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☆ Coco Gauff becomes youngest player in 14 years to reach final of WTA Finals after stunning world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-09 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

1 Aryna Sabalenka in the semifinals of the WTA Finals on Friday, becoming the youngest player since 2010 to reach the final of the tournament. Already, Gauff has become the youngest player to defeat the reigning world No. Gauff is also the youngest player to beat the reigning world No. “I asked (about the record) as soon as I got the match,” Gauff said, per the WTA. The Chinese star defeated Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejčíková in the semifinals, becoming the youngest player to reach the final in her debut appearance at this tournament since 2011.

Persons: Coco Gauff, Sabalenka, Zheng Qinwen, Maria Sharapova, Gauff, Lindsay Davenport, Aryna Sabalenka, Matthew Stockman, Zheng, Sharapova, Serena Williams, Kim Clijsters, “, ” Gauff, ‘, ’, I’ve, ” Sabalenka, Barbora Krejčíková Organizations: CNN, WTA, Sky, American, Wimbledon Locations: American, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Belarusian

☆ One of Russia's closest allies warned it against sending North Korean troops to war
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Mikhaila Friel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

He said that the involvement of North Korean troops would be "undesirable for Russia." AdvertisementOne of President Vladimir Putin's closest allies this week warned Russia against sending North Korean troops to war. Speaking to BBC News on Wednesday, Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko said North Korean troops would be "a step toward the escalation of the conflict." North Korean troops aiding Russia offers a vital boost for Kim Jong Un and his regime, experts previously told Business Insider. Advertisement"It's a win-win situation," Joseph S. Bermudez Jr., a North Korea defense expert at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, said.

Persons: Alexander Lukashenko, —, Vladimir Putin's, Putin, Lukashenko, didn't, ISW, Vladimir Putin, Kim Jong Un, Joseph S, Bermudez Jr, He's Organizations: Service, North, BBC News, NATO, BBC, Institute for, Kremlin, Center for Strategic, International Studies Locations: Korea, Russia, North Korean, Ukraine, Russian, Moscow, South Korea, North Korea

☆ As Georgia votes, fears of a return to Moscow’s orbit loom large
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Christian Edwards | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Ulf Mauder/picture alliance/Getty ImagesMany observers fear the ruling Georgian Dream party will resort to anything to stay in power. This year, Georgian Dream pushed through a Kremlin-style “foreign agent” law, which critics say aims to shut down watchdogs who call the government to account. She described some of the statements made by Georgian Dream officials as a “copy-paste” of those from Stalin’s show trials. ‘Soviet mentality’A question puzzling many is why the formerly center-left Georgian Dream has made a sudden authoritarian pivot. Joining the EU would require cleaning up the country’s judiciary and giving up power if Georgian Dream is voted out on Saturday.

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☆ Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Japanese anti-nuclear weapon group Nihon Hidankyo
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Alex-Smith-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Alexander Smith | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday to a Japanese anti-nuclear weapon group comprising survivors of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Nihon Hidankyo was given the award “for its efforts to achieve a world free of nuclear weapons,” the Norwegian Nobel Committee said. "The nuclear powers are modernizing and upgrading their arsenals; new countries appear to be preparing to acquire nuclear weapons; and threats are being made to use nuclear weapons in ongoing warfare," the committee said. In terms of conventional warfare, this peace prize was awarded in a year with more active conflicts than at any time since World War II. Getting a Nobel Peace Prize is by no means a guarantor that the efforts of its recipient have or will be successful.

Persons: Nihon Hidankyo, Toshiyuki Mimaki, ”, Tomoyuki Mimaki, JIJI Press, Vladimir Putin, Israel, Narges Mohammadi, Ales Bialiatski Organizations: Norwegian Nobel, Little, Nihon, JIJI, Getty, Center for Civil Liberties Locations: Japanese, Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Norwegian, United States, Ukraine, Tokyo, Gaza, “, Japan, North Korea, India, China, Pakistan, Iran, East, Europe, Sudan, Ukrainian

☆ Putin reveals new rules on nuclear weapons in Russia's latest warning to the West
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-26 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Russian President Vladimir Putin at an expanded Prosecutor General's Office meeting on March 26, 2024, in Moscow. In opening remarks before a meeting with senior officials on Russia's nuclear deterrence on Wednesday, which were released by the Kremlin and translated by NBC News, Putin said that "a number of clarifications ... defining the conditions for the use of nuclear weapons" are being made to the document that defines Russia's nuclear doctrine. Russia's latest comments on changing its nuclear doctrine are not a surprise — Moscow has hinted for months that it was making changes to its official stance on the use of nuclear weapons. In its 2020 policy, Russia nonetheless described nuclear weapons as "a means of deterrence," the use of which would be "an extreme and necessary measure." Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko shake hands during a press briefing following their talks in Minsk, Belarus, May 24, 2024.

Persons: Vladimir Putin, Putin, —, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Mike Segar, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Joe Biden, Zelenskyy, Sergei Ryabkov, Yulia Morozova, Alexander Lukashenko, Mikhail Metzel Organizations: General's, Getty, Kremlin, NBC News, Russian Federation, —, Ukraine's, United Nations General Assembly, Reuters, Kyiv, West, Nazi, Belarusian Locations: Moscow, Kyiv, Ukraine, Russia, U.S, U.N, New York, Washington, America, Great Britain, Russia's Kursk, Kursk, Russian, Nazi Germany, Minsk, Belarus

☆ The battle of Kursk hinges on the Russian railroad
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-08 | by ( Michael Peck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Related storiesExactly how overloaded the Russian rail network may be isn't clear. Despite the humiliation of foreign troops occupying Russian soil, Russian forces continue to grind forward in bloody attacks at places such as Pokrovsk, in the Donetsk region. Relying on trucks would require an extraordinary number of vehicles, so it seems likely that Russian forces at Kursk will require multiple railheads that depend on a limited number of railroad bridges. However, Ukraine has captured data about the Russian railway system, which will make it easier to disrupt operations, Fraser noted. Barros believes that Ukraine could seriously disrupt Russian rail traffic and logistics if the US would lift those restrictions.

Persons: —, We've, George Barros, ZwsdIWSBwg, — Rob Lee, Ben Hodges, Kyiv's, Barrow, Oleg Palchyk, Callum Fraser, Fraser, Biden, Barros, Michael Peck Organizations: Service, Business, Belarusian, Moscow Railway, Moscow Railways, Russian Railways, Study, UR, 101st Airborne Division, US Army, Interior Ministry, FSB, Kremlin, Getty, Britain's Royal United Services Institute, Ukraine, Defense, Foreign Policy, Rutgers Univ, Twitter, LinkedIn Locations: Los Angeles, Russia, railheads, Kursk, Russian, Orel, Belarus, Smolensk, Moscow, Ukrainian, Washington, Belgorod, Europe, Ukraine, Donetsk, Bryansk, Russia's Kursk, Kharkiv, Leningrad, Oryol, Voronezh, Forbes

☆ US unveils major tranche of sanctions targeting Russia
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-23 | by ( Jennifer Hansler | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —The United States on Friday unveiled a massive tranche of sanctions in the latest effort to target Russia’s war machine as the war with Ukraine continues. The sanctions from the US Treasury and State Departments hit nearly 400 people and entities both in and outside Russia, including China, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates, according to a press release from the Treasury Department. The sanctions – unveiled ahead of Ukrainian Independence Day – specifically target those supporting the Russian supply chain and defense base, as well as those helping Moscow to evade current sanctions. They come as Ukraine has launched an audacious incursion into Russia’s Kursk region. This story is breaking and will be updated.

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☆ Belarus reinforces military power on its Ukraine borders after drone interceptions
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-10 | by ( Mariya Knight | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Belarus sent military reinforcements to its border with Ukraine Saturday after it said several Ukrainian drones crossed its airspace and were intercepted by the country’s air defenses on Friday, Belarusian Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin said in a statement. “We suspect these are attack drones,” Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko said during a separate briefing Saturday. Air defense, rocket defense and aviation forces and assets have been built-up,” Khrenin said. On Saturday, the Belarusian Foreign Ministry summoned the Charge d’Affaires of Ukraine and “lodged a strong protest” in connection with the incident, the ministry said in a post on X. Ukraine has not publicly commented on Belarus’ accusations.

Persons: Viktor Khrenin, Alexander Lukashenko, ”, ” Lukashenko, Khrenin, Russia ” Lukashenko “, Iskander, ” Khrenin, “, BelTA Organizations: CNN, Ukraine, Belarusian, Belarusian Foreign Ministry, Foreign Ministry Locations: Belarus, Belarusian, Ukraine, Kursk, Russia, Gomel, Ukrainian, Minsk, Europe

CNN —A video that surfaced online appears to show bodies on burnt-out Russian military trucks in the country’s southwestern Kursk region, the latest sign that Ukraine’s cross-border assault is probing more deeply and inflicting significant damage on Moscow’s troops. Rybar, one of the more prominent Russian military blogs, published a roundup of developments Friday that said the front lines have “somewhat stabilized” with the arrival of Russian reinforcements. Rybar cited local residents of Vtoroye Knyazhino, a settlement on the outskirts of Sudzha, as saying Ukrainian infantry entered their village. US officials say they do not believe Ukraine intends to hold Russian territory for the long term. Russian authorities help residents during evacuation efforts at a railway station in Oryol, Kursk region, August 9, 2024.

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☆ One Ukrainian journalist’s mission to stop Russian and Belarusian athletes competing at the Paris Olympics
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-04 | by ( Svitlana Vlasova | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

Journalist Artem Khudolieiev was another Ukrainian who felt passionately that Russian and Belarusian athletes shouldn’t be allowed to compete at the Paris Olympics for having openly supported the war in Ukraine. As a result, he started checking the social media output of Russian and Belarusian athletes as well as watching videos of various events held in the two countries. There are those who also sympathize with Russian athletes,” Vadym Gutzeit, head of the Ukrainian National Olympic Committee, said in an interview with CNN. We have nothing further to add.”The Russian Olympic Federation did not respond to CNN’s request for comment regarding Larin and Khramtsov. “The Russian Judo Federation condemns the unsportsmanlike method of qualification, which is geared to undermine the principles of unity of our team and break the spirit of Russian athletes,” said Soloveichik.

Persons: Elina Svitolina, Wladimir Klitschko, Artem Khudolieiev, shouldn’t, ” Khudolieiev, Svitlana Vlasova, CNN “, ”, Khudolieiev, “, ” Vadym Gutzeit, let’s, ” Vladislav Larin –, –, Larin, Maxim Khramtsov, Khramtsov, Putin, Viacheslav, ” Gutzeit, Sergey Soloveichik Organizations: CNN —, Paris Olympics, CNN, Ukraine, Olympic Committee, Olympic Games, Watchers Media, National Olympic Committee, Ministry of Sport, Olympics, Ukrainian National Olympic Committee, Russian, Tokyo, Khudolieiev, Olympic, World Taekwondo, Swiss Foundation for Mine, Publishing, IOC, Russian Olympic Federation, “ Posts, International, Russian Federation, Military Games, Russian Judo Federation Locations: Ukrainian, Ukraine, Russia, Belarus, Russian, Kharkiv, “, Belarusian, AIN, Paris

☆ Exchanged prisoner Yashin condemns his 'illegal expulsion' from Russia
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-03 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The prisoner swap, the largest since the Cold War, saw eight Russians, including a convicted murderer, exchanged for 16 prisoners in Russian and Belarusian jails, many of them dissidents. "What happened on Aug. 1 I don't view as a prisoner swap ... but as my illegal expulsion from Russia against my will, and I say sincerely, more than anything I want now to go back home," he added. He was speaking alongside activists Vladimir Kara-Murza and Andrei Pivovarov at the freed prisoners' first public appearance since arriving in Germany. On their second day out of prison, where they had had limited contact with the outside world, Kara-Murza and Yashin especially seemed fired with resolve, and to have kept abreast of world events. Pivovarov agreed: "We will do everything to make our country free and democratic, and get all political prisoners released."

Persons: Ilya Yashin, Vladimir Putin, Alexei Navalny, Yashin, Putin's, Vladimir Kara, Murza, Andrei Pivovarov, Putin, Kara, Pivovarov, Dmitry Medvedev Organizations: Western, Kremlin Locations: Russian, Ukraine, Bonn, Russia, Germany, Moscow

☆ Who was freed in major prisoner swap between Russia and the West?
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Ivana Kottasová | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

The German court that convicted Krasikov in 2021 said he acted on behalf of the Russian state, shooting Khangoshvili “execution style” in broad daylight. Vadim Konoshchenok, 48An undated photo of Vadim Konoshchenok included in a 2022 court document. He was arrested in February 2022, according to the Polish state news agency PAP. Lilia Chanysheva, 42Lilia Chanysheva stands is seen during a hearing at the Kirovskiy District Court in Ufa, Russia, on June 14, 2023. He was sentenced to four years in a penal colony in July 2022, according to Amnesty International.

Persons: Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan, Vadim Krasikov, Vadim Krasikov Berlin Police Krasikov, Krasikov, Zelimkhan, Khangoshvili, Ramzan Kadyrov, Putin, Viktor Bout, Whelan, Brittney, Biden, Alexey Navalny, Vadim Konoshchenok, Konoshchenok, Vladislav Klyushin, Klyushin, Roman Seleznev, US Department of Justice Roman Seleznev, Seleznev, Artem Dultsev, Ludvig Gish, Anna Dultseva, Dultsev, Maria Rosa Mayer Munos, Mikhail Mikushin, Pavel Rubtsov, Pablo Gonzalez, Oihana Goiriena, Vincent West, Pablo Gonzales, Natalia Kolesnikova, Kirill Kudryavtsev, US Marine Whelan, Gershkovich, Alsu Kurmasheva, Liberty Alsu Kurmasheva, Alexey Nasyrov, Kurmasheva, Vladimir Kara, Murza, Kara, Vladimir Putin’s “, ”, Rico Krieger, Krieger, Alexander Lukashenko, Kevin Lik, Lick, Dieter, Voronin, Ivan Safronov, Roscosmos, Demuri Voronin, Safronov, Herman Moyzhes, Moyzhes, Patrick Schoebel, Schoebel, Ilya Yashin, Yuri Kochetkov, ” Alexandra Skochilenko, Alexandra Skochilenko, Anton Vaganov, Skochilenko, “, ” Oleg Orlov, Oleg Orlov, Lilia Chanysheva, Chanysheva, Ksenia Fadeeva, Maxim Shemetov, Fadeeva, Vadim Ostanin, Alexei Navalny’s, Ostanin, Andrei Pivovarov, Pivovarov Organizations: CNN, Vadim Krasikov Berlin Police, Chechen, Russian, Krasikov, US Department of Justice, US, Office, Eastern, of, Attorney's, University of Tromsø, Reuters, Court, Getty, Street, US Marine, US State Department, Radio Free, Liberty, AP, Belarusian TV, Belteleradio, Human Rights, German Red Cross, TASS, German Federal Intelligence Service, Pulkovo, Ukraine, Amnesty International Locations: American, Russia, Moscow, Berlin’s Kleiner, Russian, Georgia, Estonia, of New York, Boston, Sion , Switzerland, United States, Maldives, Slovenia, Ljubljana, Norway, Brazilian, Nabarniz, Spain, Poland, Spanish, Sverdlovsk, AFP, Irish, Radio Free Europe, Kazan, Yekaterinburg, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Belarusian, German, Belarus, Berlin, Germany, Europe, St . Petersburg, St, Petersburg, Meshansky, Bucha, Kyiv, Saint Petersburg, Kirovskiy, Ufa, Bashkortostan, Tomsk, Krasnodar

☆ Simone Biles ‘in a really good place’ as she prepares to further her extraordinary legacy at the Paris Olympics
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-27 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

I always rise to the occasion; even after all of the traumas and the downfalls, I’ve always risen.”Indeed, in the months leading up to the Paris Olympics, Biles has risen like never before. That medal haul could grow in Paris, where Biles is likely to compete in the women’s team event on Tuesday. The Olympics have arrived at an intriguing chapter in her career, and in Paris Biles will have the opportunity to complete an extraordinary arc of redemption. A senior member of the US team, Biles is a role model for young athletes both in and out of the gym. Above all, these Olympics are perhaps a timely reminder to enjoy the grace and genius of Simone Biles while you can.

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☆ The Olympic Games face a unique set of potential security threats in Paris. Organizers say everyone will be safe
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-23 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Opening Ceremony like no-otherThe Opening Ceremony of the Paris Olympics is set to take place on July 26 and will be the first ever held on a river. For years, French officials had boasted that some 600,000 people would attend the Opening Ceremony, but that number has been slashed due to safety concerns. He said a “strictly controlled” zone alongside the banks of the river will be closed off before the Opening Ceremony and anyone entering into it would be checked. The Opening Ceremony will be held alongside the banks of the River Seine. The Stade de France is where track and field events and Rugby Sevens matches will take place at the Paris Olympics.

Persons: Gérald Darmanin, Darmanin, Nicolas Nordman, ”, Gonzalo Fuentes, Nordman, Denis, Dale Buckner, ” Buckner, ” Darmanin, “, Eric Chasboeuf, Thomas Padilla, “ I’ve, ” Chasboeuf, Buckner Organizations: CNN, Summer, Games, Palestinian, Atlanta Games, Reuters, Paris, Paris Mayor, Olympic, Stade de France, Rugby Sevens, Global Locations: Paris, France, Saint

☆ Russian detained in Paris over fears of Olympic ‘destabilization’ plans
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-23 | by ( Joseph Ataman | Emmanuel Miculita | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Paris CNN —A Russian national has been detained and placed under preliminary investigation in Paris over fears he was preparing to disrupt the Olympic Games, the local prosecutor’s office told CNN Tuesday. French authorities conducted a search of the man’s residence under an administrative order, during which they unearthed evidence he was preparing, “events likely to lead to destabilization during the Olympic Games,” the prosecutor’s office said. He was placed under preliminary investigation and detained Tuesday under suspicion of: “intelligence with a foreign power with a view to provoking hostilities in France,” the prosecutor’s office added. The prosecutor’s office released no further details as to what the man was allegedly planning. The Olympic Games begin this week with the official opening ceremony due to be held in central Paris on Friday evening.

Persons: Paris CNN —, Gerald Darmanin, ” Lucie Sorin, ’, –, “, ” Sorin Organizations: Paris CNN, Olympic Games, CNN, Olympic, ”, “, Paris Locations: Paris, France

CNN —A German citizen has been sentenced to death in Belarus after being charged with terrorism and mercenary activities, according to a Belarusian human rights group. The group Human Rights Center “Viasna” said the German national is a 29-year-old German Red Cross employee named Rico Krieger. According to his LinkedIn profile, he worked as an emergency medical technician for the German Red Cross and as an armed security officer for the US Embassy in Berlin. The German Red Cross (DRK) told CNN’s German affiliate N-TV that while “the man in question,” without naming Krieger, had previously worked for them, his stay abroad was not related to his work with the DRK. CNN has also reached out to the German Red Cross for comment.

Persons: ”, Rico Krieger, Krieger, Viasna, “, Anatoly Glaz, Germany “, Lukashenko’s, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya Organizations: CNN, Human Rights, Red Cross, US, Minsk Regional Court, Federal Foreign Office, Embassy, German Foreign Office, Foreign, CNN’s Locations: Belarus, Belarusian, Berlin, Minsk, Germany, ”, German

☆ Many supposedly 'neutral' Russian Olympic athletes have cheered on the invasion of Ukraine, rights group says
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-18 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewAt least two-thirds of the Russian athletes set to participate in the Olympic Games starting next week in Paris are openly defying neutrality rules over Russia's invasion of Ukraine, a human rights group claims. However, athletes from the countries can still compete as "individual neutral athletes," or AINs, if they meet certain conditions. As of July 13, 15 Russian athletes had accepted invitations to participate as AINs. Sky NewsThe person who made the post — Russian former gymnast Alexey Nemov — had added commentary railing against Kuliak's critics. AdvertisementThe IOC rules state that athletes can't be "contracted to the Russian or Belarusian military or national security agencies."

Persons: —, Wayne Jordash, Ukraine's, Elena Vesnina, Vesnina, Vladimir Solovyov, Alexander Safonov, Ivan Kuliak, Alexey Nemov — Organizations: Service, Olympic Games, Business, International Olympic Committee, IOC, UN, Olympic, Getty, Global, Sky, Sports Society, Dynamo, —, Central Sports Club, Army Locations: Paris, Ukraine, Russia, Belarus, AIN, Anadolu, Russian, Ukrainian, Doha, Qatar, Belarusian

☆ Poland considers shooting down Russian missiles heading to Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-13 | by ( Mitchell Mccluskey | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Poland is considering a Ukrainian proposal to intercept Russian rockets that are on course to hit cities in Ukraine or enter Polish territory, Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski said following a speech at the American Enterprise Institute on the sidelines of the NATO summit on Friday. “We are a frontline state and Russian missiles breach our airspace – we assume by mistake,” Sikorski said. Sikorski explained that some missiles fired from around St. Petersburg fly along the Polish border through Belarusian airspace, before briefly entering Polish airspace for about 40 seconds before hitting targets inside Ukraine. Sikorski said the idea of Poland downing Russian missiles was discussed in that agreement. “If NATO does not make such a decision, Poland will not make it individually,” Kosiniak-Kamysz said.

Persons: Radosław Sikorski, “, ” Sikorski, Sikorski, ”, Volodymyr Zelensky, Władysław Kosiniak, Kamysz Organizations: CNN, Polish, American Enterprise Institute, NATO, Russian, Polish Defense, Polskie Radio Locations: Poland, Ukraine, Russian, St, Petersburg, Belarusian, “, Warsaw

☆ NATO condemns China as a 'decisive enabler' of Russia's war in Ukraine in sternest rebuke to date
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-11 | by ( Ruxandra Iordache | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

In NATO's most serious denunciation of China to date, the military coalition labeled Beijing a "decisive enabler" of Russia in its ongoing war in Ukraine and expressed concerns over its nuclear arsenal and "systemic challenges" to the coalition's security. "The PRC has become a decisive enabler of Russia's war against Ukraine through its so-called 'no limits' partnership and its large-scale support for Russia's defence industrial base," a NATO communique said Wednesday, on the second day of a Washington summit celebrating the alliance's 75th anniversary. Earlier this week, Beijing started joint military exercises with Russia's close ally Belarus at a training ground mere miles away from the Polish border, the Belarusian Defense Ministry said in a Google-translated Telegram post. On the February 2023 first-year anniversary of the Ukraine war, China — which a month later successfully capitalized on goodwill earned as a trade partner to broker a reconciliation between arch-enemies Iran and Saudi Arabia — pitched a peace framework for the conflict between Moscow and Kyiv. It, like Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's peace plan and Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin's own recent conditions to ignite diplomatic negotiations, has so far failed to gain traction.

Persons: Xi Jinping, Russia's, Saudi Arabia —, Volodymyr Zelenskyy's, Vladimir Putin's Organizations: NATO, West, Belarusian Defense Ministry Locations: China, Beijing, Russia, Ukraine, Washington, Moscow, Belarus, Polish, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Kyiv

☆ Elina Svitolina wears Wimbledon black ribbon for Ukraine after missile strikes
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-08 | by ( James Hansen | Charlie Eccleshare | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

This story has been updated to reflect Elina Svitolina’s comments in her post-match press conference at Wimbledon. WIMBLEDON — Elina Svitolina wore a black ribbon during her Wimbledon last-16 match against Wang Xiyu, after Russian missile strikes killed and injured more than 100 Ukrainians across the country this morning. “It’s a very difficult day today for Ukrainian people,” she said, before beginning to cry. Her foundation, established in 2019, has brought over 1000 young Ukrainian players into tennis coaching. When asked whether she would shake her hand at this match, Svitolina said “she changed her nationality, so it means she doesn’t want to represent her original country, so it works.”(Andrej Isakovic/AFP via Getty Images)

Persons: Elina Svitolina’s, WIMBLEDON — Elina Svitolina, Wang Xiyu, ” Svitolina, “, ”, Okhmatdyt, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Svitolina, Yastremska, Varvara Gracheva, Elena Rybakina, Rybakina, Andrej Isakovic Organizations: Wimbledon, WIMBLEDON, Russian, ”, Okhmatdyt Children’s, —, All England Club, England Club, Belarusian tennis, ATP, WTA, Kazakhstan tennis, Getty Locations: England, Ukraine, Kyiv, Belarusian, Russian, France, Moscow, Kazakhstan, AFP

☆ Belarus is building up its military on Ukraine's border and bragging about the 'high combat readiness' of its troops
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-03 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewRussian neighbor and ally Belarus said it is boosting its military presence along its border with Ukraine, with its president saying its troops are combat-ready. Thousands of Russian troops entered Ukraine from Belarus at the start of the invasion. This includes a high-ranking Belarusian military official saying in late June that Ukraine was "attempting to drag our country into the war." In response, Ukraine's State Border Guard Service said that all of Ukraine's activities near Belarus' border were just defensive, Euromaidan reported. It is unlikely that Belarus' troops would make a big impact even if they did enter the war.

Persons: —, Aleksander Lukashenko, Lukashenko, Vladimir Putin, Euromaidan, Mark Cancian Organizations: Service, Business, Russian, State Border Guard Service, Ukrainian Security, Defense Council's Center, US Marine Corps, Center for Strategic, International Studies, Ministry of Defence Locations: Belarus, Ukraine, Ukrainian, Russia, Russian, Belarusian

The 30-year-old high jumper cleared 1.89 meters at the Ukrainian Athletics Championships on Sunday, not enough to qualify for this year’s Olympic Games in Paris. Many athletes have moved abroad in order to continue their careers and train for this year’s Games. This means that teams of Russian and Belarusian athletes will not be considered, while athletes who actively support the war against Ukraine will also be ineligible. No reference to either country will be made at the Games through the athletes’ participation, such as flags, anthems or national colors. “We’re not friends, we’re not competitors,” Ryzhykova told CNN about facing Russian and Belarusian athletes.

Persons: Ukraine CNN —, Tabashnyk, ”, I’ve, Seb Coe, ” Tabashnyk, Viktoriia Tkachuk, ’, ” Tkachuk, Hannah Peters, Tkachuk, “, ’ ”, ” Matviy, I’m, Anna Ryzhykova, “ We’re, we’re, ” Ryzhykova, Ryzhykova, it’s, Svitlana Vlasova Organizations: Ukraine CNN, Ukrainian, CNN, Paris, Ukraine’s Sports Ministry, European, Olympic, Russia, Olympics, Olympic Games, Olympic Committee, Games, IOC, “ Locations: Lviv, Ukraine, Paris, Kharkiv, Russian, Tokyo, Ukraine’s, Belarus, “, South Africa, Belarusian, Italian, Brescia, Dnipro isn’t, Hungary, Budapest

☆ Wimbledon 2024 storylines: Djokovic’s knee, Iga Swiatek on grass, Hawk-Eye challenges
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-27 | by ( Charlie Eccleshare | Matthew Futterman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +19 min

Is Iga Swiatek going to make her move on grass and further cement her position as the player to beat across the WTA? Probably not, since that meniscus belongs to one Novak Djokovic, the seven-time Wimbledon champion and the world’s best grass-court player. Then he showed up in London this week and started testing out the knee with practice sessions on the grass. Charlie EccleshareWill Swiatek win her first Wimbledon title? She’s never been past the quarterfinals at Wimbledon and her game isn’t a natural fit on the grass.

Persons: Novak, Matt Futterman, Charlie Eccleshare, Will Novak Djokovic, Novak Djokovic, Djokovic, Casper Ruud, Clive Brunskill, Carlos Alcaraz, Alcaraz, Daniil Medvedev, Felix Auger, Frenchman Arthur Fils, Andy Murray’s, Murray, Jack Draper, Shaun Botterill, Tim Henman’s, Draper, Charlie Eccleshare Will Swiatek, Iga, She’s, Roland Garros, Emma Raducanu, Katie Boulter, Harriet Dart, it’s Boulter, Sloane Stephens, Jessica Pegula, don’t, Boulter, Raducanu, Stephens, Jonathan Nackstrand, Hannah Klugman, Agassi, Serena, Venus Williams, It’s, Coco Gauff, Aryna, she’s, Swiatek, Gauff, Daniel Leal, Pegula, Marketa Vondrousova, Danielle Collins, Tommy Paul, Paul, Sebastian Korda, Korda, Taylor Fritz, Ben Shelton, there’s, Sally Bolton, John Walton, —, Wimbledon Charlie Eccleshare Will, Princess Catherine of Wales, Roger Federer, Rob Newell, CameraSport, Sebastian Bozon, Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas, Murray didn’t, ”, Jelena Ostapenko, “, Glyn Kirk Organizations: Wimbledon, WTA, Olympic Games, Court, Djokovic, England Club, British, Queen’s, London, Paris, Rothesay International, Nottingham, Eastbourne, Getty, Orange, Sampras, Wimbledon —, Swiatek, Alycia Parks, Queen’s Club, All England, U.S, All England Club, U.S ., Athletic Locations: Paris, London, Canada, SW19, Stuttgart, Warsaw, Rothesay, Eastbourne, Britain, Nottingham, Great Britain, AFP, Alycia Parks, British, Florida, American, Australia, France, Berlin, Wimbleson, Alycia, Israel, Palestine, there’s

☆ ‘On the roadsides there were shot up cars where people had been killed’: This athlete faced war, death and destruction on her journey to Olympics
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-25 | by ( Svitlana Vlasova | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

The Ukraine women’s team was then invited to live and train in a safe environment by their Japanese colleagues, where they spent a fortnight in June 2023. The Ukraine women’s team also spent another two months in the US, where they were hosted by local universities. A view shows residential buildings destroyed during Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in the town of Irpin, outside Kyiv, Ukraine April 29, 2022. Valentyn Ogirenko/ReutersDifficult training conditionsThe conditions under which the athletes have prepared for the Paris Olympics affected the team’s results. For Kolyadenko, getting a license and preparing for the Paris Olympics was more difficult than for any other competition in her career.

Persons: Iryna, “, ” Kolyadenko, ”, Oleksandr Klymenko, Matviy Bidnyi, Olga Kharlan, wouldn’t, Kolyadenko, Iryna Kolyadenko, Svitlana Vlasova, rappelling, Volodymyr Evonov, ” Evonov, –, Evonov, Valentyn Ogirenko, – Kolyadenko, Oksana Livach –, Bidnyi Organizations: Ukraine CNN —, Paris Olympics, Russian, CNN, Reuters, Ukrainian Ministry of Sport, Paris Games, Paris, Tata, Tokyo, Ukrainian, Olympics, Ministry of Sports Locations: Kyiv, Ukraine, Russia, Ukrainian, Dmytrivka, Kyiv region, Paris, Russian, Turkey, Kolyadenko, “, Kherson, Crimea, Irpin, Kharkiv

CNN —Two of tennis’ biggest stars have announced that they will skip the Olympic Games in Paris next month. 3 Aryna Sabalenka told reporters in Berlin at the Ecotrans Ladies Open she was skipping the Olympics, citing WTA tournament participation requirements and her health. The Belarusian had struggled with a stomach illness during her French Open quarterfinal loss to Mirra Andreeva on June 5, her first defeat before the semifinals of a major since 2022. Jabeur leaves the court after her French Open quarterfinal loss to Coco Gauff. Raducanu had dropped out of French Open qualifying to work on building her fitness.

Persons: Sabalenka, Mirra Andreeva, Roland Garros, …, ” Sabalenka, “ It’s, ”, Jabeur, Coco Gauff, Garros, ” Jabeur, “, Emma Raducanu, Raducanu, ” Raducanu Organizations: CNN, Olympic Games, Roland, Games, Wimbledon, WTA, Olympics, “, French Locations: Paris, Berlin, Belarusian, Ukraine, Rothesay

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