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Amy B. Zegart


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    🤯 RUSSIA chooses NATO country for first STRIKE against ALLIANCE #shorts

    🤯 RUSSIA chooses NATO country for first STRIKE against ALLIANCE #shorts

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    Europe has identified sites to train Ukrainian troops inside Ukraine, EU top diplomat says

    Europe has identified sites to train Ukrainian troops inside Ukraine, EU top diplomat says

    "We have been discussing the training of Ukrainian soldiers, also on the soil of Ukraine," Kaja Kallas, the EU's high representative for foreign affairs, said in Brussels on Feb. 11 before a meeting of EU defense ministers.

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    Russian TV threatens to burn Europe: SOLOVYOV's nuclear ultimatums and plans to strike BRITAIN

    Russian TV threatens to burn Europe: SOLOVYOV's nuclear ultimatums and plans to strike BRITAIN

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    Japan to join PURL to buy U.S. weapons for Ukraine, limited to nonlethal equipment

    Japan plans to purchase U.S. weapons for Ukraine under the PURL program, but only nonlethal items, NHK reports, citing anonymous NATO sources familiar with the matter

    According to NHK, the Japanese government is expected to formally announce its …

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    ❗️ Scandal at the OLYMPICS: Ukraine refused to compromise with the IOC #shorts

    ❗️ Scandal at the OLYMPICS: Ukraine refused to compromise with the IOC #shorts

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    Ukraine ready to hold new round of talks with Russia in US on Feb. 17-18. Moscow yet to confirm

    Ukraine ready to hold new round of talks with Russia in US on Feb. 17-18. Moscow yet to confirm

    According to the president, the negotiations would be hosted by the U.S. and will take place on Feb. 17 and Feb. 18. The talks, however, depend on Russia's agreement to take part, something that Ukraine and the U.S. have not yet received.

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    LIVE | Secret Russian testing ground destroyed! It's all thanks to Ukrainian ballistics!

    LIVE | Secret Russian testing ground destroyed! It's all thanks to Ukrainian ballistics!

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    Chart of the week: Ukraine sees its coldest January in 16 years

    Chart of the week: Ukraine sees its coldest January in 16 years

    Last month was likely Ukraine’s coldest January since 2010, according to an analysis of preliminary Copernicus Climate Change Service weather data provided by Europe's EUMETSAT satellite agency.

    Temperatures in Ukraine last month reached reported lows …

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    Why Ukraine refuses to abandon Pokrovsk, explained

    Why Ukraine refuses to abandon Pokrovsk, explained

    As global attention has shifted to Ukraine’s energy crisis, the fighting on the eastern front has not slowed. The Kyiv Independent’s Francis Farrell speaks with Volodymyr Polevyi, head of public affairs for the 7th Rapid Response Corps of the Air …

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    Kremlin demands security guarantees for Russia as a condition for Ukraine peace talks

    Russia says it will not consider any peace agreement with Ukraine unless “security guarantees” for itself are codified. The Kremlin argues its interests are being ignored in the peace process and warns talks will be fruitless without concessions. …

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    SCANDAL at the OLYMPICS! Outcry over Russia's crimes: why is the IOC demanding SILENCE?

    SCANDAL at the OLYMPICS! Outcry over Russia's crimes: why is the IOC demanding SILENCE?

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    Fires erupt at Volgograd plant after drone attacks, refinery reportedly targeted

    In the early hours of Wednesday, February 11, Russia’s Volgograd region came under attack by Ukrainian drones, and 49 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) were intercepted over the area, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

    Volgograd region governor Andrey …

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    NEW MILITARY BASE of Russians near MELITOPOL – declassified #shorts

    NEW MILITARY BASE of Russians near MELITOPOL – declassified #shorts

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    Syrskyi touts second phase of corps reform, citing rising Russian losses

    Ukraine’s Commander-in-Chief, Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi, outlined the second phase of a corps-level reform that he says has already delivered tangible results.

    Despite heavy fighting along the front line, Ukraine’s armed forces are undergoing a …

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    Russia’s December toll in Ukraine was about twice Soviet Afghan war losses, former MI6 chief says

    Russia’s December toll in Ukraine was about twice Soviet Afghan war losses, former MI6 chief says

    Former MI6 chief Richard Moore said about 30,000 Russian troops were killed in December, roughly twice the Soviet Afghan war death toll.

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    💔129-drone attack: Ukraine readies laser air defense; Russia killed a father and three children!

    💔129-drone attack: Ukraine readies laser air defense; Russia killed a father and three children!

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    Ukraine's Anti-Corruption Bureau to seek extradition of Timur Mindich from Israel in ‘Midas’ case

    National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) Director Semen Kryvonos says an extradition request is being prepared to bring corruption suspect Timur Mindich back to Ukraine. Local media report the businessman traveled to Israel before searches …

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    Explosions reported in Lviv as Russia launches hypersonic Kinzhal missiles

    Explosions reported in Lviv as Russia launches hypersonic Kinzhal missiles

    Kyiv Independent reporters on the ground reported hearing two explosions around 2:50 p.m. local time.

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    Vertical Video Creator

    Vertical Video Creator

    The Kyiv Independent, Ukraine’s main English-language publication, is looking for a Vertical Video Creator.

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    Russian troops infiltrate Zakotne via frozen Siverskyi Donets, Ukrainian forces conduct clearance operations

    The situation in Zakotne remains tense, with Russian forces taking losses as troops from Ukraine’s 81st Separate Airmobile Brigade work to clear the village and prevent further incursions, the Ukrainian military said.

    On February 10, Ukrainian …

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    European Parliament approves 90 billion euro loan to Ukraine

    European Parliament approves 90 billion euro loan to Ukraine

    The European Parliament voted to approve a 90 billion euros ($107 billion) loan to Ukraine, securing a large chunk of the country's budgetary and military needs for the next two years as the war approaches its fourth anniversary.

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    Store Marketing & Growth Manager

    Store Marketing & Growth Manager

    The Kyiv Independent, Ukraine’s main English-language publication, is looking for a Store Marketing & Growth Manager.

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    Volunteers fill gaps in Kyiv’s response as Russian strikes deepen blackouts

    Volunteers fill gaps in Kyiv’s response as Russian strikes deepen blackouts

    Valentyna Popova, an 85-year-old retired mathematician, lives in an apartment block on Kyiv’s east bank that is only minutes away from a city-installed "Invincibility Point," an emergency winter heating hub offering warmth, a place to charge devices, …

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    Ukrainian commander ‘Perun’ confirms advances near Hulyaipole on the Zaporizhzhia front

    Ukraine’s Forces have logged notable gains in the Zaporizhzhia region, with several villages reportedly liberated.

    Kyiv’s troops are conducting counteroffensive actions along the Zaporizhzhia axis, and there are already “certain successes”, said …

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    Ukraine energy CEO urges Europe, NATO to prepare for Russian strikes on power grid

    Ukraine energy CEO urges Europe, NATO to prepare for Russian strikes on power grid

    "Learn from us and don't underestimate the threat coming from Russia," Maksym Timchenko, the head of DTEK, said.

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