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Ukraine president declares martial law following Russia invasion

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Russia Ukraine war latest: 15,000 of Putin’s soldiers killed in Kursk, Zelensky says

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Russia Ukraine war latest: 15,000 of Putin’s soldiers killed in Kursk, Zelensky says

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Ukraine pushes in Kursk, says Russia 'getting what it deserves'

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Ukraine launched a massive counterattack in Russia’s southern region border of Kursk, warning that Moscow “is getting what it deserves”. Andrii Kovalenko, the head of the Ukrainian Center for Countering Disinformation, an official body, said the Ukrainian forces launched a surprise attack against Russia in several locations across Kursk. “Kursk region, good news, Russia is getting what it deserves,” said …

Russia Ukraine war latest: Moscow launched 300 attack drones in first three days of 2025, Zelensky says

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1 week, 4 days ago

Russia Ukraine war latest: Moscow launched 300 attack drones in first three days of 2025, Zelensky says

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Ukraine-Russia war latest: Russia ‘drafts 180,000 convicts’ as Zelensky says decisive Trump can stop Putin

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Ukraine-Russia war latest: Russia ‘drafts 180,000 convicts’ as Zelensky says decisive Trump can stop Putin

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Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin launches New Year’s Day drone attack on Kyiv with pregnant woman among injured

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2 weeks ago

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin launches New Year’s Day drone attack on Kyiv with pregnant woman among injured

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2 weeks, 2 days ago

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Azerbaijan plane hit by shooting from Russia before crash, country’s president says

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2 weeks, 3 days ago

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Azerbaijan plane hit by shooting from Russia before crash, country’s president says

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Russia Ukraine war latest: Moscow claims assassination attempts foiled as Biden pledges more weapons to Kyiv

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2 weeks, 6 days ago

Russia Ukraine war latest: Moscow claims assassination attempts foiled as Biden pledges more weapons to Kyiv

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2 weeks, 6 days ago

Russia Ukraine war latest: Biden vows surge in weapons for Kyiv after ‘outrageous’ attack by Putin

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3 weeks, 5 days ago

Vladimir Putin: Russia is ready to compromise with Trump on Ukraine war

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3 weeks, 6 days ago

Putin's big statement on ending Ukraine war: 'Russia ready to compromise with...'

Hindustan Times

Russia President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that he is open to compromising over the Ukraine war in talks with US President-elect Donald Trump, emphasising that there are no preconditions for discussions but any deal must involve legitimate Ukrainian authorities. File photo of Russia's President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump at a meeting on the sidelines of the …

Russia Ukraine war latest: Zelensky welcomes diplomatic end to Putin’s war and hints at role for foreign troops

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1 month ago

Russia Ukraine war latest: Zelensky welcomes diplomatic end to Putin’s war and hints at role for foreign troops

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1 month, 1 week ago

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Russian strikes kill 12 as Kyiv unveils new long-range ‘rocket-drone’

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1 month, 1 week ago

Trump criticises Russia's role in Syria: Lost all interest because of Ukraine

India Today

US President-elect Donald Trump said on Sunday that Russia's abandonment of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad led to his downfall, adding Moscow never should have protected him in the first place and then lost interest because of a war in Ukraine that never should have started. His protector, Russia, led by Vladimir Putin, was not interested in protecting him any longer," …

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Mark Almond: Zelensky is playing a clever game with America by talk of ceasefire

The Independent

After Putin’s brutal invasion of Ukraine, Western leaders repeated constantly that they would stand behind Kyiv “as long as it takes”, first as Ukraine struck back, then as Russia counter-attacked. Trump’s talk of “peace through strength” offers the Ukrainian president a chance to profile himself as the pilot who steered Ukraine, or most of it, to safety under an American …

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Ukraine war: Russia suffers ‘record 2,000 casualties in day’ as Kyiv military chief vows to reinforce eastern front

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Putin threatens Ukraine in remarks after former-Soviet states security summit

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Putin threatens Ukraine in remarks after former-Soviet states security summit

NPR

Putin threatens Ukraine in remarks after former-Soviet states security summit toggle caption Ramil Sitdikov/AFP via Getty Images Russian President Vladimir Putin made a series of military threats towards Ukraine and reiterated earlier statements that the United States and other European allies now have "direct involvement" in Ukraine's conflict with Russia during a press conference in the Kazakhstan capital city, Astana. …

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Russia fires senior commander for false claims about progress of war in Ukraine, military bloggers say

CNN

CNN — Russia has removed a senior commander from his post for making false claims about the progress of the war in parts of eastern Ukraine, according to military bloggers and Russian media. Colonel General Gennady Anashkin, the commander of the South Forces Group, was dismissed after providing misleading information about Russia’s progress near the Siversk settlement in the eastern …

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Putin open to discuss Ukraine ceasefire with Trump if Zelenskyy abandons Nato dream: Report

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has reportedly said that he is open to discussing a Ukraine ceasefire deal with US President-elect Donald Trump only if Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy abandons ambitions of his country joining Nato Vladimir Putin is open to discussing a Ukraine ceasefire deal with Donald Trump but rules out making any major territorial concessions and insists Kyiv abandon …

Russia vows response after Ukraine fires long-range US missiles

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Russia vows response after Ukraine fires long-range US missiles

New Indian Express

KYIV: Russia warned on Tuesday that it would respond after Ukraine fired longer-range US missiles at its territory for the first time, as President Vladimir Putin issued a nuclear threat on the 1,000th day of the war. A senior official told AFP that a strike on Russia's Bryansk region earlier on Tuesday "was carried out by ATACMS missiles" -- a …

1 month, 4 weeks ago

Biden clears Ukraine for long-range missile strikes inside Russia

Deccan Chronicle

US President Joe Biden has cleared Kyiv to use long-range American missiles against military targets inside Russia, a US official told AFP on Sunday, hours after Russia targeted Ukraine's power grid in a deadly barrage.The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, was confirming reports from The New York Times and The Washington Post that the major policy shift -- long …

1 month, 4 weeks ago

Ukraine President Zelenskyy rejects Scholz-Putin dialogue: ‘There will be no Minsk deals; what we need is real peace’

Live Mint

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has expressed strong concern over the recent phone call between German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Russian President Vladimir Putin, warning that such dialogues could weaken efforts to isolate Moscow diplomatically. Zelenskyy, who has been a vocal advocate for Ukraine’s sovereignty and resistance to Russian aggression, criticized the call as a “Pandora’s box” that could lead to …

1 month, 4 weeks ago

German Chancellor calls for Russia’s withdrawal of troops from Ukraine, Putin blames NATO, sets terms for talks

Live Mint

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke on Friday for the first time since December 2022, discussing the war in Ukraine, and bilateral relations. Scholz calls for withdrawal of Russian troops During the conversation, Scholz urged Putin to withdraw Russian forces from Ukraine and begin negotiations with Kyiv to achieve a “just and lasting peace,” according to …

2 months ago

Zelenskyy says Ukraine up against 50,000-strong force in Russia’s Kursk

Al Jazeera

Russia is trying to push Ukrainian forces from its western Kursk region with tens of thousands of soldiers, Ukraine’s president says, aiming to retake territory it has lost since August while its offensive in eastern Ukraine grinds on. In a post on Telegram on Monday, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine’s soldiers were fighting against nearly “50,000 enemy troops” in Kursk. …

2 months ago

Russia open to hearing Trump’s proposals for ending the war, an official says

Associated Press

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia is open to hearing President-elect Donald Trump’s proposals on ending the war, an official said, as a Russian drone killed one person and wounded 13 in the Ukrainian port city of Odesa and the European Union foreign policy chief held talks in Kyiv after the change in U.S. leadership. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said …

Ukraine-Russia latest: Musk ‘joins Trump’s Zelensky call’ as Putin hails ‘courageous’ US election win

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2 months, 1 week ago

Ukraine-Russia latest: Musk ‘joins Trump’s Zelensky call’ as Putin hails ‘courageous’ US election win

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Ukraine Russia war latest: Trump urged to back Kyiv by Zelensky as Kremlin says ‘let’s see’ if he helps end war

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Ukraine Russia war latest: Trump urged to back Kyiv by Zelensky as Kremlin says ‘let’s see’ if he helps end war

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2 months, 1 week ago

Soldiers fighting on Ukraine’s front line react to Trump’s election win

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Putin Warns West: 'I Hope They Heard Me'

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Putin Warns West: 'I Hope They Heard Me'

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Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed concern that the West would not heed his warning about the dangers of allowing Ukraine to use long-range weapons against Russia. He specifically mentioned the need for space intelligence, which Ukraine does not possess, to operate these missiles effectively. Putin's warning comes as the West weighs its response to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, with …

2 months, 4 weeks ago

Former Armed Forces Chief Endorses Zelenskyy's 'Victory Plan' in First Public Appearance

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Ukraine's former armed forces chief, Valerii Zaluzhnyi, expresses his support for President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's 'victory plan' in his first public appearance since his dismissal. Zaluzhnyi outlines a plan that includes a formal invitation for Ukraine to join NATO and permission to use Western-supplied longer-range missiles to strike military targets deep inside Russian territory.

2 months, 4 weeks ago

Ukraine's former armed forces chief endorses 'victory plan' in first speech since his dismissal

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3 months, 1 week ago

Trump 'secretly gifted Putin COVID tests and has called him at least seven times since he left the White House'

Daily Mail

Former President Donald Trump has kept in regular touch with Russian President Vladimir Putin since leaving office – holding more than a handful of phone calls with him, according to bombshell allegations in Bob Woodward's new book. Former President Donald Trump has held as many as seven phone calls with Vladimir Putin since leaving office, according to Bob Woodward's new …

3 months, 1 week ago

Trump ‘asked Putin for advice’ about whether the US should help arm Ukraine

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3 months, 1 week ago

Ukraine downs a Russian warplane and Russia claims gains in the east

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Russia invokes its nuclear capacity in a U.N. speech full of bile toward the West

LA Times

Russia’s top diplomat warned Saturday against “trying to fight to victory with a nuclear power,” delivering a U.N. General Assembly speech packed with condemnations of what Russia sees as Western machinations in Ukraine and elsewhere — including within the United Nations. Three days after Russian President Vladimir Putin aired a shift in his country’s nuclear doctrine, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov …

3 months, 3 weeks ago

Zelensky urges world leaders to stand with Ukraine as he presents ‘victory plan’ to UN

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Ukraine urges world leaders not to seek 'an out' from Russia's war instead of true peace

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Tens of thousands of lives will be lost if Ukraine is denied use of long-range missiles on Russia, warns Zelensky

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4 months ago

Boris Johnson pressures Starmer and Biden to let Ukraine use long-range missiles after Zelensky meeting

The Independent

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4 months, 1 week ago

Russian strike kills at least 51 in Poltava, Ukraine, in one of deadliest attacks of war

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Russia jails journalist for eight years over Ukraine war reporting

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

EU's top diplomat ramps up pressure on Ukraine's backers to permit strikes on targets inside Russia

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Zelensky visits border area from which Ukrainian forces entered Russia

LA Times

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, center, and Col. Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi, right, look at a map during their visit to Sumy, Ukraine, on Thursday. President Volodymyr Zelensky made his first visit Thursday to the northeastern Ukrainian border area from which his forces launched their surprise offensive into Russia more than two weeks ago, seizing dozens of settlements. Zelensky said the Kursk …

4 months, 3 weeks ago

Exclusive | Imperialist Putin won’t negotiate, war won’t end this year: Ex-Ukraine minister Gerashchenko

Hindustan Times

New Delhi: For nearly two weeks, Ukrainian forces have been seizing and holding Russian territory in what marks the first instance of a foreign military fighting inside Russia since World War II. Ukraine’s incursion into the Kursk region is an unexpected escalation, more than two years after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched his invasion of Ukraine. Russia's President Vladimir Putin …

5 months ago

The Ukraine incursion has called Putin’s bluff – and rightly damaged his reputation

The Independent

Even in Vladimir Putin’s Russia, there is only so much that can be done to suppress bad news. The surprise Ukrainian incursion into Russian sovereign territory has proved far more significant and sustainable than any previous opportunistic minor raids, and has humiliated the Kremlin and President Putin personally. As Volodymyr Zelensky puts it, “Russia brought war to others, and now …

5 months ago

Zelenskyy says Ukrainian offensive advancing as Belgorod declares emergency

Al Jazeera

The Ukrainian leader says 100 Russian soldiers captured since surprise incursion began, as Russia denies strategic impact. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said an incursion into the Russian region of Kursk has been achieving its strategic goals, with Russia swiftly pushing back on the claims. On Wednesday, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said the offensive has not diverted Russian …

5 months ago

Ukraine keeps advancing in attack inside Russia that has humiliated Putin

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5 months ago

Russia intensifies attacks in eastern Ukraine as it fights against Kyiv's cross-border incursion

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5 months ago

Ukraine military takes control of 28 Russian towns, 180,000 people evacuated

Live Mint

Ukraine’s military has taken control of 28 towns and villages in Russia’s Kursk border region, prompting a sixth of its population to flee the incursion, Russian President Vladimir Putin was told. Putin said the Defense Ministry’s main task was to “drive out the enemy from our territories and, together with the Border Service, ensure reliable protection of the state border.” …

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Poland's big claim: Russia plotted worldwide terror strikes on airlines

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Russia has faced repeated accusations of engaging in hybrid warfare tactics against European nations, including sabotage of transport infrastructure and interference with GPS systems Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk addresses the media as he meets with European Council President Charles Michel at the Palace on the Isle in Royal Lazienki Park in Warsaw, Poland. Reuters Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk …

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13 hours, 57 minutes ago

Trump said he'd end Russia-Ukraine war on Day One. Now his advisers say it’ll take months

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Trump associates described the Day One promise as a mix of campaign bravado and an underestimation of the time needed to assemble a new administration capable of addressing the deeply entrenched conflict Donald Trump and Russia's President Vladimir Putin talk during the family photo session at the APEC Summit in Danang, Vietnam, November 2017. Resolution to Russia-Ukraine war months away …

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Are North Korean soldiers blowing themselves up on Ukraine’s frontlines to avoid capture?

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Reports suggest North Korean soldiers in Ukraine are employing extreme tactics, including suicide bombings, to evade capture. File Image/KCNA via Reuters Reports from Ukraine suggest that North Korean soldiers deployed by Russia are resorting to suicide tactics to avoid capture. According to Ukrainian and Western intelligence, approximately 11,000 North Korean soldiers have been deployed to support Russia in its fight …

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Ukraine-Russia war latest: Power outages across Ukraine as Putin strikes energy grid

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18 hours, 30 minutes ago

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Power outages across Ukraine as Putin strikes energy grid

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Massive Russian missile attack forces Ukraine to introduce power cuts

Deccan Chronicle

Russia launched a massive aerial attack on Ukraine on Wednesday, prompting the country to implement preventive power cuts, according to Ukrainian Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko. The state energy company Ukrenergo reported emergency power outages in several regions, including Kharkiv, Sumy, Poltava, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, and Kirovohrad. Russian forces targeted energy infrastructure in the western Lviv region with missile strikes early Wednesday, …

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‘Kryivy Rig…take cover’: Ukraine sounds air alert for Russian cruise missiles day after its ‘largest’ strike

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The warnings come a day after Ukraine said it carried out its largest aerial attack on Russian territory of the nearly three-year war, hitting factories and energy hubs hundreds of kilometres from the frontline Ukrainian authorities issued air raid alerts for the entire country Wednesday, as Kyiv’s air force warned of incoming cruise missiles. A missile from the south is …

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21 hours, 55 minutes ago

Ukraine war: Everything we know about North Korean soldiers captured by Kyiv

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1 day, 10 hours ago

Ukraine targets Russian refineries, airbase depots in massive missile and drone strike

Firstpost

Russia and Ukraine have increased strikes on each other ahead of US president-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration next week, as both sides seek to gain the upper hand in potential negotiations aimed at settling the nearly three-year war. In a massive attack, Ukraine fired six US-made ATACMS ballistic missiles, six UK-made Storm Shadow cruise missiles and at least 146 drones into …

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2 days, 4 hours ago

US officials reached out to Putin over fears of Russia ‘enabling terrorism,’ report says

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Russia gives up on key Ukraine stronghold in fresh bid to cut off supplies

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Indian fighting for Russia killed in Ukraine war, deceased hailed from Kerala: Report

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2 days, 15 hours ago

Indian fighting for Russia killed in Ukraine war, deceased hailed from Kerala: Report

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A man from Kerala recruited by Russia has died fighting the war on Ukraine, according to a report A serviceman of pro-Russian militia walks nest to a military convoy of armed forces of the separatist self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic on a road in the Luhansk region, Ukraine February 27, 2022. A man from Kerala recruited by the Russian military has …

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2 days, 18 hours ago

Zelensky ready to exchange North Korean soldiers for Ukrainian prisoners of war

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2 days, 21 hours ago

Russia-Ukraine war: North Korean soldiers captured in Ukraine haven’t shown desire to defect, says Seoul’s spy agency

The Hindu

South Korea’s spy agency told lawmakers on Monday that two North Korean soldiers who were captured by Ukrainian forces while fighting alongside Russian forces in Russia’s Kursk border region haven’t expressed a desire to seek asylum in South Korea. In a closed-door briefing at South Korea’s National Assembly, the National Intelligence Service confirmed its participation in the questioning of the …

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3 days, 3 hours ago

Zelenskyy offers to exchange North Korean soldiers for Ukrainians held in Russia

India Today

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday Kyiv is ready to hand over North Korean soldiers to their leader Kim Jong Un if he can facilitate their exchange for Ukrainians held captive in Russia. It's only a matter of time before our troops manage to capture others," Zelenskyy said on the social media platform X. Zelenskyy said on Saturday that …

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3 days, 3 hours ago

Ukraine losing ground on the battlefield as Trump team pushes ceasefire

CNN

CNN — With just a week before Donald Trump re-enters the White House, Ukraine is bracing for some tough choices in the coming months. US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Friday that the coalition “must continue to stand foursquare with Ukraine — and to strengthen Ukraine’s hand for the negotiations that will someday bring Putin’s monstrous war to a close.” …

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Ukraine captures 2 North Korean soldiers in Russia's Kursk, says Zelenskyy

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4 days, 3 hours ago

Ukraine captures 2 North Korean soldiers in Russia's Kursk, says Zelenskyy

India Today

Ukraine’s forces have captured two North Korean soldiers fighting alongside Russian forces in Russia’s Kursk border region, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Saturday, the first such claim by Kyiv since North Korea sent thousands of troops to shore up Moscow’s war effort on the other side of the world. Zelenskyy said capturing the soldiers alive was “not easy.” He asserted that …

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Zelensky offers to release captured North Korean soldiers in exchange for Ukrainian soldiers held in Russia

CNN

CNN — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said he is willing to release North Korean soldiers captured by Ukraine in the Kursk region of Russia in exchange for Ukrainian soldiers being held captive in Russia. “Ukraine is ready to hand over Kim Jong Un’s soldiers to him if he can organize their exchange for our warriors who are being held …

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4 days, 3 hours ago

Ending Russia-Ukraine war will take time and effort, Mike Waltz says

Politico

Host Jonathan Karl asked Waltz if the meeting would just be Trump and Putin, or whether it might also include President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine. Trump said repeatedly during the campaign that he would be able to end the Russia-Ukraine war on his first day in office, or even earlier that that. Now let’s move forward.” Waltz, a Republican member …

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Ukraine-Russia war latest: Kyiv captures first North Korean POWs in Kursk as Moscow claims town in Donetsk

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4 days, 5 hours ago

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Kyiv captures first North Korean POWs in Kursk as Moscow claims town in Donetsk

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Ukraine says it captured 2 North Korean soldiers fighting for Russia

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5 days, 3 hours ago

Ukraine says it captured 2 North Korean soldiers fighting for Russia

LA Times

Honour Guard fire into the air during the funeral ceremony for a Ukrainian service member in a cemetery in Kyiv on Friday. Ukraine’s forces have captured two North Korean soldiers fighting alongside Russian troops in Russia’s Kursk border region, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday. Zelensky said capturing the soldiers alive was “not easy.” He asserted that Russian and North …

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Russia responds to Trump's claim he's setting up talks with Putin to 'get that war over with'

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5 days, 13 hours ago

Russia responds to Trump's claim he's setting up talks with Putin to 'get that war over with'

Daily Mail

Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to meet with President-elect Donald Trump, the Kremlin said on Friday. Donald Trump, hosting a meeting with Republican governors on Thursday night at Mar-a-Lago, said Vladimir Putin wants to meet with him The president-elect offered no timeline of when that could happen. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said his country would need assurances about its …

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5 days, 19 hours ago

Zelenskyy and Austin use their final meeting to press Trump to keep supporting Ukraine

The Hindu

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin used their final meeting on Thursday to press the incoming Trump administration not to give up on Kyiv’s fight, with Austin warning that to cease military support now “will only invite more aggression, chaos and war.” “We’ve come such a long way that it would honestly be crazy to drop …

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6 days, 12 hours ago

Zelensky urges Trump not to abandon Ukraine to Putin as US pledges $500m in military aid

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6 days, 15 hours ago

In their final meeting, Zelenskyy and Austin say military aid to Ukraine must continue under Trump

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RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin used their final meeting Thursday to press the incoming Trump administration to not give up on Kyiv’s fight, warning that to cease military support now “will only invite more aggression, chaos and war.” “We’ve come such a long way that it would honestly be crazy …

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13 killed in Russian missile attack in southern Ukraine city of Zaporizhzhia, say officials

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6 days, 21 hours ago

13 killed in Russian missile attack in southern Ukraine city of Zaporizhzhia, say officials

The Hindu

A daytime Russian missile attack on the southern Ukraine city of Zaporizhzhia killed at least 13 civilians and wounded about 30 others on Wednesday, officials said. Russian troops started launching the glide bombs at Zaporizhzhia in the middle of the afternoon, and at least two bombs struck residential buildings in the city, Fedorov said. Earlier, the Ukrainian military said it …

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1 week ago

Zelensky and Austin say military aid to Ukraine must continue under Trump

LA Times

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, right, and German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius attend a meeting of the Ukraine Contact Group at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, on Thursday. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III used their final meeting Thursday to press the incoming Trump administration to not give up on Kyiv’s fight, warning that to cease …

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US to announce $500M in weapons to be sent to Ukraine

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1 week ago

US to announce $500M in weapons to be sent to Ukraine

Associated Press

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany — The U.S. is set to provide Ukraine an additional $500 million in weapons quickly pulled from its existing stockpiles as the Biden administration works to get Kyiv in a stronger negotiating position before President-elect Donald Trump takes office, two U.S. officials said. The announcement is expected during Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s final trip to meet …

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US to announce $500M in weapons to be sent to Ukraine

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Germany’s leader says all countries must respect existing borders, in a rebuttal of Trump

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1 week ago

Germany’s leader says all countries must respect existing borders, in a rebuttal of Trump

Associated Press

BERLIN — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Wednesday that the principle of inviolability of borders applies to every country, however powerful, and suggested that expansionist comments by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump are meeting with “incomprehension” among European leaders. He said it was a longstanding central principle that “borders must not be moved by force,” a principle that Russian President Vladimir …

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Ukraine claims it struck a key military fuel depot deep inside Russia

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1 week ago

Ukraine claims it struck a key military fuel depot deep inside Russia

Associated Press

KYIV, Ukraine — The Ukrainian military said Wednesday that it struck a fuel storage depot deep inside Russia, causing a huge blaze at the facility that supplies an important Russian air base. Ukraine’s General Staff said that the assault hit the storage facility near Engels, in Russia’s Saratov region, about 600 kilometers east of the Ukrainian border. The governor of …

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1 week ago

Trump parrots Putin's propaganda, blames Nato & Biden for Russian invasion of Ukraine

Firstpost

Falsely claiming that outgoing US President Joe Biden provoked the Russian invasion of Ukraine, US President-elect Donald Trump has said that he sympathises with Russian leader Vladimir Putin over the invasion of Ukraine In the latest instance of US President-elect Donald Trump parroting Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s propaganda, he has blamed outgoing US President Joe Biden and the Western military …

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1 week, 1 day ago

AOC Criticizes Move To Label War In Ukraine — But Not Gaza — A Genocide

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LOADING ERROR LOADING A bipartisan resolution declaring that Russia is committing genocide in its nearly 3-year-old war in Ukraine has left one supporter of the Palestinians in Gaza calling it “problematic.” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez told HuffPost that if the war in Ukraine is considered a genocide, then Israel’s brutal military campaigns in Gaza since Oct. 27, 2023, following the Hamas-led …

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Russian missile strike in southern Ukraine kills at least 13, injures dozens

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1 week, 1 day ago

Russian missile strike in southern Ukraine kills at least 13, injures dozens

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In the latest strike, a Russian missile targeted the southern Ukraine city of Zaporizhzhia killing at least 13 civilians and injuring dozens on Wednesday, officials said. Footage of the after-effects of the strike was posted on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s Telegram channel which showed civilians lying in a city street littered with debris. Providing details about the strike, Governor Fedorov …

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Germany’s leader says all countries must respect existing borders, in a rebuttal of Trump

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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz gives a statement at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, on Wednesday. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Wednesday that the principle of inviolability of borders applies to every country, however powerful, and suggested that expansionist comments by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump are meeting with “incomprehension” among European leaders. He said it was a longstanding central principle that …

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Trump's Ukraine envoy postpones planned trip to Kyiv amid speculations of peace negotiations with Russia

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Kyiv: An upcoming trip to Kyiv by US President-elect Donald Trump's special envoy for Ukraine and Russia has been cancelled but will be rescheduled, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said Tuesday. The planned meetings between Keith Kellogg, a highly decorated retired three-star general who has long been Trump's top adviser on defence issues, and Ukrainian officials are “extremely important,” Sybiha …

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Russian missile attack in southern Ukraine kills at least 13 civilians, officials say

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Russian missile attack in southern Ukraine kills at least 13 civilians, officials say

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Ukraine officials say a Russian airstrike in Zaporizhzhia killed at least 13 people. A daytime Russian missile attack on the southern Ukraine city of Zaporizhzhia killed at least 13 civilians and injured about 30 others Wednesday, officials said. Russian troops started launching the glide bombs at Zaporizhzhia in the middle of the afternoon, and at least two bombs struck residential …

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EU blasts Russia for weaponising gas in Moldova

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Moscow blames Ukraine for halting gas transit and Moldova for financial spat; Chisinau suspects Russia of seeking to influence upcoming elections. Russia is using “gas as a weapon” in waging a “hybrid war” against the small southeast European country, Kaja Kallas said late on Tuesday, pledging the bloc’s support. Moldova’s breakaway region of Transnistria, which enjoys strong links with Moscow, …

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Ukraine still fighting for eastern town despite Russian claims of a takeover

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15,000 of Putin's troops have been killed trying to drive Ukraine out of Kursk, Zelensky reveals as Kyiv's forces 'destroy five Russian air defence systems worth more than £300 million in one day'

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15,000 of Putin's troops have been killed trying to drive Ukraine out of Kursk, Zelensky reveals as Kyiv's forces 'destroy five Russian air defence systems worth more than £300 million in one day'

Daily Mail

Some 15,000 Russian soldiers have been killed in attempts to repel Ukraine's advances in Kursk since August, Volodymyr Zelensky has claimed, as Kyiv's Navy and drone operators dealt costly blows to Russia's air defences. A Russian soldier fires a gun toward a Ukrainian position in the Russian-Ukrainian border area in the Kursk region A destroyed Russian tank sits on a …

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Trump’s Ukraine envoy postpones planned trip to Kyiv, top Ukrainian diplomat says

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Trump’s Ukraine envoy postpones planned trip to Kyiv, top Ukrainian diplomat says

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KYIV, Ukraine — An upcoming trip to Kyiv by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s special envoy for Ukraine and Russia has been canceled but will be rescheduled, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said Tuesday. The planned meetings between Keith Kellogg, a highly decorated retired three-star general who has long been Trump’s top adviser on defense issues, and Ukrainian officials are “extremely …

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Ukraine Kursk offensive: What Kyiv stands to gain and lose in surprise counterattack on Russian soil

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Russia claims capture of eastern Ukrainian town as fighting rages in Kursk

CNN

CNN — Russia has claimed that its forces captured a battered but strategic town in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, while the Ukrainian military said it struck a command post during its counterattack in the Russian region of Kursk. Ukraine’s “Khortytsia” operational and strategic grouping said their troops were countering Russia’s attempts “to exercise their numerical superiority and develop an offensive.” …

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As battles against Russia intensify, Ukraine’s manpower struggles worsen

Al Jazeera

Ukrainian soldiers say Russia is waging fierce battles in the east while they attempt a renewed offensive in Kursk. “We thinned their ranks – they have losses, although Kim didn’t just send ordinary servicemen,” a Ukrainian soldier told Al Jazeera, referring to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. “Some ‘liberators’ they are,” she said sarcastically referring to Moscow’s pledge to …

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Ukraine Russia war latest: Kyiv strikes three Russian air defence systems as surprise Kursk attack rolls on

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Ukraine Kursk offensive: What Kyiv stands to gain and lose in surprise counterattack on Russian soil

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Ukraine attacks Russia’s Kursk from multiple directions in surprise assault

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Macron urges Ukraine to have ‘realistic expectations’ in conflict with Russia

Hindustan Times

French President Emmanuel Macron called on Ukraine Monday to have "realistic" expectations on territory as its fight against the Russian invasion heads into a fourth year, saying he saw no "quick and easy solution" to the conflict. French president Emmanuel Macron has asked Ukraine to keep its expectations realistic when it comes to conflict with Russia Outlining France's foreign policy …

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US security guarantees a must for Ukraine-Russia ceasefire, Trump can pressure Putin, says Zelenskyy

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In an interview with podcaster Lex Fridman, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that a ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia would only be workable if the United States would provide security guarantees Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that US security guarantees are a must for there to be a ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia. Even though Zelenskyy said there …

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How 2025 could bring Putin closer to victory over Europe

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Ordinarily, it’s historians writing after the fact that identify the pivotal dates in wars when the road to victory or defeat becomes clear. Since well before the US election, there has been no doubt that the return of Donald Trump to the White House could be decisive for Ukraine’s continuing ability to resist Russia’s onslaught. open image in gallery Donald …

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