A former aide of Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused the U.S. of being behind the arrest of Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of the Telegram messaging platform.The 39-year-old billionaire was arrested in France on August 24 as part of an investigation into crimes related to child pornograph
Day: August 27, 2024
⚡️EU considers Kyiv’s request to train soldiers inside Ukraine, media reports.
Some EU member nations fear that trainings on Ukrainian soil will lead to escalated conflict with Russia, according to a document obtained by Politico.https://t.co/4kP6HDAZvC
— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) August 27, 2024
BREAKING:
Ukraine announces it will build a new nuclear power plant with 4 American AP1000 Westinghouse reactors.
The nuclear power plant will be built at the Chyhyryn site in the Cherkasy Oblast.
Construction had already started of an NPP there but was suspended in 1981 and… pic.twitter.com/V5a2G6edH8
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) August 27, 2024
Russia redeployed 30,000 troops to Kursk Oblast amid Ukraine’s incursion, Syrskyi says; Ukraine tested its first ballistic missile; and more. https://t.co/mSFaxc71cw
— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) August 27, 2024
The National Bank of Poland became the world’s biggest buyer of gold among central banks together with India in the second quarter of 2024.
Poland purchased another 19 tonnes of the metal, bringing the total reserve up to 392 tonnes.
Poland bought 130 tonnes last year and now… pic.twitter.com/oZWOCtVaw9
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) August 27, 2024
In Russia’s Kursk region, video shows the Glushkovo bridge – filmed looking across the Seym River to Glushkovo village. Footage shows smoke rising in Glushkovo and maybe smoke rising from one of Russia’s destroyed pontoon bridges (At 13 seconds camera pans right). https://t.co/4LLJoa1bMS
— Glasnost Gone (@GlasnostGone) August 27, 2024
⚡Russia testing Poland’s air defense system, Polish general says.https://t.co/i6AxlC4Qwp
— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) August 27, 2024