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Russia’s mass abduction of Ukrainian children has been called a war crime.
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Russia’s mass abduction of Ukrainian children has been called a war crime.

27 June 2025
According to experts from Yale University and Ukrainian groups, Russia’s forced removal of Ukrainian children during the war constitutes the largest abduction of children in a conflict since World War II. Such a violation has been described as a clear war crime.
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CIS summit opens in Tadjikistan
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CIS summit opens in Tadjikistan

28 September 2018
Azerbaijani president Ilham Aliyev and Armenian prime minisrter Nikol Pashinyan joined leaders of other post-soviet states for the meeting. According to the Kremlin website. "Particular attention is expected to be given to preparations for the joint celebration in 2020 of the 75th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War."
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Putin pays a short visit to Azerbaijan
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Putin pays a short visit to Azerbaijan

28 September 2018
The Russian leader attended the World Judo Championships, addressed a meeting of the Russia-Azerbaijan Inter-regional Forum, and had a one to one meeting with the Azerbaijani president Ilham Aliyev.
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Ukraine terminates friendship treaty with Russia
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Ukraine terminates friendship treaty with Russia

18 September 2018
The decision was taken at a meeting of the country's National Defence and Security Council and is to be communicated formally to Russia and to the international community by the end of the month.
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Abkhaz prime minister killed in traffic accident
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Abkhaz prime minister killed in traffic accident

9 September 2018
Officials of the de facto Abkhaz government insist that the death was the result of an accident, not a terrorist attack. The driver of the car that drove into the official convoy is reported to be a young Abkhaz. Law enforcement sources in Sukhumi say that he was under the influence of drugs.
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Putin and Pashinyan met in Moscow
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Putin and Pashinyan met in Moscow

9 September 2018
"I can say with confidence that there are no unsolvable issues in our relations, and we, of course, today will discuss a very wide range of issues", the Armenian prime minister said at the start of his discussions with the Russian leader.
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