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Zelensky supports online voting in future presidential election
Zelensky was commenting on a potential future election as part of a peace or ceasefire deal that Ukraine has been discussing with the U.S.
Zelensky joins EU summit in Brussels as Kyiv awaits decision on reparations loan
European leaders are expected to decide on Dec. 18–19 whether to proceed with a "reparations loan," a plan to lend up to 210 billion euros in frozen Russian assets to Ukraine.
Ukraine war latest live: Ukrainian forces say they counterattacked near Lyman — and wiped out a Russian regiment
This is Jared Goyette, blogging from Kyiv on the 1,392nd day of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Our top stories so far today: * SBU says drones hit Russian equipment worth hundreds of millions at Belbek airfield in occupied Crimea * Zelensky arrives in Brussels to attend crucial EU summit, while a Ukrainian delegation prepares to make another visit to the U.S. * Germany backs Ukraine with $1.4 billion in defense agreements Latest from the War Desk: We're looking at Lyman — where
I build robots to save lives: Here’s why Europe must invest in Ukraine’s civil security
About the author: Cyril Kabbara is the founder and CEO of Shark Robotics. This week, my company, Shark Robotics, a French high-tech scale-up and a world leader in civil protection robotics, delivered 40 Colossus robots to Ukraine’s State Emergency Service (SESU). The purpose is simple and essential: to protect those who protect all the others. This mission is personal to me. Before creating Shark Robotics, I served as a French Army soldier in a special reconnaissance unit. I was deployed to A
EU imposes new sanctions on Russia's 'shadow fleet'
The new sanctions bring the total of sanctioned "shadow fleet" ships to 600, according to the Council of the EU.
Ukrainian forces counterattack near Lyman, claim Russian regiment destroyed
Ukrainian forces counterattacked near Lyman in Donetsk Oblast, the Third Army Corps said, claiming an entire Russian regiment was destroyed and prisoners were taken.
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Since early December, the Russian ruble has continued to strengthen against global currencies: on Dec. 7, it reached a value of only 76 rubles for one U.S. dollar, a figure unseen since May 2023. It soon dropped to 79 rubles per U.S. dollar, an exchange rate close to one seen on the eve of Russia's full-scale war. Ruble's strength came despite increasing sanction pressure by the Trump administration, which began targeting Russian oil giants Lukoil and Rosneft in October. The measures, which f
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