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Zelensky picks a fight with Kyiv Mayor Klitschko as mismanagement, Russian attacks push city to the brink
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Zelensky picks a fight with Kyiv Mayor Klitschko as mismanagement, Russian attacks push city to the brink

by Kateryna Denisova

Ukraine's capital Kyiv, home to over 3 million people, has rarely been prepared for winter. Frozen, icy sidewalks, bursting pipes, and year-long infrastructure collapse have been a key feature of the city under Mayor Vitali Klitschko. Now, following Russia’s Jan. 9 attack, Kyiv has been pushed into a humanitarian crisis, leaving residents without heating, hot water, and electricity through the coldest winter in years. President Volodymyr Zelensky has been open about who he holds to blame. Zel

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Facing Russia and global shifts, Moldova’s Sandu opens door to reunification with Romania

It is not often a president says they would support the dissolution of the state they are leading. In a recent interview, Moldovan President Maia Sandu did just that, saying she would vote for the country’s reunification with Romania if such a referendum were to take place. “It is getting more and more difficult for a small country like Moldova to survive as a democracy, as a sovereign country, and of course to resist Russia,” Sandu said. She added, however, that the majority of Moldovans sup

Moldovan President Maia Sandu (R) and Romanian President Nicușor Dan (L) in Chișinău, Moldova, on June 10, 2025.
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