Could Ukraine’s corruption crisis ‘lead to military defeat’ against Russia?
Corruption scandal threatens Zelenskyy’s presidency, Kyiv’s global reputation and its battlefield chances, experts say.
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Russians agree to quit Serbian oil company as US sanctions bite
Russia’s state-owned company Gazprom Neft to be forced out of Serbia’s NIS after imposition of Western sanctions.
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Solving the Nord Stream mystery
The arrest of a Ukrainian man in Italy has reignited an unsolved geopolitical crime drama.
Published On 11 Nov 2025
Russia says Ukrainian-British plot to hijack hypersonic missile foiled
Pilots of Russian warplane tempted with money and Western citizenship to take part in false flag op, Moscow asserts.
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,356
Here are the key events from day 1,356 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Ukraine anticorruption agency alleges $100m energy kickback scheme
Ukranian president promises accountability after anticorruption bureau announces probe into alleged Energoatom scheme.
![A view of the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine on June 15, 2023. [File: Olga Maltesva/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/000_33JW2FF-1762805668.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Millions endure power cuts in Ukraine as Russia strikes more energy sites
Ukraine says European allies can give up some of their Patriot missile systems now and get future deliveries.
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Is the fall of Pokrovsk, Ukraine’s key eastern stronghold, inevitable?
Some observers believe Russian takeover of strategic town is ‘a matter of time’.
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,355
Here are the key events from day 1,355 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Ukraine drone strikes throw power supplies into disarray in Russian cities
Tit-for-tat attacks on energy facilities continue after Russia launched ‘massive strikes’ on Ukraine.
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,354
Here are the key events from day 1,354 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
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