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Court orders detention of Zelensky's fugitive associate in Ukraine's biggest corruption case
Businessman Timur Mindich, a former business partner of President Volodymyr Zelensky, fled Ukraine before the court considered the motion.
Ukraine war latest live: DeepState: Russia seized about 90% more territory in November than in October
Russian forces captured about 505 square kilometers (195 square miles) of Ukrainian territory in November, almost twice the gains recorded in September, DeepState said in an assessment Dec. 1.
Zelensky, Macron call with European leaders after Ukraine-US peace deal talks
The visit follows talks between Ukrainian and U.S. officials in Florida, as Kyiv seeks to negotiate better conditions in the Washington-backed 28-point peace deal.
Why Trump's peace plan is unlikely to end Russia's war in Ukraine
As U.S. President Donald Trump intensifies his effort to force a negotiated end to Russia's full-scale invasion, a central question hangs over Washington, Kyiv, and Moscow: What happens next — and can this push yield anything at all? The answer, according to analysts, is increasingly clear. Despite weeks of frantic diplomacy and pressure from Washington, the signs emerging ahead of U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff’s trip to Moscow this week look bleak. Just days before the U.S.-Ukraine consultations
Ukraine's Umerov meets Trump envoy Witkoff again after Florida talks, White House says
U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff held another meeting with Ukrainian negotiator and top security official Rustem Umerov in Florida, a White House official told the Kyiv Independent on Dec. 1.
Ukraine rejects Kazakhstan's criticism over drone strike on Russian oil terminal
"No actions by Ukraine are directed against Kazakhstan or other third parties — all of Ukraine's efforts are focused on repelling full-scale Russian aggression," Ukraine's Foreign Ministry said.
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A Russian military victory in Ukraine would cost Europe twice as much as a Ukrainian victory, according to a new study by Corisk and the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs published on Nov. 25.
