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Russia brings back 'pseudo-historian' Medinsky to head peace talks, reversing shift toward 'constructive' diplomacy
The next round of talks is set to take place in Geneva on Feb. 17–18.
Whither Trump's peace in Ukraine?
Since the beginning of this year, President Donald Trump has turned much of his personal attention to foreign policy, from Venezuela to Greenland to Iran. Cuba, Mexico, Canada, South Africa, Nigeria, Syria, and perhaps other countries are also in his sights. The pace of foreign forays has been frenetic and may be linked peculiarly to the perceived snub by the Nobel Committee over the Peace Prize since Trump claims to have settled eight wars last year. All along, for a president of the United S
Zelensky arrives at Munich Security Conference for talks with European, US officials
"On the agenda is the first joint Ukrainian-German drone production enterprise, as well as bilateral and multilateral meetings with partners," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
Zelensky's ex-chief of staff Yermak to represent Ukrainian athlete in IOC case, lawyer says
Heraskevych, who is expected to be represented by Yermak, said on Feb. 10 that he had been barred from using a custom helmet at the 2026 Winter Olympics that honors Ukrainian athletes killed in Russia’s war.
At least 9 killed, 28 injured in Russian attacks across Ukraine over past day
Russia launched an Iskander-M ballistic missile and 154 attack drones overnight at Ukraine, according to the Air Force.
Ukraine secures nearly $38 billion in military aid after Ramstein meeting
Ukraine's partners pledged nearly $38 billion in new military aid following the meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group in the Ramstein format on Feb. 12, Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said.
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Short track speed skater Oleh Handei said his helmet bore a line from Ukrainian poet Lina Kostenko: "Where there is heroism, there is no final defeat." It was banned from the Olympics on the grounds of being a "political slogan."
