“Yulia is the rock on which Alexei stands,” Vladimir Ashurkov, one of Navalny’s closest aides, said at the time of his final arrest in 2021. “She’s got his back.” According to Yevgenia Albats, an old friend and political ally, “Navalny the politician is two people: Yulia and Alexei.” I saw the couple together on several...
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Ukraine’s greatest victory becomes another countless victim of Russia’s war
Anton Tatochenko, 24, told The Telegraph that living in Kherson was now “like a permanent lottery game, where the max prize is life”. “If you don’t accept the fact that tomorrow may not come, you just can’t get over it mentally.” Mr Tatochenko said that the moment he saw Ukrainian military vehicles rolling through the...
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New tool launched to navigate the UK’s world-leading AI landscape
WAIFinder, a new interactive digital map, has been developed and led by UKRI with support from Nesta, the innovation agency for social good. It will allow researchers and innovators to browse companies, funders, incubators and academic institutions that are involved in creating artificial intelligence (AI) products, services, processes and research. Potential to transform our economy Esra...
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‘Russia cannot be beaten, our resources are enormous’, Putin’s top diplomat in UK tells Sky News
Vladimir Putin’s ambassador to the UK says the Ukrainian city of Mariupol, which Russian forces razed to the ground, is now “beautiful” and “rebuilt”. In a wide-ranging interview with Sky News’ Yalda Hakim, Andrei Kelin also said Moscow has “no interest in Poland, Latvia, Estonia or any other countries” after NATO warned of future Russian...
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Ukraine-Russia was latest: Ukraine sends in fresh forces to save Avdiivka
Ukraine is reinforcing the embattled eastern city of Avdiivka with “fresh forces”, a top commander has said. Brig Gen Oleksandr Tarnavskyi, the commander of the Tavriia army group, said: “We strengthen the blocking line, set up additional firing positions, and use fresh effective forces. Logistical delivery continues.” The commander added Russian forces were attempting to...
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Zelensky sacks army chief Valery Zaluzhny in major shake-up
Tensions spilled into public last November when the general described the war as a “stalemate” in an interview with The Economist – a statement instantly derided by Mr Zelensky and his camp. Around the same time, the president’s office removed one of Gen Zaluzhny’s deputies and sacked the head of Ukraine’s medical forces with little...
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Valery Zaluzhny: How Zelensky’s relationship with the ‘Iron General’ broke down
Only once the Russians were almost at Kyiv’s door – with their supply lines overstretched – did his forces strike in full, using artillery, Western-supplied anti-tank missiles, and territorial defence militias encouraged to improvise their own methods of attack. It was anything but Soviet textbook doctrine – and as such, the invaders had no answer...
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Ukraine-Russia war latest: Tucker Carlson says Russia is doing ‘very well’ during Moscow visit
Tucker Carlson, the former Fox News host, said Russia is “doing very well” during a visit to Moscow but remained coy about whether he will interview Vladimir Putin. In a video captured during his visit, Mr Carlson said he wanted to “talk to people, look around, and see how it’s doing… and it’s doing very...