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☆ Biden will meet with China's Xi Jinping next month, White House says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Amanda Macias | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

China's President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden at the G20 Summit in Nusa Dua on the Indonesian island of Bali on Nov. 14, 2022. WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping next month, the White House announced on Tuesday. "Intense competition means intense diplomacy," White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said at a press briefing. Read more: White House restricts U.S. investment in some Chinese tech, citing national security concernsThe meeting comes as the White House works to rush security assistance and humanitarian aid to Israel amid an intensifying conflict with Hamas. Earlier this month, Xi and Putin met in Beijing to discuss additional ways to deepen their relationship.

Persons: Xi Jinping, Joe Biden, Karine Jean, Pierre, Jean, Janet Yellen, Antony Blinken, Gina Raimondo, Bill Burns, Jake Sullivan, John Kerry, Read, Trump, Xi, Vladimir Putin's, Biden, Putin, Volodymyr Zelenskyy Organizations: WASHINGTON, White, Economic Cooperation, National, Hamas, . Locations: Nusa Dua, Indonesian, Bali, Asia, San Francisco, China, Israel, U.S, Ukraine, Russian, Beijing, Russia, United States, Iran, North Korea

☆ Ukraine official says it can't properly use its Western kit because it has so few soldiers left, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The lack of soldiers means Ukraine isn't able to make proper use of Western-provided gear, he said. As well as suffering casualties, many Ukrainian men are trying to escape enlistment. AdvertisementAdvertisementAlthough Ukraine doesn't give public figures, Western estimates suggest it has suffered in excess of 100,000 casualties. Under the current legal regime of martial law , Ukrainian men aged 18 to 60 are not supposed to leave. This is not the first time the Ukrainian army has faced personnel shortages.

Persons: —, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukraine doesn't, Andriy Demchenko Organizations: Time, Service, State Border Guard, AFP Locations: Ukraine, Romania, Kyiv

☆ Rampage by antisemitic mob puts pressure on Moscow to confront rising ethnic tensions in Russia
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

People shouting antisemitic slogans at an airfield of the airport in Makhachkala, Russia, on Oct. 30, 2023. APMoscow is coming under increasing pressure to protect the country's Jewish community after the latest episode of antisemitism highlighted growing interethnic tensions in Russia. Russia's Jewish populationThe incident in Dagestan highlights wider demographic tensions in Russia, whose population of 144 million is diverse and disparate in terms of ethnicity, religion, culture and language. The latest episode of antisemitic aggression in Dagestan is likely to be very concerning for Jews living in the region, and wider Russia. Russian President Vladimir Putin prepares to greet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during their meeting on Jan. 23, 2020, in Jerusalem.

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☆ Major Russian losses in recent offensive around Avdiivka likely to be among the worst of 2023, UK intel says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-29 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Russia has been carrying out a major offensive effort to capture the city of Avdiivka in east Ukraine. The UK Ministry of Defence said Russia's losses are some of the highest of the year. In mid-October, Russia began a major offensive effort to capture the city in Donetsk, which resulted in significant Russian losses both in terms of personnel and equipment. Russian military bloggers have been "harshly critical" of the tactics of the Avdiivka operation, according to UK intel. The Russian political establishment continues to push for more territory to be occupied, but Russia's military is struggling to carry out successful assaults, the department noted.

Persons: —, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Russian military's Organizations: MoD, UK Ministry of Defence, Service, intel, for Locations: Russia, Avdiivka, Ukraine, Ukrainian, Donetsk, Russian

☆ EU summit turns its eyes away from Ukraine despite a commitment to stay the course with Zelenskyy
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-28 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

It was a good thing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had his videoconference address to the European Union summit pre-slotted for the opening session. They didn't come back to the issue of Russia's war in Ukraine again before Friday's closing day of the summit. Not only have the geopolitics in general shifted, some of the EU politics in particular are no longer as kind to Zelenskyy. There is also a four-year 20-billion-euro ($21 billion) military and security package in the pipeline. "If we don't help Ukraine, then what is the alternative, really," Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas said.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Zelenskyy, Mike Johnson, Israel, Robert Fico, Viktor Orbán, Orbán, Anton Siluanov, Boris Pistorius, Fico, Orban, Kaja Kallas, Leo Varadkar, Putin Organizations: European Union, EU, U.S ., Slovak, Ukraine, Russian, U.S . Congress, IRIS, " Locations: Israel, Ukraine, Moscow, Europe, Slovakia, Germany, France, Hungary, Zelenskyy, Russian, United States, Brussels, Estonian, Russia

☆ Ukraine at last has all the Abrams tanks the US promised. Now the question is how best to use them.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-28 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Ukraine has received all 31 of the formidable M1A1 Abrams tanks promised by the US. Ukraine will have to be careful with how it employs the Abrams, especially as the counteroffensive likely slows in coming months. But don't expect to see many showdowns with Russian tanks. Russian minefields have held Ukraine's armor at bay, while artillery and anti-tank missiles threaten the vehicles that do advance. Soldiers handle a US M1 Abrams tank during the Finnish Army mechanized exercise "Arrow 23" at the Pohjankangas shooting and training area in Niinisalo, Finland, on May 4, 2023.

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BRUSSELS (AP) — It was a good thing Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Zelenskyy had his videoconference address to the European Union summit pre-slotted for the opening session. They didn't come back to the issue of Russia's war in Ukraine again before Friday's closing day of the summit. With Ukraine funding in jeopardy in the U.S. Congress, Zelenskyy is looking to leave the financial lifeline to Europe open. “If we don’t help Ukraine, then what is the alternative, really,” Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas said. Why do you think that you’re safe then?”Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar has the answer.

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☆ Russia's bomber fleet hasn't fired cruise missiles at Ukraine for a month, a sign its stocks are dwindling, UK intel says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Russia's heavy bomber aircraft haven't fired cruise missiles at Ukraine in more than a month, UK intel said. The UK MOD said that's "one of the longest gaps in such strikes since the conflict began." AdvertisementAdvertisementRussia's fleet of heavy bomber aircraft have not fired cruise missiles at Ukraine in more than a month, according to UK intelligence. AdvertisementAdvertisementUsing those bombers to launch cruise missiles had been Russia's "primary method" for precision strikes, even though it does have other ways of hitting Ukraine, the UK MOD said. Cruise missiles can also be fired from the ground or the sea as well as from planes, but Russia favors strikes launched from aircraft.

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☆ Ukraine's new ATACMS missiles perfectly exploit a gap in Russia's tactics, expert says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Ukraine has started using its US-donated ATACMS missiles to great effect. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe long-range ATACMS missiles that Ukraine got from the US are putting Russia on the back foot, rendering one of its tactics less effective, an expert told Insider. But now Ukraine can hit equipment that is spread further apart thanks to the ATACMS cluster munitions. Ukraine can hit "targets where you need to hit a wide range of targets in one location," said Bailey. Ukraine said at it expended at least four missiles in the ATACMS strike [which took out far more than four targets?].

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☆ Russia's heavy losses of at least 109 armored vehicles in a recent battle will hurt future offensives: ISW
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Russia has suffered major military equipment losses in its latest offensive. The Russian military lost at least 109 armored vehicles and tanks near the region of Avdiivka, a think tank said. "Heavy Russian equipment losses around Avdiivka will likely undermine Russian offensive capabilities over the long term," war analysts said. AdvertisementAdvertisementRussia has recently suffered serious military equipment losses in its latest offensive surrounding the Ukrainian village of Avdiivka — and that'll likely hurt Moscow's future offensive capabilities, according to war analysts. "Heavy Russian equipment losses around Avdiivka will likely undermine Russian offensive capabilities over the long term," ISW researchers said in the assessment.

Persons: —, ISW, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Zelenskyy, Rishi Sunak Organizations: Service, The, Ukrainian, British, Reuters Locations: Russia, Avdiivka, Russian, Washington, DC, Ukraine, Donetsk

About 100 wives, mothers, children and relatives of Ukrainian soldiers attended a demonstration in the capital, Kyiv. Even so, U.S. officials say that Russian forces are experiencing morale problems as another winter campaign looms. The latest hot spot draining resources is Avdiivka, a city in the eastern Donetsk region that Russian forces partially occupy. The Washington-based think tank noted that Ukrainian military officials said that around 5,000 Russian soldiers have been killed and wounded, and 400 armored vehicles lost in the area since Oct. 10. Satellite images show the Russian military lost at least 109 military vehicles, mostly armored fighting vehicles and tanks, near Avdiivika between Oct. 10 and 20, the institute said.

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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia fired 11 Shahed drones against Ukrainian targets, reaching deep into Ukraine while falling debris damaged power lines near a nuclear power plant in the country's west, officials said Wednesday. Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said his country's air defenses are preparing for another winter of Russian attacks on energy infrastructure as the war enters its 21st month. “Russia appears to be increasingly supplementing the use of Shahed … drones with cheaper and lighter domestically produced drone variants during strikes on Ukrainian infrastructure,” it said in an assessment late Tuesday. It also said that four Ukrainian drones were shot down over Russia’s western Bryansk region early Wednesday. ___Follow AP’s coverage of the war in Ukraine at https://apnews.com/hub/russia-ukraine

Persons: Volodymyr Zelenskyy, ” Zelenskyy, Russia “, Sergei Shoigu, Andrei Kuzmenko, Yuras Karmanau Organizations: —, Ukraine’s Ministry of Energy Infrastructure, Ukraine, Russian, Associated Press Locations: KYIV, Ukraine, — Russia, Ukrainian, Khmelnytskyi, Poland, Russia, Washington, Donetsk, Bryansk, Sevastopol, Crimea, Tallinn, Estonia, russia, ukraine

☆ 'They're running out of time': Ukraine's counteroffensive is gaining urgency as winter approaches
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

"Despite inflicting significant losses on Russian armed forces, Ukraine's four-and-a-half-month-old counteroffensive has not achieved major territorial gains nor managed to slice through Russia's 'land bridge' to Crimea," he added. "The hope is that they're far enough through the Russian defensive lines now ... to make some rapid progress. Russian forces had months to prepare layers of defenses including extensive networks of trenches; anti-tank obstacles such as ditches and "dragon's teeth"; and minefields. Russian forces are also receiving support from artillery, attack helicopters and other aircraft, again impeding Ukraine's forces. Minefields, in particular, have disrupted Ukraine's offensive momentum and rate of advance, according to analysts at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).

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☆ How Ukraine is beating the Russian airforce with US missiles
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-22 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Ukraine has been bolstering its air defense capabilities in recent months, and it shot down five Russian Su-25 attack jets over a 10 day period, The Kyiv Post reported. Canada also announced it was donating 43 AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles to Ukraine in May. AdvertisementAdvertisementUkraine sought assistance from the US to replenish its air defense arsenal, and AIM-9s were on the list. Meanwhile, the UK has also supplied advanced AIM-132 ASRAAM air-to-air missiles, which Ukraine has fitted to trucks. —🇺🇦 Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons) August 4, 2023Adding to its mix-and-match armory, Ukraine's recently acquired ATACMS has boosted its capability to attack the Russian air force.

Persons: —, we've, Oleksandr Shtupun, Defense Lloyd Austin Organizations: Service, Kyiv Post, US AIM, AIM, US Air Force, Ukrainian, Stingers, Defense Locations: Ukrainian, Ukraine, Russian, Kyiv, Canada

MOSHCHUN, Ukraine (AP) — In the humble backyard of a destroyed house, a 13-year-old chops firewood to get ready for winter. His mother, Tetiana Yarema, has been preparing for months as she remembers last winter’s Russian strikes on the energy infrastructure that plunged Ukraine into darkness. For the Yarema family, like millions of other Ukrainians touched by Russia’s war on Ukraine, winter is an especially challenging time. The strikes impacted almost a half of Ukraine’s energy capacity. After a lull of six months, Ukraine's energy system sustained its first attack of the season on Sept. 21, resulting in damage to facilities in the central and western regions, Ukrenergo said.

Persons: Tetiana Yarema, ”, Yarema, “, Ukrenergo, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, ” Zelenskyy, Denys Shmyhal, ” Shmyhal, Yurii Musienko, Valentyna Kiriian, DTEK, Maxim Timchenko, ” Timchenko, Andrii Horchynskyi, ” Horchynskyi, ___ Dmytro Zhyhinas Organizations: —, Private Locations: MOSHCHUN, Ukraine, Moshchun, Kyiv, Ukrainian, United States, Private Ukrainian, Maliutianka, russia, ukraine

☆ 6 dead in Russian rocket strike as Ukraine reports record bomb attack numbers
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-22 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

A view shows a postal distribution center of Nova Post company hit by Russian missiles, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the village of Korotych, outside of Kharkiv, Ukraine Oct. 22, 2023. A missile strike on a mail depot in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv killed six people, Ukrainian officials said Sunday. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described the strike as an attack on an "ordinary civilian object." "We need to respond to Russian terror every day with results on the front line. Elsewhere in the Kharkiv region, three people were injured in Russian shelling on the city of Kupiansk, Syniehubov said.

Persons: Oleh Syniehubov, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Syniehubov, Natalia Humeniuk Organizations: Nova Post, Nova Poshta, Kyiv, Sunday, Ukrainian, Operational Command Locations: Nova, Russian, Ukraine, Korotych, Kharkiv, Ukrainian, Russia, Kupiansk, Moscow, Kherson

☆ Civilians killed and wounded as Russian forces renew push to take towns in eastern Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-21 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

At least three civilians were killed and others wounded in Ukraine on Friday and Saturday, as Russian forces continued to shell areas across the country and pushed forward near an embattled eastern city, local Ukrainian officials reported Saturday. A man died as Russian forces shelled the Ukrainian-held town of Nikopol from their stronghold at Ukraine's largest nuclear plant, according to Ukrainian local Gov. Russian shelling over the past day also wounded one civilian in the front-line city of Avdiivka, in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region, acting local Gov. Avdiivka has been fiercely contested by Russian and Ukrainian forces in recent weeks as Kyiv's forces try to hold off a renewed Russian assault. Russian forces have for weeks been pressing an offensive to retake territory near Kupiansk and the nearby town of Lyman.

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☆ Ukraine celebrates spectacular debut of ATACMS by playing Neil Diamond's 'Hello Again' over images of US missiles in action
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-21 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Ukraine posted a video of new US-supplied missiles in action over Neil Diamond's hit "Hello." The new missiles reportedly targeted Russian airfields and took out multiple enemy helicopters. Insider's Jake Epstein reported that Ukraine struck Russian airfields and took out enemy helicopters with their new ATACMS. Ukraine also posted a video of ATACMS being fired at Russians on Telegram. AdvertisementAdvertisementForeign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said Ukraine is set to get more ATACMS that have a range of about 190 miles.

Persons: Neil Diamond's, —, Neil Diamond, Jake Epstein, Lockheed Martin, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Zelenskyy, Joe Biden, Insider's Jake Epstein, Dmytro Kuleba Organizations: Service, The Ukrainian Centre, Strategic Communications, MGM, Tactical Missile, Lockheed, Ukrainian, Telegram, Pentagon Locations: Ukraine, Russia, America, Berdyansk, Luhansk, Russian

☆ Ukraine's first ATACMS strikes may leave a lasting impact on Russia's airpower and send it scrambling to pull bases back from the front lines, Western intel says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Ukraine revealed it has ATACMS this week after launching several strikes on Russian airbases. The attack destroyed multiple helicopters and other weaponry, Kyiv's defense ministry said. According to Western intelligence, this may cause lasting damage to Russian airpower and force a change in basing. On Tuesday, Ukraine's special operations forces used ATACMS to carry out strikes on Russian airfields in Berdyansk and Luhansk — two locations in Russian-occupied territory. —Defense of Ukraine (@DefenceU) October 18, 2023Russia has had to do this before in response to other Western weapons.

Persons: —, there's, wishlist, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Biden, Mykhailo Podolyak, Zelenskyy Organizations: Service, MGM, Tactical Missile Systems, —, Artillery Locations: Ukraine, Moscow, Berdyansk, Luhansk, Russia, Azov, Russian, France, Sevastopol, Washington, United States

☆ Ukraine will get ATACMS missiles that can fire twice as far as the ones it just received from the US, Ukrainian official says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ukraine will get an upgraded model of the long-range missiles it just received, an official said. Ukraine likely used more limited ATACMS that it got from the US in a recent attack on Russian airfields. AdvertisementAdvertisementA Ukrainian official said he believes the country will soon receive ATACMS long-range missiles from the US that can travel almost twice as far as the model that just arrived in Ukraine. The US confirmed this week that it had sent ATACMS to Ukraine that had a range of about 100 miles. The US has not announced additional shipments of ATACMS to Ukraine, though it also did not announce the previous shipment in advance.

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☆ Combat video shows what Ukraine says are its special ops forces destroying enemy armor, capturing the cost of Russia's new assaults in the east
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The video captures Russian tank and vehicle losses near Avdiivka, Kyiv's special ops forces said. Avdiivka, in eastern Ukraine, is one area where Moscow recently launched a renewed assault. Ukraine's Special Operations Forces (SSO) said it detected Russian armor heading toward Avdiivka, a small city in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk region that's currently surrounded on three sides by Russian-occupied territory. It's one area where Moscow's forces recently launched a "renewed offensive," according to US officials. "These days, Russian losses are really impressive, and it is exactly the kind of losses of the occupier that Ukraine needs."

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☆ Biden makes case for 'urgent' military aid to Ukraine; North Korea's Kim says Russia agreements will be 'faithfully' fulfilled
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Elliot Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

U.S. President Joe Biden said he would be sending an "urgent" funding request to Congress on Friday for military aid to support both Ukraine and Israel in their respective war efforts. Biden late on Thursday made a rare White House speech in which he claimed both Hamas and Russia "want to annihilate a neighboring democracy," and vowed to send an "urgent" request to Congress for additional funding to both Ukraine and Israel to aid their respective military efforts. The White House said Tuesday that it had supplied Kyiv with long-range ATACMS (Army Tactical Missile Systems) missiles, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed that his forces had used them in action. Meanwhile, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has resolved to "faithfully implement" agreements made with Russian President Vladimir Putin at a summit last month, state media KCNA reported Friday. Lavrov's trip to Pyongyang comes hot on the heels of Putin's visit to China this week, during which the Russian president said Washington's decision to supply ATACMS missiles to Ukraine was "a mistake."

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The funding request, expected to be formally unveiled on Friday, is likely to be around $100 billion over the next year, according to people directly familiar with the proposal who insisted on anonymity to discuss internal deliberations. Biden hopes that combining all of these issues into one piece of legislation will create the necessary political coalition for congressional approval. The White House has warned that time is running out to prevent Ukraine, which recently struggled to make progress in a grueling counteroffensive, from losing ground to Russia because of dwindling supplies of weapons. The White House plans to formally unveil Biden’s supplemental request on Friday, according to two officials familiar with the plans, although the timing could change. The Senate plans to move quickly on Biden’s request, hoping that it creates pressure on the Republican-controlled House to resolve its leadership drama and return to legislating.

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☆ Ukraine war live updates: Russia says ties with North Korea have reached 'new, strategic level' as Western concerns over weaponry grow
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Amur region on Sept. 13, 2023. Relations between Russia and North Korea have reached a "new, strategic level," Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said at the beginning of his trip to Pyongyang Thursday, Russian state media reported. Western officials have expressed alarm in recent months over deepening ties, accusing North Korea of supplying weaponry to Russia for use in the war against Ukraine. Russia and North Korea deny the allegations. The trip to North Korea by Russia's top diplomat comes hot on the heels of Russian President Vladimir Putin's trip to China this week, where Putin said Washington's decision to supply long-range ATACMS missiles to Ukraine was "a mistake."

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☆ Images show North Korea has secretly been sending cargo to Russia, likely supplying munitions as Russia's own stockpiles dwindle
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Satellite images suggest that North Korea and Russia have developed an elaborate supply line. The images show that two cargo vessels have repeatedly transported hundreds of containers from North Korea to Russia. AdvertisementAdvertisementNew satellite images appear to show that North Korea has been supplying Russia with far more military equipment and munitions than was previously known. "North Korea has the ability to manufacture a lot of ammunition, and it has significant stockpiles." Satellite images showed two cargo ships making multiple trips between Russia and North Korea.

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