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Witkoff, Kushner to join Paris summit on Ukraine security guarantees, source says
The Jan. 6 leaders' meeting will focus on long-term security arrangements for Ukraine.
Slavoj Zizek: Welcome to the age of corridors
When criminals are apprehended, their first statement is usually: "But I did nothing wrong, I am an honest man!" The latest example of such a procedure — which, of course, stands for ideology at its purest — occurred in mid-December 2025 when Russia announced that it is "opening the Odesa corridor." In this momentous announcement, largely ignored by our big media, "opening" stands for its exact opposite: Odesa is Ukraine's main port through which most of its export (grain, sunflowers, etc.) ge
Ukraine war latest live: Russian drones attack Dnipro, damage US-owned sunflower oil plant, major spill reported
Hello, this is Kateryna Hodunova reporting from Kyiv on day 1,412 of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Today's top story so far: An oil extraction plant in Dnipro was damaged in a Russian drone strike on Jan. 5, spilling about 300 tons of sunflower oil onto city streets, Mayor Borys Filatov said. The spill forced the closure of the city's embankment to traffic for two to three days, Filatov said. The facility reportedly belongs to Bunge, a U.S. agribusiness company based in St. Louis,
US may raise tariffs on India 'very quickly' if it keeps buying Russian oil, Trump says
"(Indian Prime Minister Narendra) Modi is a good guy. He knew I was not happy, and it was important to make me happy," U.S. President Donald Trump said.
Ukraine's Security Service chief resigns under Zelensky pressure, to focus on operations against Russia
Despite leading several of Ukraine's most consequential operations against Russia, Maliuk's tenure has been marked by controversy, particularly over his involvement in actions targeting anti-corruption bodies.
Russian attempt to storm Kupiansk using gas pipeline 'thwarted,' 40 soldiers 'eliminated,' Ukraine's 7th Corps says
Russian troops are attempting to close in on Kupiansk from the north and east, aiming to solidify their presence on the western side of the Oskil River.
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As 2026 opens, Vladimir Putin projects the image of a calm, confident leader. Although political maskirovka comes naturally from his KGB background, Putin very likely believes he is in a position of strength. He has good reason to, unfortunately, having sized up his foreign opponents and found them wanting. He sees no credible domestic threats to his power and thinks time is on his side. Accordingly, as he perceives it, Putin is in no mood to compromise. His strategy is to continue what he ha
