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Amy B. Zegart
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Russians are SABOTAGING USA diplomatic efforts! Kremlin wants to CONTINUE the war #shorts
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Ukrainian companies increasingly turn to South Asia to fill wartime labor gaps
Ukrainian businesses are increasingly recruiting workers from India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Nepal to fill the labor shortage brought on by Russia's war, four Ukrainian labor and business organizations told the Kyiv Independent.
Workers are mostly …
Alaska Meeting and EU Response: Shaping the Future of the War | In Focus
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Zelensky instructs government to consider easing border rules for Ukrainians under 22
The proposal aims to address concerns over the country’s declining student population and the growing risk of losing young talent abroad.
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Russia to hold emergency talks with oil firms as fuel prices surge, media reports
The move comes as gasoline prices in Russia have jumped nearly 50% since the start of the year, with Ai-95 setting record highs for five consecutive days.
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Inside the US–Ukraine–Russia talks: Exclusive KI Insights Q&A
Amid extraordinary developments in US–Ukraine–Russia negotiations, KI Insights is hosting a closed-door online Q&A session.
You’ll gain a sharper picture of the peace talks ahead, including the agendas each of the sides will bring, the dynamics to …
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Europe surpasses U.S. in military aid to Ukraine
During Russia's aggressive war against Ukraine, European countries have outpaced the United States in delivering military aid to Kyiv through defense industry contracts. According to the Ukraine Support Tracker project, released by the Kiel Institute …
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Poland expels 57 Ukrainians after concert riots while Tusk warns against anti-Ukraine sentiments
The Polish police detained more than 100 people over the weekend following an Aug. 9 concert of Belarusian rapper Max Korzh at Warsaw’s National Stadium.
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How Ukraine is building a system of returning, reintegrating, and protecting children abducted by Russia
Since Russia’s full-scale invasion began, one of its most disturbing and least visible crimes has targeted Ukraine’s most vulnerable: our children. Under occupation, Russia has orchestrated the forced transfer of thousands of Ukrainian children into …
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Ukrainian forces deny front-line breach as Russian attacks intensify on the eastern front
The Dnipro operational and strategic military group of the Ukrainian Armed Forces has denied claims of a frontline breakthrough in eastern Ukraine. The military emphasized that while infiltration by small groups necessitates the deployment of …
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PANIC in Moscow: STRIKES on the Russian Federation at 2000 km and loud talks
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Ukraine says small Russian unit passed defenses near Dobropillia but denies breakthrough claims
The statement comes as the Ukrainian battlefield monitoring group DeepState reported that Russian forces made a push toward the Dobropillia–Kramatorsk highway in Donetsk Oblast.
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'Alaska opposes tyranny!' — Pro-Ukraine rally planned ahead of Trump-Putin summit in US
The rally, scheduled for Aug. 14 in Anchorage, is being held to protest the “presence of an international war criminal” and as a show of solidarity with Ukraine, Stand Up Alaska said.
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As Trump, Putin weigh Ukraine’s east in talks, new book gives voice to war-battered region
When Russia launched its invasion into Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts in 2014, the battle was not only over territory but also historical memory.
In the city of Kostiantynivka, the struggle played out not just with weapons, but with …
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European defense plants growing 3 times faster amid Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, FT reports
The Financial Times identified 7 million square meters of new industrial development after tracking changes at 150 facilities across 37 companies, namely those associated with ammunition and missile production.
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Orban refuses joint EU statement backing Ukraine ahead of Trump-Putin meeting
“The only sensible action for EU leaders is to initiate an EU-Russia summit, based on the example of the U.S.-Russia meeting,” Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said.
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Ukrainian defense firm Frontline integrates grenade launcher with Estonian robotic platform
Ukrainian defense company Frontline partnered with Estonian manufacturer Milrem Robotics to integrate weapon systems with unmanned ground vehicles, conducting successful test firings of equipment in Ukraine, Frontline announced.
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New Artillery Brigade has been created
In connection with the transformation of the Ukrainian Defense Forces to a corps–brigade structure, a new 68th Artillery Brigade is being formed in the city of Berdychiv. This was announced…
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EU to prepare 19th sanctions package as Russia continues to reject ceasefire, Kallas says
“As far as Russia has not agreed to a full and unconditional ceasefire, we should not even discuss any concessions,” Kaja Kallas said.
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Russian attacks kill 1, injure 30 in Ukraine over past day
Russia attacked Ukraine with 48 Shahed-type strike drones and decoys overnight, as well as four Iskander-M or North Korean KN-23 ballistic missiles, the Air Force reported.
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Elite Azov Corps deployed to Pokrovsk sector amid Russian advances in Donetsk Oblast
The 1st Azov Corps described the situation along the Pokrovsk axis as “complex and dynamic,” with Russian troops attempting to advance.
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Russian cluster munition strike against Ukrainian training ground kills 1, injures 11, military says
After the alarm sounded, a group of soldiers was struck by cluster munitions while heading for shelter, according to the Ground Forces.
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Ukraine strikes Russian command post in Donetsk Oblast, kills commander, military says
A Russian commander, identified by the call sign “Dniepr,” was among those killed in the strike, the Ukrainian military said.
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Ukrainian drones strike 'only Russian facility' producing helium for rockets, HUR source claims
Ukrainian military intelligence (HUR) drones on Aug. 11 struck the Orenburg Helium Plant, a key Russian facility lying some 1,200 kilometers from the front line in Ukraine, a source in the agency told the Kyiv Independent.
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General Staff: Russia has lost 1,065,220 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
The number includes 980 casualties that Russian forces suffered just over the past day.
