Russia Strikes Danube Port, Escalating Attacks on Ukraine Grain Routes
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Russia Strikes Danube Port, Escalating Attacks on Ukraine Grain Routes

The assault, across the river from Romania, heightened the risk of a more direct confrontation with a NATO member and came on the same day that drones struck buildings in Moscow.
Russia Halts Participation in Ukraine Grain Deal
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Russia Halts Participation in Ukraine Grain Deal

Moscow, which has repeatedly complained that the U.N.-brokered agreement is one-sided in Ukraine’s favor, said it could return to the deal if its demands were met.
Russia Seeds New Surveillance Tech to Squash Ukraine War Dissent
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Russia Seeds New Surveillance Tech to Squash Ukraine War Dissent

Russia is incubating a cottage industry of new digital surveillance tools to suppress domestic opposition to the war in Ukraine. The tech may also be sold overseas.