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Amy B. Zegart


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    How deaf people live through blackouts

    How deaf people live through blackouts

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    We work during a difficult and exhausting time, with full-scale war, air-raid alerts, and blackouts. Often without electricity or internet, but with an unwavering sense of responsibility to document key events of the war and public …

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US detains Russian tankers and prepares final blow to Kremlin's economy

US detains Russian tankers and prepares final blow to Kremlin's economy

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🔴 NOW! Front on fire: Russia throws infantry into "meat assaults" near Pokrovsk and Huliaipole

🔴 NOW! Front on fire: Russia throws infantry into "meat assaults" near Pokrovsk and Huliaipole

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Ukraine confirms strikes on Belgorod oil depot and Donetsk logistics hub

Ukraine’s military says it struck an oil depot in Russia’s Belgorod region, where a large fire broke out, as well as a logistics warehouse in Donetsk region.

The Ukrainian Defense Forces continue to systematically degrade the offensive capabilities …

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Ukraine-US security guarantee draft agreement ready for Trump's approval, Zelensky says

Ukraine-US security guarantee draft agreement ready for Trump's approval, Zelensky says

"We understand that the American side will engage with Russia, and we expect feedback on whether the aggressor is genuinely willing to end the war," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

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Ukraine's embattled hydropower firm gets 75 million euro boost for repairs

Ukraine's embattled hydropower firm gets 75 million euro boost for repairs

The loan will help state-owned Ukrhydroenergo purchase stockpiles of critical supplies, replacements for equipment damaged by Russian attacks, as well as to refurbish and modernize old equipment.

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Ukraine war latest: Oil tanker en route to Russia hit by drone in Black Sea

Ukraine war latest: Oil tanker en route to Russia hit by drone in Black Sea

Live coverage of Russia’s war against Ukraine with breaking news and frontline updates, updated 7 times today. An oil tanker en-route to the Russian port of Novorossiysk was struck by a drone on Jan.8, Reuters reported citing a notice by Lloyd's List …

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Putin celebrates Christmas at secret Senezh base alongside GRU special forces command

GRU special forces unit. Despite a tradition of naming the site of the Christmas service, the Kremlin withheld specifics this time.

The outlet Agentsvo.Novosti reported the details on X after analyzing official footage and statements by Russian …

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Trump wants a 'dream military' and $1.5 trillion to build it

Trump wants a 'dream military' and $1.5 trillion to build it

"This will allow us to build the 'Dream Military' that we have long been entitled to and, more importantly, that will keep us safe and secure, regardless of foe," Donald Trump said on Truth Social.

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Trump pulls US from 66 'wasteful' international organizations, targeting Venice Commission, UN

Trump pulls US from 66 'wasteful' international organizations, targeting Venice Commission, UN

"The Trump Administration has found these institutions to be redundant in their scope, mismanaged, unnecessary, wasteful, poorly run, captured by the interests of actors advancing their own agendas contrary to our own, or a threat to our nation's …
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Ukraine’s Mobilization Crisis: challenges, needs, and implications for 2026 — Next KI Insights Monthly Briefing

Ukraine’s Mobilization Crisis: challenges, needs, and implications for 2026 — Next KI Insights Monthly Briefing

As Ukraine enters 2026, mobilization has emerged as one of the most decisive challenges shaping the country’s military resilience, political stability, and negotiating position. Where is the mobilization system under the greatest strain, how will …

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Key Russian terminal exported $8.4 billion of LNG to Europe in 2025, watchdog finds

Key Russian terminal exported $8.4 billion of LNG to Europe in 2025, watchdog finds

The report follows an agreement reached in December 2025 by EU countries to ban Russian gas imports beginning Jan. 1, 2028, with LNG imports set to be prohibited at the start of 2027.

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'US acted on Maduro, why not Kadyrov?' — Zelensky quips that additional pressure will make Putin 'think twice'

'US acted on Maduro, why not Kadyrov?' — Zelensky quips that additional pressure will make Putin 'think twice'

President Volodymyr Zelensky urged additional pressure from the United States on Jan. 7 to help achieve a peace deal in Ukraine in the coming months, jokingly evoking calls for Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov to suffer the same fate as captured …
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Trump has 'greenlit' bipartisan Russia sanctions bill, clearing way for Senate vote, US Senator Graham says

Trump has 'greenlit' bipartisan Russia sanctions bill, clearing way for Senate vote, US Senator Graham says

U.S. President Donald Trump has approved moving forward with a bipartisan Russia sanctions bill, opening the door for a potential Senate vote as early as next week, according to Senator Lindsey Graham.

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Fact Check: Videos Do NOT Show U.S. Operation To Capture Bella-1 Oil Tanker, Previously Known As Marinera

Do these viral videos show the U.S. seizing oil tankers linked to Venezuela on January 7, 2026? No, that's not true: Those clips are unrelated to the U.S. pursuit of the tankers "Bella-1" and "Sophia". The clips can be found in posts that predate the …

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Zelensky says negotiations reach ‘new milestone,’ suggests war could end in first half of 2026

Zelensky says negotiations reach ‘new milestone,’ suggests war could end in first half of 2026

President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Jan. 7 that he believes Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine could be brought to an end in the first half of 2026.

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Dnipro largely without electricity and water following explosion

Dnipro largely without electricity and water following explosion

Major power outages have been reported on Jan. 7 in the city of Dnipro and several other communities across Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, according to local media.

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NATO TROOPS IN UKRAINE?: After signing the peace agreement #shorts

NATO TROOPS IN UKRAINE?: After signing the peace agreement #shorts

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Ukraine's controversial chief prosecutor keeps his job despite government reshuffle

Ukraine's controversial chief prosecutor keeps his job despite government reshuffle

Amid a major government reshuffle that saw ministers trade portfolios and several senior security officials change posts in recent days, one notable absence stood out.

Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko, long criticized as ineffective and …

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Ukraine says air defenses now receive 1,500 interceptor drones daily

Ukraine’s Defense Ministry says deliveries of interceptor drones to the country’s air-defense units have nearly doubled, reaching 1,500 per day. But that pace may still fall short of the volumes needed to counter the largest Russian drone barrages …

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Turning point in Paris! West prepares to take Ukraine's security under control

Turning point in Paris! West prepares to take Ukraine's security under control

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3 glaring issues with the UK-France peacekeeper troops plan for Ukraine

3 glaring issues with the UK-France peacekeeper troops plan for Ukraine

In a grandly-staged, and much publicized meeting on Jan. 6, Ukraine and its Western allies celebrated a deal that would pave the way for French and British peacekeeping troops to deploy in Ukraine — once the war is over, of course.

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RUSSIA DECEIVES THE WORLD: Ukrainian army controls the situation on the front line #shorts

RUSSIA DECEIVES THE WORLD: Ukrainian army controls the situation on the front line  #shorts

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Fearing a ‘Maduro repeat,’ Putin prepares sweeping purge of his inner circle

Events in Venezuela have alarmed Russian President Vladimir Putin, and he is preparing purges of his entourage, Russian sources claim.

A successful U.S. operation in Venezuela and the arrest of Nicolás Maduro have heightened paranoia in the Kremlin, …

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Nearly 100 clashes a day! Huliaipole & Pokrovsk targeted! Kremlin sends troops to kill-zones

Nearly 100 clashes a day! Huliaipole & Pokrovsk targeted! Kremlin sends troops to kill-zones

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