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Trump’s peace plan hits a wall | Ukraine This Week
Why Ukraine rejects Russia's 600,000 army cap demand
US Senate opposes Trump’s peace plan for Ukraine, says Sen. Welch
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Can You Hear Me? The Invisible Battles of Ukrainian Military Medics
The Kyiv Independent's journalists Francis Farrell and Olena Zashko followed a group of Ukrainian military medics as they journeyed from the heat of battle in war-torn Ukraine to the serene forests of Sweden for a short mental health retreat.
War Crimes Investigations Unit
Exposing Russia’s indoctrination of Ukrainian children
Without justice, war will come back, veteran reporter says
