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Amy B. Zegart
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Russia's Central Bank seeks $229 billion in damages from Euroclear
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"War Itself" — Inside NATO's New Stance On Russian Hybrid Attacks
NATO’s chief military representative, Gen. Siegfried Koehler, announced a fundamental change in NATO’s approach to Russian hybrid warfare on December 16, 2025. The Alliance no longer views Russian cyber attacks, sabotage, or attacks on critical …
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European leaders present six-point security, recovery plan for Ukraine

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‘No need to hold referendums’ — Amid U.S. pressure, Ukrainians reject territorial concessions

As U.S. pressure on Kyiv grows, Ukrainians oppose Russian demands. If concessions are put up for a vote, those who spoke with the Kyiv Independent said they would flat out deny the terms.
Last week, President Volodymyr Zelensky said that any …
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Ukrainian forces strike Russian gas processing plant, military says

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Court chief comments on political pressure amid unprecedented challenges for anti-corruption institutions

Few decision makers are interested in making the High Anti-Corruption Court actually work, Vira Mykhailenko, the court's head, said in an interview with the Kyiv Independent.
Set up in 2019 as part of a Western-backed reform, the court was designed to …
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"Peace" for Putin! Who gains from the Korean scenario in Ukraine?
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For the first time, Ukrainian company to co-produce drones in Germany on industrial scale

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The Ukrainian delegation is working almost around the clock, says Zelenskyy on peace talks #shorts
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Rediscovering Ukraine’s literary heritage: Ukrainian Institute and Kyiv Independent launch 'The Hidden Canon'

At the initiative of the Ukrainian Institute, the Kyiv Independent announces the launch of "The Hidden Canon: Ukraine's Literary Iconoclasts," a new series celebrating Ukrainian classic literature with the goal of bringing it to a wider international …
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Ukraine claims first Sea Baby underwater-drone strike on Russian submarine

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The real situation in Pokrovsk and Kupiansk! The Russians are brazenly LYING #shorts
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Russia outlaws protest band Pussy Riot, labels it 'extremist'

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KUPIANSK LIBERATED! Shadow fleet – ON FIRE! Russian Propaganda IN SHOCK | Front Line Focus
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75% of Ukrainians reject peace plan requiring withdrawal from Donbas, poll finds

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'It’s a second front line' — The Ukrainian power plant workers battling to make repairs under Russian attacks

"It’s an interesting feeling during an air attack. Danger, danger, and again danger," says Yurii, a Ukrainian energy worker, from the control center of a war-scarred thermal power plant.
Yurii works for DTEK, Ukraine’s largest private energy firm, as …
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SBU drones hit Russian Caspian Sea oil platform for third time in a week, source says

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Ukrainians reject wartime elections despite US push, poll shows

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Khartia Brigade counterattack near Kupyansk disrupts Putin's plans
A participant in the fighting near Kupyansk, Yuriy Butusov, has laid out how Ukrainian forces mounted a successful counterattack, derailed Russia’s advance and shifted momentum on one of the most difficult sectors of the front.
“I’ve been working for …