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Amy B. Zegart
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Lukoil agrees to sell most of its foreign assets to US investment group
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Germany's Merz says Ukraine joining EU in 2027 'not possible'
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'They don't consider their work heroic' — 4 energy workers die amid Kyiv repairs following Russian attacks
As Kyiv's repair crews scramble to keep the lights and heat on after repeated Russian strikes, the work has become punishing — and, in recent weeks, deadly.
Oleksandr Pitaichuk, a 31-year-old high-angle rescuer, died during emergency repair work at …
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Zelensky warns Russia preparing new large-scale strike
Ukraine’s President said that despite global diplomatic efforts, Russia continues to strike Ukrainian cities and is preparing a new large-scale attack. He also confirmed that Kyiv faces a difficult situation, especially with heating.
“We know the …
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Russian Su-34 reportedly downed near Snake Island
Monitoring channels reported around 9 p.m. that a multirole, supersonic Su-34 took off from the Russian military airfield “Maykop.” The jet was then spotted near Snake Island.
Later, Russian aviation blogger and propagandist Fighterbomber wrote that …
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Putin aide invites Zelensky to Moscow for talks, vows security guarantees
Yuri Ushakov, an aide to Vladimir Putin, said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky can come to Moscow if he is ready to meet the Russian leader. He added that Russia would guarantee the Ukrainian leader’s security.
Ushakov’s remarks about potential …
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50,000 soldiers LOST per month – the optimal level for the Russian Federation, – Zelenskyy #shorts
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MEETING WITH PUTIN AND AGREEMENT WITH THE US! Has Sybiga revealed a plan to end the war?
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Exclusive: Trump's top envoy negotiating Ukraine's fate displays 'shocking' lack of knowledge about war, politics
A senior U.S. envoy involved in efforts to end Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine has displayed a lack of basic understanding of Ukraine's political system and the war itself while speaking to reporters, the Kyiv Independent has learned.
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Ukrainian defenders stopped 7 attempts by Russians to break through in the south #shorts
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💥AFU destroy air defense near Kachi; 1.23M Russian losses, 105 battles in 24 hours
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Ukraine: Russia masses 150,000 troops near Pokrovsk as small-arms clashes and drone strikes intensify
Russian forces have spent the past year and a half trying to seize the city of Pokrovsk in Ukraine’s Donetsk region, concentrating about 150,000 troops in the area, according to the Ukrainian military.
Around Pokrovsk, Russian forces are focused on …
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As temperatures outside plunge, a Ukrainian pet shelter struggles to keep animals warm amid Russian attacks
Just over 30 kilometers (18 miles) from Kyiv, the Hostomel animal shelter is trying to keep more than 700 cats and dogs alive and warm as Russia's attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure leave the country facing rolling outages, scarce heat, and …
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Ukraine’s Foreign Minister: Zelensky is ready to meet Putin to discuss territory and the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is prepared for a face-to-face meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha says.
Sybiha confirmed Zelensky’s readiness to meet Putin to address the most sensitive …
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Kyiv hoping to convince IMF to delay key condition for $8.1 billion loan
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Why Colombian volunteers are joining war in Ukraine
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😱 Shocking Russian TV broadcasts: how the Kremlin is preparing the world for a nuclear apocalypse
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Ukraine to receive Mirage 2000-5 jets and air-defense missiles in new French aid package
Ukraine is set to receive fighter jets and air-defense missiles as part of a new military aid package from France. Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said the country expects additional Mirage 2000-5 aircraft soon, a move he said will significantly …
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The EU has allocated the first €10 million to finance a special tribunal for the crime of aggression
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'Impossible to ban grief' — how Russia tries and fails to hide its casualties in Ukraine
Russia has tightened control over information about its battlefield losses in Ukraine, cutting off data and closing one public loophole after another. The effort has not stopped the evidence of the dead from surfacing.
As 2025 came to an end, Western …
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Ukrainian Railways introduces additional security measures after deadly Russian attack on passenger train in Kharkiv Oblast
