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A million-dollar parking fee: Canada's high-stakes battle over a stranded Russian plane
Russia

A million-dollar parking fee: Canada's high-stakes battle over a stranded Russian plane

In a potentially world's most expensive parking ticket, a Russian-registered Antonov An-124 has remained locked in a frozen embrace with the tarmac at Toronto Pearson Airport. Stranded for almost four years, the aircraft has racked up over $1.5 million Canadian dollars ($1.1 million) in parking fees. Parked so long, in fact, that it has found its way onto the infrequently updated satellite views of the airport in both Apple Maps and Google Maps. But for an international community that just wat
Ukraine calendar: What will happen this week
 (Updated:  KI Insights

Ukraine calendar: What will happen this week

Editor's note: This article is a shortened on-site version of KI Insights' public newsletter, The Week Ahead, covering events from January 26 - February 1. Sign up here to start your week with an agenda of Ukraine-related events delivered directly to your inbox every week. In the coming days, international attention will be focused on the trilateral meeting involving Ukraine, the United States, and Russia, scheduled for January 23–24. These will be the first talks in a trilateral format since t
Inside Trump’s chaotic Ukraine peace process
Video

Inside Trump’s chaotic Ukraine peace process.

The Kyiv Independent's Chris York speaks with Adam Entous, an investigative reporter at The New York Times, about his new investigation into the first year of U.S. President Donald Trump administration's peace efforts to end Russia's war against Ukraine.
Ukraine war latest: Zelensky says Russia produces 500 Shahed drones, dozens of ballistic missiles daily
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Ukraine war latest: Zelensky says Russia produces 500 Shahed drones, dozens of ballistic missiles daily

This is Tania Myronyshena reporting from Kyiv on day 1,429 of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Today's top story: President Volodymyr Zelensky said Jan. 22, 2026, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, that Russia is producing about 500 attack drones and "dozens" of ballistic missiles every day, calling on Europe to strengthen its own defenses as the war in Ukraine grinds on. Zelensky said Ukraine is manufacturing about 1,000 interceptor drones per day and using them again
We asked an expert about Russia's 'updated' mass missile, drone tactics

We asked an expert about Russia's 'updated' mass missile, drone tactics

Russia launched another massive strike on Ukraine on Jan. 20, with President Volodymyr Zelensky noting the use of "updated tactics." The recent attack hit multiple regions, with Kyiv and the country's energy infrastructure taking the brunt of the damage. Russian forces also targeted substations supplying nuclear power plants, one of Ukraine's main sources of power generation in the midst of a harsh winter. Russia launched 18 ballistic missiles, 15 cruise missiles, and 339 drones during the mas
'A place for real investment and recovery' —  Ukraine House Davos 2026 sees key investment deals
Business

'A place for real investment and recovery' — Ukraine House Davos 2026 sees key investment deals

As temperatures in Ukraine plummeted to -18C (-0.4F), leaving businesses fighting for survival without power and heating, world leaders and business chiefs congregated in the much milder Davos, the Swiss ski resort home to the World Economic Forum. Among them is Ulyana Khromyak, the head of Ukraine House Davos since 2023, representing Ukrainian businesses to the thousands of global figures in attendance. Her mission is to bring capital into Ukraine now and show the world that Ukraine is brimmin
Why the West must support the mental health of Ukraine's defenders
Opinion

Why the West must support the mental health of Ukraine's defenders

As Ukraine continues to seek ways to sustain its army and its citizens, the country's mental health crisis has long been deprioritized, and the West is doing little to address it. Without systematic intervention now, overlooked trauma could become embedded in Ukraine's demographic future, with repercussions for generations to come. Given that Ukraine's resources are spread thin, it is unlikely that the country will substantially allocate them to the dire mental health needs, as all immediate p
Europe's far-right parties face growing obstacle: Donald Trump
Europe

Europe's far-right parties face growing obstacle: Donald Trump

Donald Trump's bulldozer-style foreign policy is a gut punch for the far-right. Nationalist parties in the U.K., France, and Germany — endorsed by the U.S. president — have pushed back against the American leader's claim on Greenland and the temporary threat of tariffs against those who stand in his way. While aligned with Trump on immigration, enmity toward the EU, and a dovish stance on Russia, Europe's hard-right populists see their interests clash with MAGA's "America First" policy. Exper