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Russia's coy game: Why Kremlin won't commit to Trump's peace push

As U.S. President Donald Trump accelerates his push for a settlement in Moscow's war against Ukraine, analysts say Russia's ambiguous stance is clouding the process. Even though the original peace plan unveiled by the U.S. last week was skewed in Russia's favor, it is not clear if Moscow would have accepted it since it still falls short of its sweeping demands. Observers note that Moscow has never clearly signaled readiness to accept the proposals. "They've been very coy about the negotiations

U.S. President Donald Trump (R) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) in Anchorage, Alaska, U.S., on Aug. 15, 2025.

The wrong way to peace in Ukraine

About the author: Timothy Snyder is an American author and historian who specializes in the history of Central and Eastern Europe and the Holocaust. Last week, Russia attacked Ukrainian civilians with more than 500 drones, cruise missiles, and rockets. Most of these drones were shot down, but the attack hit two apartment buildings in Ternopil, in western Ukraine, killing at least 31 people, including six children. Homes, shops, post offices, and power plants across Ukraine also went up in flame

US President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Nov. 22, 2025.

In bomb-shelter classrooms, Ukrainian university students turn to weapons engineering

In a basement firing range at the Kharkiv Aviation Institute, first-year student Anastasia Homel watches intently as her professor breaks down and reassembles an automatic rifle in front of her class. It’s a snapshot of how the war has altered education and student life for students taking classes in bomb shelters after their campus came under Russian missile, drone and artillery strikes upward of 100 times since 2022, forcing lessons literally underground. The university, also known as the KA

Students of the Kharkiv Aviation Institute attend an FPV-drone class in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Oct. 27, 2025
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