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The proposed boycott would also target any purchases linked to Morocco's occupation of Western Sahara, as well as imports from Russia over its invasion and occupation of parts of Ukraine.
While Ukraine claimed some success in stalling Moscow's advance in certain areas, the very fact Russian troops have managed to regain the initiative in Kharkiv underscores the acute manpower and ammunition shortages crippling Kyiv's overstretched forces.
Russian President Vladimir Putin's appointment of Andrei Belousov as deputy prime minister overseeing the defense industry signals a major "revolution" in how Moscow is approaching military manufacturing.
The United Nations has long raised alarms about groups like the Taliban profiting from Afghanistan's illegal mining and mineral smuggling operations to fund their militant activities.
Putin's state visit to Beijing aims to bolster Russia's economy amid sanctions, highlighting the deepening ties between Russia and China.
Rabotino, a name resonating with symbolic significance for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, was presented as the cornerstone achievement of the Ukrainian counteroffensive.
Ukraine appears to have used U.S.-supplied ATACMS missiles to strike the Saky airfield on Crimea's western coast near the city of Novofedorivka.
Russia has launched one of its biggest ground assaults since the start of the invasion over a year ago, focusing its offensive on the Kharkiv region near the Russian border. Ukrainian forces have been engaged in intense combat and conducted a tactical retreat from some areas.
Speaking to Russians exactly one year after ordering troops into Ukraine, Putin portrayed his government as being open to a diplomatic resolution through "negotiations that take into account the interests of all countries involved." However, he claimed it was Ukraine that "unexpectedly announced the termination of negotiations" last year after preliminary talks.
The Ukrainian retreat followed days of intense bombardment from Russian artillery and airstrikes as Moscow launched one of its biggest ground assaults since its full-scale invasion over a year ago.
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