Charles Maines
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534 appearances
55 recordings
3 series
first heard Nov 2024
last heard 5 Sep
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In a statement, Russia's defense ministry said it struck defense-related targets in response to what it called terrorist attacks by Ukraine.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has seized on drone strikes on a college dormitory in occupied Luhansk last month that he says killed 21 students.
To justify more intense bombardment of Ukraine, Kiev insists it struck a military unit.
Yet the apparent new phase in air attacks comes as Russia's own ground campaign is largely stalled and polls show growing public fatigue with the war now in its fifth year.
Charles Baines, NPR News, Moscow.
The agreement was signed on the sidelines of a security forum outside Moscow earlier this week.
While neither side offered details, both suggested in comments to media that their aim was to deepen relations.
Russia is currently the only country that recognizes the Taliban as Afghanistan's legitimate government, since it returned to power following the withdrawal of U.S.
and NATO forces in 2021.
To do so, the Kremlin removed the Islamic group from its official terrorism list, and the two set aside tensions dating back to the Soviet invasion of 1979.
Today, the Kremlin is pushing Western sanctions relief for their Afghan allies.
something Moscow also wants to see from the West when it comes to Russia's own actions in Ukraine.
Charles Mains, NPR News, Moscow.
For the first time in nearly 20 years, the Victory Day parade on Red Square featured no tanks, missiles, or nuclear launchers, a reflection of Kremlin fears of Ukrainian drone strikes that proved unnecessary.
Both Moscow and Kyiv agreed to a three-day ceasefire following a last-minute appeal from President Trump.
and there were no disruptions to the Red Square ceremony.
Yet in a combative speech before troops, President Vladimir Putin made clear Russia intended to continue military operations.
Invoking the Soviet victory, Putin insisted Russians were united in a just cause against an aggressive Ukraine backed by NATO.
That despite polls that show growing public fatigue with the conflict now in its fifth year.
Charles Baines, NPR News.
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