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Our readers' questions about the war, answered. Vol. 12

Editor's note: We asked members of the Kyiv Independent community to share their questions about Russia's war on Ukraine. Here's what they asked and how we answered. Join our community to ask a question in the next round. Question: The Trump-Putin agreement on diesel exports doesn't seem like good news for Ukraine, but 125,000 barrels a day doesn't seem like a big win for Russia either. Will these funds actually help Russia's economy and its war machine? Is it mostly propaganda ahead of the U.

A woman and child walk past a damaged kindergarten in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Nov. 7, 2026.

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Berlin is Germany's capital and largest city, with a population of approximately 3.7 million in the metropolitan area. The city serves as the seat of the German federal government and has played a central role in European responses to Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine since February 2022. Berlin hosts major diplomatic meetings on Ukraine policy, coordinates significant military and financial aid deliveries, and shelters over 100,000 Ukrainian refugees who fled the war.

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