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New US peace plan pushes Ukraine toward capitulation — here's what we know so far

The United States is advancing a new peace proposal for ending Russia's war against Ukraine, a plan that Ukrainian officials say mirrors Moscow's maximalist demands and revives concessions the Kremlin had previously dropped. The framework, approved by U.S. President Donald Trump earlier this week, includes requirements for Ukraine to cede territory, cut its military, and limit its alliances — proposals far more sweeping than those discussed in earlier negotiation rounds. Ukraine's President's

Ukraine war latest: Russia will test NATO's Article 5 soon, top Swedish general warns

Hello, this is Chris York reporting from Kyiv on day 1,366 of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Today's top story so far: Russia will soon test NATO's Article 5 collective defense treaty and Europe must be prepared to use force to deter Moscow, Swedish Chief of Defense Gen. Michael Claesson has said. "I'm sure and I'm convinced that they would be ready to test Article 5 of NATO at any point in the Baltic states or in some other part of Europe as well," he said in an interview with Poli

Ukraine's northern fortress city of Chernihiv braces for a worst-case scenario winter

As evening settles over Chernihiv in northern Ukraine, the city plunges into darkness, broken only by the noise of generators. Their constant hum is now so common that it sometimes obscures even the sound of Russian drones moving across the night sky. But Nataliia Svyrydenko, who has lived in Chernihiv's Bobrovytsia district for 26 years, can still identify the sound instantly. "It is impossible to describe what you feel inside. You do not know whether it will pass over or come down on your ho

Local residents walk through the city center during a blackout in Chernihiv, Ukraine, on Oct. 10, 2025.

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At first glance, a YouTube interview with Philippe Marques Pinto looks like one of dozens of others in Ukraine’s long-running campaign to recruit South American soldiers to bolster its ranks in the fight against Russia. “I worked as a private security guard in Brazil, and when I arrived here, I got training, and it was just a question of adaptation,” Pinto says in an April 25, 2025, video for the Foreign Recruitment Center, a channel run by Ukraine’s Defense Ministry. But according to police i

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