For some Ukrainians living in Maine, the country’s dire position — and the United States’ shifting attitude — create dual anxieties: While the fate of their homeland appears uncertain, so too does the political landscape of their new home.
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Former Windham officer is working with Russian intel to create deepfakes targeting Harris, documents show
John Mark Dougan was fired by the Windham department in 2009 following a sexual harassment complaint.
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Mongolia ignores international warrant for Putin’s arrest, gives him red-carpet welcome
The country has been a party to the International Criminal Court for more than 20 years, but is also economically dependent on Russia and China.
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Ukraine’s week-old incursion into Russia has embarrassed Putin. How will it affect the war?
The swift incursion into the Kursk region has exposed Russia’s vulnerabilities and dealt a painful blow to the Kremlin.
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Dissidents freed in prisoner swap vow to keep up fight against Putin, recount details of release
The historic trade was in the works for months and unfolded despite relations between Washington and Moscow being at their lowest point since the Cold War after Putin’s February 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
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Putin signs deals with Vietnam in bid to shore up ties in Asia to offset growing isolation
Putin’s recent visits to China and now North Korea and Vietnam are attempts to ‘break the international isolation,’ said Nguyen Khac Giang, an analyst at Singapore’s ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute.
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Trump claims he’d use relationship with Putin to free detained reporter Evan Gershkovich
The Wall Street Journal reporter and Bowdoin grad has been held in Russia for more than a year without formal charges or a trial.
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Putin arrives in China for state visit in a show of unity between the authoritarian allies
The Russian leader’s 2-day trip starting Thursday comes as his country’s forces have pressed an offensive in northeastern Ukraine’s Kharkiv region that began last week.
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Russia celebrates victory in World War II as Putin accuses the West of fueling global conflicts
Putin has turned Victory Day – the country’s most important secular holiday – into a pillar of his nearly quarter-century in power and a justification of his military action in Ukraine.
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Russia celebrates victory in World War II as Putin accuses the West of fueling global conflicts
Putin has turned Victory Day – the country’s most important secular holiday – into a pillar of his nearly quarter-century in power and a justification of his military action in Ukraine.