(Malcolm Nance Details Experience in Ukraine And Global Extremism)
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Anxiety lingers for the future of our government as domestic and global threats play out. Malcolm Nance joins after months in Ukraine to discuss his experience in the war, and battling extremism on U.S. soil.
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(Russian army is struggling with morale against Ukraine, UK defence chief says - BBC News)
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President Putin is "unable to match the people to the equipment he has" as Russians avoid being called up to fight in Ukraine, the UK’s Chief of Defence Staff Admiral Sir Tony Radakin said.
The Chief of the Defence Staff also said that Russia is committing “acts of terrorism” by targeting Ukrainian civilians.
(Ukraine’s President Zelensky suspends security chief and top prosecutor - BBC News)
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President Volodymyr Zelensky has suspended the head of Ukraine's spy agency (SBU) and the prosecutor general, citing many cases of treason in the two organisations.
He said more than 60 former employees were now working against Ukraine in Russian-occupied areas.
A total of 651 collaboration and treason cases had been opened against law enforcement officials, he added.
The officials, Ivan Bakanov and Iryna Venediktova, have not commented.
(Putin in Tehran for talks with leaders of Iran, Turkey)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin is in Iran on a trip intended to deepen ties with regional heavyweights as part of Moscow's challenge to the United States and Europe during its grinding campaign in Ukraine. (July 19)
Deceased Russian soldier's family uses compensation payment to buy new car 'in his memory'
10:04 am, July 18, 2022
On July 17, the state-owned television channel Russia-1 ran a story about Staff Sergeant Alexey Malov, a tank commander who died on the third day of the war in Ukraine. According to the report, Malov’s relatives have already spent the compensation money they received from the government for his death. “In memory of our son,” Malov’s father told reporters, the family bought “a brand new car.”
“The new Lada [car] was bought with what is popularly known as ‘coffin money,’ or, in official terms, a one-time benefit payment to the family of the deceased. According to his father, Alexey dreamed of a white car — and that’s what they bought. Their first trip will be to the cemetery,” journalist Sergey Zenin said in the report.
The website Smotrim.ru, which streams and publishes Russian state news programs, posted an edited version of the broadcast that didn’t include the story about Malov.
Sergey Malov’s death was reported in early March by Saratov regional governor Valery Radayev. According to the news outlet Fourth Estate, Malov served for nine years as a contract soldier in the 56th Guards Air Assault Regiment in Kamyshin, a city in the Volgograd region. His older brother is currently fighting in Ukraine as part of the same regiment.
Malov’s mother told journalists that she learned about her son’s death “bit by bit”:
They reported the official information to me, of course, but I didn’t understand any of the specifics. Later on, I managed to learn from the guys who served alongside him that he was critically injured while his tank column was moving. They were attacked from helicopters. He saved his commander. I don’t know if the [commander] survived, but I’ve been told he was badly burned. Alexey’s entire back was injured. But he was still alive. A nurse bandaged him up and brought him to the hospital. They say he asked them only to tell his wife and father. He was afraid of worrying me and afraid his brother would snap and try to avenge him. And he didn’t want that. But he didn’t make it to the hospital.
According to the car manufacturer’s site, the price of the model Malov’s family purchased starts at 698,000 rubles (about $12,000). The Russia-1 story didn’t specify how much money the family received in compensation for their son’s death, but according to Russian law, deceased soldiers’ relatives are entitled to a one-time payment and insurance coverage worth 7.4 million rubles (about $127,000). In March, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that victims’ families would be paid an additional five million rubles (about $86,000). Regional governments also issue families separate payments ranging from one million to three million rubles (approximately $17,000 to $51,000). In the Saratov region, where Malov’s family lives, families are compensated one million rubles.
(French finance minister says country prepping for cutoff of Russian gas supply)
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French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire tells CNN's Becky Anderson about the energy deal France signed with the UAE and the advice he has for Europe to prepare for Russia cutting off its gas supply to the rest of the continent.
(Hear what ex-intel chief thinks about Putin’s rare trip)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Iran for his first international trip beyond the borders of the former Soviet Union since launching his invasion of Ukraine, which effectively ruptured ties with the West. Putin met with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in Tehran, and with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. He also met with Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei. CNN’s Alex Marquardt reports and former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper weighs in on Putin’s trip.
(EU told to prepare for Russian gas shut-off - BBC News)
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The European Commission has urged countries across the bloc to cut their gas use by 15% from August to March amid fears Russia could halt supplies, saying the target is voluntary but will become legally binding if Moscow turns off the taps this summer.
Since Russia invaded Ukraine it has cut supplies to a number of countries which have rejected its demand for payment for gas in roubles, including Poland, Bulgaria, the Netherlands, Denmark and Finland.
The key Nord Stream 1 pipeline from Russia to Germany has been offline for maintenance for 10 days and is due to be turned back on this Thursday, but there are concerns Moscow will not follow through on its promise.
(‘Huge impact’: Ex-CIA director on success of US rocket systems in Ukraine)
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Retired General David Petraeus speaks with CNN’s Jim Sciutto about the state of the war in Ukraine and a Ukrainian government report that US-supplied High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) have “significantly slowed” Russia’s advance in the country.
(CIA Director Burns: As Far As We Can Tell, Putin Is 'Entirely Too Healthy')
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Andrea Mitchell exclusively sits down with CIA director William Burns, who discussed Vladimir Putin, Ukraine, and the detention of Brittney Griner. Of Putin, when asked about his rumored health issues, calls the Russian president "entirely too healthy."
MI6 chief Richard Moore talks to CNN's Jim Sciutto about Russian President Vladimir Putin's "epic fails" in Ukraine and why he thinks Russia is running "out of steam."
(Ukraine fires howitzer at Russian positions in Donbas)
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Soldiers fired M-777 howitzers produced and supplied by the U.S. during a media trip organized by the Ukrainian Army. Ukrainian servicemen can be seen loading an artillery gun, taking aim and firing on the frontline in the Donbas region.
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(Ukraine and Russia sign 'vital' grain deal - BBC News)
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An agreement to resume vital exports of grain from Ukraine has just been signed in Istanbul by Ukraine, Russia, Turkey and the UN secretary general.
The deal signed by Russia, Ukraine, the UN and Turkey is a "beacon of hope" in the war, the UN's Secretary General Antonio Guterres said.
Turkey will inspect ships to ensure they are not carrying weapons.
It's considered a diplomatic victory in the war, which is now entering its sixth month.
And today Russia bombed Odesa. Didn’t even take 24 hours for them to break the agreement.
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Ukraine war: Missile strike puts grain deal in doubt
A landmark deal to resume Ukraine's grain exports is hanging in the balance after missiles hit the port of Odesa.
Ukraine's Infrastructure Minister, Oleksandr Kubrakov, said technical work to prepare for shipments was going ahead despite the apparent breach.
But President Volodymr Zelensky said the attack proved Russia would find ways not to implement the deal.
Under Friday's deal, Russia agreed not to target ports while grain shipments were in transit.
In a post to social media, the Ukrainian military's southern command centre said two Kalibr missiles had hit the port, while two more had been shot down by air defence systems.
(Russia-Ukraine War: Grain exports could restart 'within days' – BBC News)
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Ukraine has said the first vessels with grain could leave its Black Sea ports "within days" under a landmark UN-brokered deal signed on Friday.
The deal is meant to secure safe passage for the ships and get supplies moving after the war with Russia cut them off, causing prices to rise around the world.
But many are still concerned over its success.
Russia fired missiles on Ukraine's main port of Odesa on Saturday, raising fears that the deal could be derailed.
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Russia may be in another Vietnam. This doesn't look to be a winnable war. If it's won I don't think Russia will be able to occupy Ukraine. Occupation may be stage II in the war.
Russia has suffered an estimated 75,000 casualties in Ukraine invasion, U.S. officials say
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(Go inside the place this farmer says even the Ukrainian military fears)
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Ivan Mishchenko is one of many farmers in Ukraine facing financial ruin after his farm was destroyed by Russian shelling. Despite the devastation and dangers of working on his field littered with landmines he vows to stay in the country to rebuild his business.
(Unexploded shells and abandoned pets: Inside a village recaptured from Russians)
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The village of Ivanivka in southern Ukraine, has been recaptured from Russian forces following a two-week artillery battle. It remains deserted. 'Playboy,' a Commander of Ukraine's Air Reconnaissance Unit, takes CNN's Nic Robertson to see what's left behind.
(Zelensky admits Russia are making progress in Ukraine's contested Donbas region - BBC News)
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has admitted that Russian forces are making progress in the contested Donbas region, describing some of the fighting as “hell”.
Both sides appear to be gearing up for an escalation in fighting in the south, with Ukraine looking to take back the strategic city of Kherson.
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