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Amy B. Zegart


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    Youth without idols: the tragedy of teenage violence in Russia #shorts

    Youth without idols: the tragedy of teenage violence in Russia #shorts

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    Kremlin teaches to kill! Why Russian teens are drawn to knives and violence

    Kremlin teaches to kill! Why Russian teens are drawn to knives and violence

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    Putin's secret conversations with Bush: Kremlin planned aggression and didn't hide its hatred

    Putin's secret conversations with Bush: Kremlin planned aggression and didn't hide its hatred

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    Putin-Bush transcripts declassified! Kremlin hated Ukraine 20 years ago

    Putin-Bush transcripts declassified! Kremlin hated Ukraine 20 years ago

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    Occupiers unable to restore logistics routes in Kupyansk #shorts

    Occupiers unable to restore logistics routes in Kupyansk #shorts

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    ENCLOSURE COMPLETED! Russians trapped on Oskil, and a rocket fuel plant exploded in Tula!

    ENCLOSURE COMPLETED! Russians trapped on Oskil, and a rocket fuel plant exploded in Tula!

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    There are new ideas on how to bring real peace closer, – Zelenskyy on conversation with Americans

    There are new ideas on how to bring real peace closer, – Zelenskyy on conversation with Americans

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    Kremlin in shock: Ukraine's robotic army changes the rules on the front line!

    Kremlin in shock: Ukraine's robotic army changes the rules on the front line!

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    Russia’s customs service starts concealing import data on sanctioned goods

    Russian customs data for 2025 lacks records on shipments across 180 categories of technically complex goods - mostly electronics and industrial equipment — The Insider has found. Since importers appear to have kept operating, it looks like shipments …

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    Zelensky holds phone call with Trump's envoys as Russia claims talks making 'slow but steady progress'

    Zelensky holds phone call with Trump's envoys as Russia claims talks making 'slow but steady progress'

    President Volodymyr Zelensky held a phone call with U.S. President Trump’s Special Envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner on Christmas Day to discuss "several substantive details" of ongoing peace talks, the president said.

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    North Korean soldiers captured in Ukraine ask to be sent to South Korea

    Two North Korean soldiers who fought on Russia’s side and were captured by Ukrainian troops say they want to relocate to South Korea.

    The North Koreans even wrote letters making the request, Yonhap reported, citing Jang Se-yul, the head of a group of …

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    Ukraine says it hit Russia’s Novoshakhtinsk oil refinery with Storm Shadow missiles

    Ukraine launched Anglo-French Storm Shadow cruise missiles at the Novoshakhtinsk oil refinery in Russia’s Rostov region, the General Staff said Thursday.

    Explosions rocked the facility and a fire broke out, according to Kyiv, which called it “a …

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    Ukraine’s military intelligence chief Budanov makes surprise visit to Zaporizhzhia front-line positions

    Ukraine’s military intelligence chief, Kyrylo Budanov, visited forward positions on the Zaporizhzhia axis as part of a working trip to the region, meeting fighters from the so-called “Timur” special unit, the agency said Monday.

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    Russia talks about “peace” but prepares a new war: why not to trust Putin?

    Russia talks about “peace” but prepares a new war: why not to trust Putin?

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    Ukrainian Forces clear Kupyansk as cut-off Russian troops surrender

    Ukrainian Forces are continuing to sweep the city of Kupyansk in the Kharkiv region of Russian units that have been cut off from ground supply lines and are unable to hold their positions. Some occupiers are surrendering, including reported cases of …

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    Ukrainian long-range drones spark major fires at strategic sites in Russia

    Ukraine’s forces carried out a series of overnight strikes on December 25 targeting military and logistical infrastructure in the Russian Federation and in temporarily occupied territories. The targets included the Temryuk seaport in Russia’s …

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    Russia attacks Kherson market, Chernihiv apartment building on Christmas Day, killing at least 2

    Russia attacks Kherson market, Chernihiv apartment building on Christmas Day, killing at least 2

    Ukraine is marking its fourth Christmas under a full-scale Russian invasion.

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    Putin cancels 2025 annual address

    For the second time since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Vladimir Putin has canceled his address to Russians - a move analysts say underscores weakness and confusion in the Kremlin.

    In 2025, Putin will not deliver his annual address to the …

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    The war in Ukraine could end in 90 days, says US ambassador to NATO #shorts

    The war in Ukraine could end in 90 days, says US ambassador to NATO #shorts

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    Ukraine strikes oil refinery in Russia's Rostov Oblast with Storm Shadow missiles, General Staff says

    Ukraine strikes oil refinery in Russia's Rostov Oblast with Storm Shadow missiles, General Staff says

    The missiles struck the refinery, triggering multiple explosions, the General Staff said, adding that the extent of the damage was still being clarified.

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    Russia launched 131 drones — Ukraine fights back, but there are victims and destruction!

    Russia launched 131 drones — Ukraine fights back, but there are victims and destruction!

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    🔴131 drones over Ukraine – blackouts, Zelenskyy's peace plan, and Russia's nuclear blackmail

    🔴131 drones over Ukraine – blackouts, Zelenskyy's peace plan, and Russia's nuclear blackmail

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    With Germany’s help, Ukrainian communities keep kindergartens and hospitals running through blackouts

    With Germany’s help, Ukrainian communities keep kindergartens and hospitals running through blackouts

    In the winter of 2023, just after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began, Natalia Kovalenko, the director of one of the largest kindergartens in Kyiv Oblast, was grappling with challenges that went far beyond lesson plans and playtime. As …

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    Russian forces use fiber optic FPV drone to kill Kharkiv volunteer during evacuation in Donetsk region

    The photo of Viacheslav Ilchenko during the evacuation mission

    UKRAINE, KOSTIANTYNIVKA, Dec. 25 — On Dec. 24, Russian forces attacked a car of an evacuation volunteer team with an FPV drone, killing Viacheslav Ilchenko, a Kharkiv volunteer and founder of "Nezlamna” (“Unbreakable”) charity, said the “Rose on the …

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    SBU drones hit Krasnodar Krai seaport, Orenburg gas plant, source says

    SBU drones hit Krasnodar Krai seaport, Orenburg gas plant, source says

    Drones from the "Alpha" Special Operations Center of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) struck the Temryuk Seaport in Krasnodar Krai and a gas processing plant in Orenburg Oblast overnight on Dec. 25, an agency source confirmed to the Kyiv …