Tag: russia
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Putin: Russia has captured nearly 2K square miles in Ukraine this year
MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russian forces had captured almost 2,000 square miles of land in Ukraine in 2025 and that Moscow retained complete strategic initiative on the battlefield. Russia’s 2025 gains would amount to nearly 1% of Ukraine’s land area, and the country controls nearly 20% in total. Putin, addressing a meeting…
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Welcome to the Age of the Broligarchs | Vince Bzdek
One of the most remarkable things about the inauguration Monday was the prominence of place given to tech titans during the ceremonies. Magnates worth more than $1 trillion were seated right behind the president and a row ahead of Donald Trump’s Cabinet as Trump was sworn in. Tesla and X CEO Elon Musk, Meta CEO…
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10th Circuit rejects immigration appeal of man fearful of forced enlistment into Russian war against Ukraine
The federal appeals court based in Denver rejected an appeal on Wednesday from a citizen of Russia and Georgia who fled to the U.S. rather than join Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine. Although the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit had not previously addressed an immigration appeal containing similar circumstances, a three-judge panel…
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Ukrainian journalists: ‘The bloom of our nation, they have to go fight’ | Vince Bzdek
Ostensibly, three Ukrainian journalists visited Gazette newsrooms last week to learn techniques from us that will help them report the war more powerfully. Our investigative team showed them how to navigate public records systems to help them do journalism that can affect policy change. Our digital team taught them the latest multimedia strategies, and our…
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Colorado Springs man convicted on espionage charges sentenced to over 21 years in prison
The federal court case of a Pikes peak region man convicted on espionage charges has come to a resolution as a federal judge handed down a two-decade sentence. Army veteran and Colorado Springs resident Jareh Sebastian Dalke, 32, was accused of attempting to pass classified information to an FBI employee whom he believed was a…
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Area man sentenced for trying to pass classified information
The federal court case of a Pikes Peak region man convicted on espionage charges has come to a resolution as a federal judge handed down a two-decade sentence. Army veteran and Colorado Springs resident Jareh Sebastian Dalke, 32, was accused of attempting to pass classified information to an FBI employee whom he believed was a…
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Colorado Springs man convicted on espionage charges sentenced to over 21 years in prison
The federal court case of a Colorado Springs man convicted on espionage charges has come to a resolution Monday as a federal judge handed down a two-decade sentence. Army veteran and Colorado Springs resident Jareh Sebastian Dalke, 32, was accused of attempting to pass classified information to an FBI employee whom he believed was a…
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Hundreds in Denver rally for Ukraine, Trump easily wins South Carolina primary, lawmakers tackle ‘orphan’ drugs | WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Today is Feb. 26, 2024, and here’s what you need to know: Hundreds of Ukraine supporters gathered at a rally at the Colorado state Capitol in Denver on Saturday to mark the second anniversary of Russia’s invasion of the U.S. ally. “Today, we are asking members of U.S. Congress to step up and vote for…
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Hundreds in Denver rally to support Ukraine on 2nd anniversary of Russian invasion
Hundreds of Ukraine supporters gathered at a rally at the Colorado state Capitol in Denver on Saturday to mark the second anniversary of Russia’s invasion of the U.S. ally. “Today, we are asking members of U.S. Congress to step up and vote for help to Ukraine,” said Marina Dubrova, president of Ukrainians of Colorado, which…
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Colorado’s Jason Crow stresses urgency of Ukraine aid, slams Trump for NATO comments | TRAIL MIX
Fresh from a trip to Ukraine as part of a bipartisan congressional delegation, U.S. Rep. Jason Crow, an Aurora Democrat, warned this week that the situation “couldn’t be more dire,” as the U.S. ally runs low on military hardware after nearly two years of fighting against Russian invaders. In an interview with Colorado Politics, Crow,…