody if they busted in and robbed her place. meanwhile were paying for a war a thousand miles away. but dont bring that up because thats mean, too. in the old days you could, right? the left especially were the loudest voices. but not anymore. they make genghis khan look like a pass visit. its just nicer to let hundreds of thousands of ukrainians die in a proxy war they cant win. and what about your kid? hes only six but hes confused. last year he wanted ...