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Russia's coy game: Why Kremlin won't commit to Trump's peace push
As U.S. President Donald Trump accelerates his push for a settlement in Moscow's war against Ukraine, analysts say Russia's ambiguous stance is clouding the process. Even though the original peace plan unveiled by the U.S. last week was skewed in Russia's favor, it is not clear if Moscow would have accepted it since it still falls short of its sweeping demands. Observers note that Moscow has never clearly signaled readiness to accept the proposals. "They've been very coy about the negotiations
The wrong way to peace in Ukraine
About the author: Timothy Snyder is an American author and historian who specializes in the history of Central and Eastern Europe and the Holocaust. Last week, Russia attacked Ukrainian civilians with more than 500 drones, cruise missiles, and rockets. Most of these drones were shot down, but the attack hit two apartment buildings in Ternopil, in western Ukraine, killing at least 31 people, including six children. Homes, shops, post offices, and power plants across Ukraine also went up in flame
Occupation authorities to send 400 Ukrainian children to Russia for mandatory 'exchange' program
"Such trips take place in conditions of a complete lack of transparency and control mechanisms. Parents have no opportunity to influence the organization of such exchanges," Ukraine's Center for National Resistance reports.
In bomb-shelter classrooms, Ukrainian university students turn to weapons engineering
In a basement firing range at the Kharkiv Aviation Institute, first-year student Anastasia Homel watches intently as her professor breaks down and reassembles an automatic rifle in front of her class. It’s a snapshot of how the war has altered education and student life for students taking classes in bomb shelters after their campus came under Russian missile, drone and artillery strikes upward of 100 times since 2022, forcing lessons literally underground. The university, also known as the KA
Ukraine ex-energy chief saga drags on as political pressure stalls case, critics say
A Kyiv court delayed the appeal of the former head of Ukraine's state-owned national power company until mid-December, a step that seems aimed at dragging out what is widely considered a politically motivated case.
Ukraine war latest: Ukrainian unit withdrew in 'uncoordinated manner' near Huliaipole, Russian troops entered flanks
Hello, this is Yuliia Taradiuk reporting from Kyiv on day 1,373 of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The top story of the day so far: A Ukrainian unit withdrew from its position near Huliaipol in an 'uncoordinated manner,' allowing Russian troops to penetrate the flanks of Ukrainian forces, Vladyslav Voloshyn, spokesman for the Southern Defense Forces, said on Nov. 27. Huliaipole, despite being one of the most stable parts of the front line for most of the full-scale war, is now thre
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Five Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) were executed by Russian soldiers, Ukrainian mapping and analytical organization DeepState reported on Nov. 22.
