Joe Biden lifts ban on Ukraine using US arms to strike inside Russia

WASHINGTON, Nov 17 (Reuters) – President Joe Biden’s administration has lifted restrictions that had blocked Ukraine from using U.S.-provided weapons to strike deep into Russian territory, said three sources familiar with the matter, in a significant change to U.S. policy in the Ukraine-Russia conflict. Ukraine plans to conduct its first long-range attacks in the coming days, the sources said, without revealing details due to…

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Trump told Putin not to escalate the conflict

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President-elect Donald Trump spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin and advised him not to escalate the Ukraine war, a source familiar with the conversation told Reuters on Sunday, as President Joe Biden plans to urge Trump not to abandon Kyiv. Trump and Putin spoke in recent days, said the source. Trump spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday. Trump has criticized the scale of U.S. military and financial support…

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Why did Elon Musk join Trump’s victory call with Ukrainian president?

WASHINGTON − Tech billionaire Elon Musk joined the first phone call between President-elect Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy since Trump’s election on Tuesday, media outlets reported, raising questions about his potentially outsized role in the upcoming administration. A spokesperson for Zelenskyy described the call as a positive one based on comments from both…

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Russian court fines Google $20 decillion

A Russian court is demanding that Google pay $20 decillion American dollars after several of the country’s TV channels and media outlets were blocked from YouTube, according to multiple reports. The fine, which is 20 with 33 zeros attached, is a 37-digit figure. The excessive number comes from a Moscow court that imposed it after…

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