Topic: Ukraine/Russia — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-13 04:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The leader says the combined power of the Sarmat’s individually targeted warheads is over four times that of any Western counterpart
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[2026-05-13 04:03 UTC+10:00] [Avangard hypersonic glide vehicle] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The leader says the combined power of the Sarmat’s individually targeted warheads is over four times that of any Western counterpart
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[2026-05-13 04:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: When Russian President Vladimir Putin said recently that the war in Ukraine was “approaching its end,” many in the West immediately interpreted it as a sign of Russian weakness.
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[2026-05-13 03:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Russia and China still have “serious concerns” about a US-backed draft UN Security Council resolution demanding Iran stop obstructing shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, remove sea mines and halt "illegal tolls”, according to a letter seen by The National.
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[2026-05-13 03:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Russian Strategic Missile Forces chief, Col. Gen. Sergei Karakayev, left on the screen, reports to President Vladimir Putin on a successful test launch of the Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile at the Kremlin in Moscow, Tuesday, May 12, 2026. (Mikhail Metzel/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
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[2026-05-13 03:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The mystery of how a Russian cargo ship sank deepened after it was revealed that the vessel suffered multiple explosions while allegedly carrying two nuclear reactors believed to be bound for North Korea, according to a new report.
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[2026-05-13 02:44 UTC+10:00] [Russia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Western military may have targeted the Ursa Major, which went down after mysterious explosions, reports suggest
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[2026-05-13 02:40 UTC+10:00] [Bosnia and Herzegovina] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Christian Schmidt, who is resigning post, says multi-ethnic nation may fall apart amid pressure from US and Russia
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[2026-05-13 02:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: President Volodymyr Zelensky's former right-hand man Andriy Yermak appeared in a Kyiv court on Tuesday, after he was named by Ukraine's two anti-corruption agencies as a suspect in a money-laundering scheme.
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[2026-05-13 01:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Finland is planning to tighten restrictions on exports of medical equipment and healthcare technology to Russia, citing concerns that such products could ultimately be used for military purposes, Finnish broadcaster Yle reported, as Western sanctions continue to disrupt Russia’s healthcare sector.
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[2026-05-13 01:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US has launched a probe into more than 120 American-funded biological labs abroad, including in Ukraine, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard told the New York Post on Monday.
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[2026-05-13 01:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — Current and former CIA employees are being interviewed as part of a FBI probe into ex-agency director John Brennan’s handling of a 2016 investigation of purported collusion between then-GOP candidate Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and Russia, The Post has learned.
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[2026-05-13 01:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russia plans to deploy its new RS-28 Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile later this year, the commander of Russia’s Strategic Missile Forces told President Vladimir Putin following a test launch on Tuesday morning.
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[2026-05-12 23:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Greece’s Defense Minister Nikolaos Dendias speaks with the media as he arrives for a meeting of EU defense ministers at the European Council building in Brussels, Tuesday, May 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
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[2026-05-12 23:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Swedish, American and Ukrainian forces are taking part in Swedish-led military exercises on the Baltic island of Gotland. Ukrainian drone teams are joining the NATO drill as Sweden deepens military cooperation with NATO allies and Kyiv. (AP Video shot by Fanny Brodersen)
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[2026-05-12 22:32 UTC+10:00] [World news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: View image in fullscreenKyiv, Ukraine Emergency services inspect debris from an intercepted Russian dronePhotograph: Maxym Marusenko/EPAShareView image in fullscreenWashington DCDonald Trump speaks at a dinner in the White House rose gardenPhotograph: Julia Demaree Nikhinson/APShareView image in fullscreenGaza City, Gaza Strip Ala Jouda and others stand outside the makeshift home he has built on the site of his former house, which was destroyed in an Israeli attackPhotograph: Anadolu/Getty ImagesShareView image in fullscreenBrussels, Belgium A demonstrator takes part in a nationwide strike
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[2026-05-12 21:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A Scottish man who worked as a military instructor in Ukraine but was recruited to work as a Russian spy has been jailed in the country for eight-and-a-half years.
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[2026-05-12 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: In a world of turmoil there is a glimmer of hope. Could the war between Russia and Ukraine be approaching its endgame? Reading the Kremlin tea leaves is a fool’s game but the facts on the battlefield and Russian President Vladimir Putin’s latest public statements provide evidence that something may have changed.
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[2026-05-12 20:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Andriy Yermak was Ukraine’s lead negotiator in talks with the US and left during the scandal
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[2026-05-12 20:32 UTC+10:00] [Andriy Yermak] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Andriy Yermak was Ukraine’s lead negotiator in talks with the US and left during the scandal
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[2026-05-12 18:54 UTC+10:00] [World news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: At least one person killed as Moscow launches drone strikes on energy facilities and apartments
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[2026-05-12 18:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Russia and Ukraine have resumed air attacks after a United States-brokered three-day truce expired, with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy saying more than 200 drones were used to attack Ukraine overnight.
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[2026-05-12 18:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: A judge in Moscow on Tuesday sentenced exiled television journalist Tikhon Dzyadko to eight years in prison in absentia after finding him guilty of spreading “fakes” about Russia’s armed forces and violating the country’s law on “foreign agents.”
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[2026-05-12 18:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Ukraine’s Head of the Office of the President Andrii Yermak speaks at a news conference in Davos, Switzerland, Jan. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)
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[2026-05-12 17:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Nearly 20 countries are interested in drone deals with Ukraine and four agreements have already been signed, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Monday.
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[2026-05-12 17:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Kyiv, Ukraine – Pleas and photos of four emaciated soldiers roiled Ukraine in late April.
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[2026-05-12 16:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was once again this year the only EU leader to visit Moscow for Russia's Victory Day commemorative WW2 celebrations on Saturday, which has drawn a predictable and fierce rebuke from Germany and European officials.
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[2026-05-12 15:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 12 (Yonhap) -- The foreign ministry said Tuesday it is in consultations with Ukraine over Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha's possible visit to Seoul, with the issue of repatriating North Korean prisoners of war (POWs) likely to be discussed.
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[2026-05-12 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: EU ministers dismiss proposed role for Gerhard Schroeder, who has cultivated a close relationship with Russia’s president
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[2026-05-12 15:00 UTC+10:00] [Antonio Costa] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: EU ministers dismiss proposed role for Gerhard Schroeder, who has cultivated a close relationship with Russia’s president
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[2026-05-12 14:46 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Anti-graft agencies say Andriy Yermak suspected of participating in criminal group that laundered $10.5m in housing project, which he denies ownership in
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[2026-05-12 13:33 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday that Russia has no intention of ending the more than four-year-old war with his country and Kyiv was preparing for further attacks.
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[2026-05-12 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Global reporters network] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: THE HAGUE — The investigators and digital experts gathered in The Hague called it a “hackathon,” but the target was not a piece of software — it was missing Ukrainian children.Over two days in mid-April, teams from 18 countries convened in Europol’s headquarters to comb through photographs, social media profiles and metadata, seeking information about children believed to have been abducted by the Kremlin and taken to Russia, Belarus or occupied areas of Ukraine.“It looked a bit like a 1990s
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[2026-05-12 11:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: India rejected Russia’s offer to sell it liquefied natural gas subject to US sanctions, despite a huge shortfall driven by Middle East tensions, leaving a tanker bound for India in limbo as talks continue on permitted cargoes, Reuters reports.
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[2026-05-12 10:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Almost 200 so-called Russian "shadow fleet" vessels have entered UK waters since the prime minister threatened to intercept them nearly seven weeks ago, BBC Verify analysis suggests.
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[2026-05-12 10:04 UTC+10:00] [Russia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Since Russian invasion, about 20,500 children have been unlawfully deported or forcibly transferred to Russia or Russian-held territories in Ukraine. What we know on day 1,539
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[2026-05-12 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Japan has not had a centralised intelligence service since World War II. Sanae Takaichi wants to change that
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[2026-05-12 10:00 UTC+10:00] [North Korea] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Japan has not had a centralised intelligence service since World War II. Sanae Takaichi wants to change that
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[2026-05-12 07:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By RT newsroom, a team of multi-lingual journalists with over a decade of experience in Russian and international reporting, delivering original research and insights often missing from mainstream coverage
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[2026-05-12 07:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A brief “three-day ceasefire” between Ukraine and Russia to permit Moscow to commemorate victory over Nazi Germany was announced by Kyiv in a statement that was “short but strong on symbolism,” notes Aidan G. Stretch at The Free Press. Ukraine, in “dictating the terms” of the break in hostilities, indicates that Zelensky is not engaging in “mere posturing.” While Ukraine’s “long-range strike campaign” was originally “heavily” reliant on US help, “last spring, the Trump administration began to wind down this
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[2026-05-12 06:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Germany and Ukraine will jointly develop long-range drones, German Defense Minister Boris Pistiorius has said during an unannounced visit to Kiev. The Ukrainian military has routinely used unmanned aerial vehicles for attacks deep inside Russia that targeted civilians and critical infrastructure.
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[2026-05-12 06:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: KYIV — Ukraine's anti-corruption force on Monday said it had uncovered a multi-million-dollar money laundering scheme, which Ukrainian media reported involved President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's former chief of staff, Andriy Yermak.
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[2026-05-12 05:48 UTC+10:00] [Russian Invasion of Ukraine (2022)] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: One thing seemed apparent after Moscow’s muted commemoration this weekend of the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany during World War II: President Vladimir V. Putin is feeling the pressure.
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[2026-05-12 04:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: KYIV – Nearly 20 countries are interested in drone deals with Ukraine, and four agreements have already been signed, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Monday.
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[2026-05-12 04:20 UTC+10:00] [Airports] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BRUSSELS — Ukraine wants Europe to help revive stalled peace efforts with Russia by pursuing a narrow first step: a mutual halt to attacks on each side's airports.
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[2026-05-12 03:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: KYIV — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday that fighting with Russia was ongoing despite a three-day US-brokered ceasefire, accusing Russia of not wanting to end the four-year war.
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[2026-05-12 03:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: President Sheikh Mohamed and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy discussed Iran's attacks on the UAE during a phone call on Monday.
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[2026-05-12 03:32 UTC+10:00] [Vladimir Putin] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Drone strikes, mounting casualties and a distracted US president means a slow-motion victory is in doubt
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[2026-05-12 02:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: A right-wing Austrian politician has demanded that the country’s Finance Ministry explain how nearly $22 billion in cash and gold was shipped to Ukraine from Austria since 2022 without triggering concerns about money laundering or regulatory oversight.
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[2026-05-12 02:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Ukraine is emerging as a global drone export powerhouse, coming fresh off vast experience gained in over four years of war with Russia - or at least that's the image Kiev is seeking to present to the world.
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