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What to expect from Putin's big trip to India
Putin’s trip to India tests how far New Delhi will go to protect its ties with Moscow while pressure mounts from Ukraine, Europe and the U.S.
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Ukraine has no right to renounce territory — Zelensky comments on US-led peace efforts after talks with European leaders
"There are visions of the U.S., Russia, and Ukraine — and we don't have a unified view on Donbas," Zelensky told Bloomberg regarding the latest discussions on the peace plan for Ukraine.
Russian mass drone attack leaves Sumy without power
Sumy has been left without power following Russian attacks on the northeastern city late on Dec. 8.
Zelensky reveals candidates for new head of Ukraine's Presidential Office
The list includes Denys Shmyhal, Ukraine's defense minister and previously the longest-serving prime minister, Digital Transformation Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, military intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov, Deputy Presidential Office head and ex-commander Pavlo Palisa, and Sergiy Kyslytsya, the first deputy foreign minister and one of Ukraine's key negotiators.
In the middle of war, Ukraine's top university reimagines Russian Studies
Eleven years into Russia’s war, a Ukrainian university is forging ahead with an unexpected academic pursuit: launching a Russian Studies program to study the country that had imposed itself on Ukraine. “Our goal is to study Russia from different angles — its economy, its society, its elites, its foreign policy — in order to take a critical look at what Russia has done to us and the world,” said Professor Maksym Yakovlyev, co-founder of the program at the Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, one of Ukraine’s ol
Ukraine war latest: Kyiv shifts focus to soldier training and safety amid continued Russian offensive, Syrskyi says
Ukraine will focus on strengthening its army through better mobilization, recruitment, and high-quality training as it continues to resist Russia’s full-scale invasion, Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said on Dec. 8, following a recent meeting with military personnel.
Trump knows how to 'put leverage' on Russia, Ukraine to reach peace deal, US envoy says
While hailing "significant progress" in peace efforts, U.S. Ambassador to NATO Matt Whitaker acknowledged that Trump could decide to "step away" if he sees there is "no deal to be had."
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