
Reading
Spies, Lies, and Algorithms
Amy B. Zegart
Russia
Photos
THE WEST signals: Putin is AGAINST peace! #shorts
Ukraine
Russia
Photos
Ukrainian drone attack in Russia's Belgorod Oblast kills 1, injures 3, governor claims

Ukraine
Photos
DRAFT agreements ready! Ukraine will NEVER be an obstacle to peace, says Zelenskyy #shorts
Ukraine
Russia
Ukraine confirms withdrawal from Siversk
Ukraine’s General Staff has officially confirmed the withdrawal of Ukrainian units from Siversk in the Donetsk region.
Ukrainian military said the decision was made to preserve personnel and maintain combat capability amid extremely heavy fighting …
Ukraine
Photos
Philanthropist Howard Buffett travels to Kupiansk suburb in Kharkiv Oblast to help evacuate civilians

Ukraine
Russia
Photos
Ukraine set to count voters, preparing for potential elections during war

Ukraine
Photos
Chart of the week: What did Ukrainians search online in 2025?

This year saw Donald Trump's return to the presidency, a shouting match with President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office, and the famed U.S.-Ukraine "minerals deal."
There were talks in Istanbul, Alaska, Miami, Geneva — almost Budapest — and peace …
Ukraine
Russia
Photos
Switzerland extradites Ukrainian over Russian-backed sabotage plot

Ukraine
Russia
Ukrainian Forces in Mirnohrad face operational encirclement amid severe logistics constraints, MP says
MP Roman Kostenko says Ukrainian units in Mirnohrad, Donetsk region, have been pushed into an operational encirclement. Russian control of the skies and key logistics routes is complicating deliveries of food and ammunition to frontline troops. …
Ukraine
Russia
Aksyonov: Mobile internet restrictions in Crimea to remain in place until war ends
Authorities in Crimea will keep mobile internet restrictions in place until the war in Ukraine ends due to security concerns, Sergei Aksyonov, the head of annexed Crimea, said, adding that “there was no other way.”
“Until the end of the special …
Ukraine
Russia
Photos
⚡️ CRIMEA UNDER FIRE! UKRAINE STRIKES BELBEK — RUSSIA THREATENS WITH "ORESHNIK" FROM BELARUS
Ukraine
Russia
Photos
Putin issued a decree. Now, thousands of Ukrainians face losing their homes

Editor's note: The names of some of those from Russian-occupied Ukraine have been changed for security reasons.
With one decree, Russian President Vladimir Putin this month effectively legalized property theft in Ukraine's occupied territories.
The new …
Ukraine
Photos
Ukrainian man spying for Belarus sentenced to 15 years in prison

Russia
Photos
JUST IN! Russia has moved to "zero phase" of preparations for WAR with NATO #shorts
Russia
Photos
Russia already at the starting line! Kremlin cuts preparations for war with NATO
Ukraine
Russia
Ukraine to streamline artillery fleet, potentially centering on Bohdana howitzer
Ukraine’s Defense Forces are currently fielding about 30 different artillery systems against Russian forces, most of them foreign-made.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) now operate a wide range of domestic and foreign artillery platforms, but over …
Ukraine
Photos
Ukraine withdraws from Siversk, Donetsk Oblast, General Staff says

Ukraine
Photos
⚡️ PORTUGAL AND UKRAINE BUILDING A SEA DRONE FLEET! JD Vance announces BREAKTHROUGH in Miami
Ukraine
Russia
About 100 Russian troops enter Hrabovske in surprise assault as fighting rages in Ukraine’s Sumy region, military says
Around 100 Russian soldiers entered the border village of Hrabovske in Ukraine’s Sumy region during a surprise attack, and Ukrainian forces are now trying to push them out, a Ukrainian military spokesman said.
Viktor Trehubov, head of communications …
Ukraine
Russia
Russian PMC Espanola leader Stanislav Orlov reportedly killed in occupied Crimea during masked raid
Stanislav Orlov, known by the nom de guerre “Spaniard,” was shot dead by masked security forces on December 4, according to Russian outlet ASTRA. Russian media kept news of his death under wraps for several days, ASTRA reported.
Orlov, who led the …
Russia
Photos
Serbia reaches deal to buy Russian gas until March

Ukraine
Photos
Carol of the Bells: the song that made the world speak about Ukraine

About the author: Mariana Hirniak is a journalist and public speaker on Ukrainian culture and history.
In early 1919, when Ukraine's pleas for recognition were falling on largely deaf ears, it dispatched not only diplomats to Europe, but also a choir. …