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The new funding is expected to cover "a range" of investments, according to a high-level State Department source who chose to remain anonymous.

Ukraine President Vlodymyr Zelenky uploaded a video of an “open conversation” between himself and Andriy Biletsky, founder of the Azov Battalion.

The acquisition could also allow “foreign powers to use Forbes' wide reach to influence voters during close elections.”

Zelensky's comments about the involvement of the CIA and Russia's suggestion of Western involvement in the bridge attack raise questions about the Biden administration's involvement in the matter.

"Responsible nations have to come together to hold these perpetrators accountable," Biden told a Washington crowd in April 2022. "We will keep raising the economic cost and ratchet up the pain for Putin and further increase Russia's economic isolation."

Wagner is fully financed by the Russian government, according to President Putin.

U.S. intelligence agencies had alerted top military and administration officials as early as Wednesday about a potential military assault against prominent Russian defense authorities, plotted by Prigozhin.

Three months prior to the sabotage of the Nord Stream natural gas pipeline, the CIA was privy to detailed intelligence suggesting a Ukrainian plot to attack the key infrastructure.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the United States will focus its efforts on aiding Ukraine "for as long as it takes" rather than encourage Russia and Ukraine to reach a settlement.

FSB accuses NSA and Apple of collaborating on a large-scale espionage operation targeting iPhones.