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Amy B. Zegart
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Ukraine's superstrikes! Ballistic missiles and drones inflict significant damage on Putin
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USA
Kremlin signals preemptive rejection of Trump’s peace plan ahead of Berlin talks
As the United States, Ukraine and the European Union weigh possible compromises in Berlin, the Kremlin has signaled in advance a hard rejection of any peace plan.
Against the backdrop of talks among Ukraine, the U.S. and the EU, Moscow began laying …
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Talks on reparations loan for Ukraine continue as key summit approaches
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Russians’ FAILURS at the front: Putin IS STUCK in the illusion of «victories» #shorts
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Turkey shoots down 'out of control' drone over Black Sea
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What we know about Russia’s offensive in Siversk
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Russia's strong currency puzzles economists, signals economic woes
Since early December, the Russian ruble has continued to strengthen against global currencies: on Dec. 7, it reached a value of only 76 rubles for one U.S. dollar, a figure unseen since May 2023.
It soon dropped to 79 rubles per U.S. dollar, an …
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Putin "captured" Kupiansk and Pokrovsk... on paper: how the Kremlin paints "victories"
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Climate
Germany launches €45 million UkraineConnect program to mobilize private investment in Ukraine
The German government plans to draw investment from German companies into Ukraine through a new financing tool.
The program’s initial size is set at 45 million euros and will be managed by the state development bank KfW (Kreditanstalt für …
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Customer Support Specialist (Part-Time)
KI Insights — an analytical unit backed by the Kyiv Independent — Ukraine’s fastest-growing English-language publication is looking to fill a Customer Support Specialist position.
The Kyiv Independent is Ukraine’s main English-language news outlet. It …
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Leaders sign treaty establishing body to decide Ukraine war reparations
President Volodymyr Zelensky, together with 35 leaders, signed off Tuesday, Dec. 16 on the creation of an international body that would decide on compensation claims tied to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, but left unanswered the question of how the …
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The war's hidden explosions: The mental health toll inside Ukraine's homes
About the author: Jacqueline Mahon is the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) representative to Ukraine.
After the start of the full-scale invasion, Olha (name changed due to safety concerns) and her husband took in his mother to live with them. …
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Putin's nuclear roulette: how Russia, under the guise of wanting "peace," is blackmailing Europe
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Russia
Poland to transfer squadron of MiG-29s to Ukraine amid fleet modernization
Poland’s Defense Ministry is updating its air fleet as the service life of its MiG-29 fighters expires by the end of 2025. As a result, a squadron of the jets could be transferred to Ukraine, with Poland receiving American F-35s and South Korean KAI …
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Russian oil prices lowest since full-scale war began, Bloomberg reports
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Putin has NEVER counted his losses! And now they mean even less to him, – ZELENSKYY #shorts
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What Ukrainians actually think about ceding Donbas to Russia
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Russia
Kremlin rejects Christmas truce in Ukraine as a temporary 'substitute' for peace
The Kremlin has ruled out a Christmas ceasefire in the war with Ukraine and is pushing Kyiv to “reach peace” faster, dismissing any pause as a temporary fix Ukraine seeks for a “breather” that Moscow says it will not allow.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry …
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Russia
Russia launches massive drone attack on Ukraine, 57 drones downed as strikes hit Odesa and Zaporizhzhia
Russian forces, continuing the war against Ukraine, targeted the neighboring country with 69 drones, including Shahed, “Gerbera,” and other types.
The overnight attack into Tuesday, December 16, was launched from Oryol, Primorsko-Akhtarsk in Russia’s …
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UK pledges over $800 million for Ukraine's air defenses
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Chart of the week: Every month, tens of thousands of Ukrainians flee danger
"Warning! Mandatory Evacuation." Those words were posted just two weeks ago on the website of Mezhivska hromada in Ukraine's central-eastern Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
By June, the small region of 15,000 found itself around 20 kilometers away from the …
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No place to rest: Ukraine’s burial crisis
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