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US, Iran reach 60-day ceasefire deal reopening Strait of Hormuz, sources say
The deal is still pending U.S. President Donald Trump's approval, U.S. officials said.
Ukraine's parliament gives final sign-off on EU loan, first payment expected mid-June
"I am grateful to all the MPs who so promptly ratified the agreement," President Volodymyr Zelensky said after the vote.
3 Russian shadow fleet tankers attacked by drones near Turkey's Black Sea coast
The tankers James II, Altura, and Velora were all around 50 miles (80 kilometers) off the coast of northern Turkey when the attacks occurred.
What can we pencil-pushers do for Ukraine?
By the time our papers are done, the sun is up, and birds are chirping. Crossing the border to Ukraine with six cars has taken all night. During the coming weeks, mechanics will remodel the 4x4s for the front, and volunteers will repack boxes in line with hospital and front-unit needs. To me, as a Swede, one group of professionals is conspicuously absent on the volunteer side of this operation — administrators. This makes me uneasy. Who will dot the i's and cross the t's? Who will file the rep
Russia deploys new Pantsir systems on Moscow rooftops as Ukrainian drone threat grows
Russia appears to be placing newer Pantsir air defense systems on Moscow rooftops as Ukraine’s long-range strikes continue to reach deep inside Russian territory.
Sweden announces 16 Gripens for Ukraine. Here's why that's a big deal
The transfer would further expand Ukraine's fleet of Western-supplied fighter aircraft, which already includes American F-16s and French Mirage 2000s but remains insufficient to fully defend Ukrainian cities and infrastructure from daily Russian missile and drone attacks
About Ceasefire
The Kyiv Independent's coverage of ceasefire proposals and negotiations between Russia and Ukraine. Negotiations have occurred intermittently since the full-scale invasion began in February 2022, with major diplomatic efforts in Belarus, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates. Previous ceasefire following Russia’s annexation of Crimea and war in the Donbas in 2014 were formalized through the Minsk agreements, which ultimately failed to prevent Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022.
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