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Poland's President Karol Nawrocki (R) and President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) in Warsaw, Poland, on Dec. 19, 2025.

The only winner of the Poland-Ukraine scandal is Putin

by Jerzy WojcikJune 12, 2026

Vladimir Putin is losing the war he started. His army occupies every kilometer at a cost no economy can sustain, and the goals set in February 2022 have quietly vanished from his staff maps. But this war has more than one front, and one of them runs through Poland. On this front, Russia is currently winning, and we, Poles and Ukrainians, are supplying its ammunition. What we see today is a completely different Poland from the one in 2022. In the spring of 2022, Polish train stations looked li

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a signing ceremony in Beijing, China, on May 20, 2026.

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President Volodymyr Zelensky arrives for a press conference at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, on April 14, 2026.

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by William DixonJune 10, 2026

Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals in Washington, D.C., U.S. on April 4, 2026.

Ovechkin, Malkin, Kucherov, and Russia's return to international sports

by Adam SyberaJune 9, 2026

A man stands on the roof of a house damaged during an overnight Russian attack in Kherson, Ukraine, on October 30, 2023.

Ukrainians under occupation don't have a real choice whether to stay or to leave

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Friends hug after a train arrives in Kherson, Ukraine, on Nov. 21, 2022.

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Putin (R) meets with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan (L) in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on Dec. 22, 2025.

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by Emil AvdalianiJune 3, 2026

Russian missile and drone strikes in Kyiv, Ukraine, on June 2, 2026.

American media should make sure not to become another missile in Russia's hands to strike Ukraine

by Kateryna LisunovaJune 2, 2026

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Over 225,000 Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine identified by media investigation

Russian independent media outlet Mediazona, in collaboration with the BBC Russian service, has confirmed the identities of 225,019 Russian military personnel killed in Ukraine.

08:32 PM

EU confirms launch of formal accession talks with Ukraine and Moldova on June 15, Zelensky welcomes move

"We will open the cluster on fundamentals; the backbone of the accession process," European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on June 12. "It covers the core values and principles on which the EU is built, from the rule of law to strong democratic institutions."

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Ukrainian boxing champion Usyk visits White House, meets with Trump

Ukrainian heavyweight boxing champion Oleksandr Usyk met with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on June 12, according to a post shared by presidential communications adviser Margo Martin on X.

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UK sets 2027 deadline for full import ban on Russian diesel and jet fuel

The U.K. announced on June 12 that it will fully phase in its ban on diesel and jet fuel produced from Russian crude oil by Jan. 1, 2027, as part of broader efforts to cut off revenue streams funding Moscow's war against Ukraine.

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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Ukraine have reached a staff-level agreement on the first review of Kyiv's four-year Extended Fund Facility (EFF) program, potentially unlocking approximately $690 million in additional funding, the IMF announced on June 12.

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