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Presidential Office head Andriy Yermak, Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, and Defense Minister Rustem Umerov arrived in London on April 23 to discuss the peace effort with U.S. and European officials.
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- Explosions rock what could be one of Russia’s largest weapons arsenals in Vladimir Oblast
- Putin offers US to freeze Ukraine war along current front line, FT reports
- Zelensky rules out recognizing Crimea as Russian, …
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Ukrainian delegation arrives in London as peace talks grow uncertain
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Weakness of the Kremlin: Putin tries to win by cunning and loses
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Trump's reported 'final' ceasefire offer includes accepting Russian occupation, few benefits for Ukraine
The Trump administration’s final proposal for ending the Russia-Ukraine war included U.S. de jure recognition of Russia’s control over Crimea, along with de facto recognition of its occupation of other Ukrainian territories, Axios …
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4 killed, 88 injured in Russian attacks on Ukraine over past day
Russian attacks across Ukrainian regions killed at least four civilians and injured at least 88, including children, over the past day, regional authorities reported on April 23.
Russia has intensified its attacks against Ukrainian cities and towns …
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9 killed, 30 injured after Russian drone hits bus in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
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A Russian drone attack against the town of Marhanets in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast on the morning of April 23 killed at least nine people and injured at least 30, …
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European foreign diplomats, Sybiha to reportedly also skip London talks on Ukraine
Chief diplomats of the U.K., France, Ukraine, and Germany have suspended their plans to attend the talks in London on how to end Russia’s war against Ukraine, Sky News reported on April 23.
The news comes as U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio …
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General Staff: Russia has lost 944,270 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
Russia has lost 944,270 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces reported on April 23.
The number includes 1,210 casualties that Russian forces suffered over …
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Russia sentences 2 women from Zaporizhzhia Oblast to 14 years in penal colony, citing small donations to Ukrainian army
A Russian court in the occupied part of Zaporizhzhia Oblast sentenced two residents to 14 years in a general regime penal colony, for alleged “treason” over fund transfers to the Ukrainian military, Russian state media TASS reported on April 22.
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Orban casts vote against Ukraine’s accession to the EU in ongoing nationwide poll
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban voted on April 22 in a national poll opposing Ukraine’s accession to the European Union, publicly sharing photos of himself marking “against” on the ballot.
The poll, announced by Orban in early March, officially …
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Switzerland joins EU sanctions against Russian state media
Switzerland will join the European Union in sanctioning eight Russian state media outlets, the Swiss Economic Ministry announced on April 22.
The 16th EU sanctions package, passed on the third anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion, …
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Ukraine shares evidence of Chinese citizens, companies involved in Russia's war
Kyiv has presented Beijing with evidence that Chinese citizens and companies have participated in Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine, the Foreign Ministry reported on April 22.
The report comes less than a week after President Volodymyr …
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US judge orders Trump administration to restore Voice of America
A U.S. federal judge on April 22 ordered the Trump administration to restore all employees and contractors at Voice of America (VoA), saying the administration’s efforts to dismantle the outlet likely violated U.S. law.
As part of his …
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Rubio, Witkoff decline to attend Ukraine peace talks in London
United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Special Envoy Steve Witkoff will not attend upcoming peace talks with Ukrainian and European officials in London, the Financial Times reported on April 22.
Representatives from Ukraine, the United …
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EU will never recognize Crimea as Russian, Kallas says
The European Union will never recognize the Russian-occupied Crimean peninsula as legally Russian, the bloc’s top diplomat Kaja Kallas told Agence France-Presse (AFP) on April 22.
Kallas' comments come in response to reports that the …
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Air Assault Forces form a second corps
The corps is formed based on the 82nd Air Assault Brigade and brings together five brigades.
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Chechen scholar: ‘Both in Chechnya and Ukraine, there’s a similar sense of Russian desperation’
For most people today, the word Chechnya immediately brings to mind Ramzan Kadyrov, the authoritarian leader who governs the region as a loyal vassal of Vladimir Putin. It evokes images of a turbulent, fear-stricken state at the mercy of the …
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Ukraine war latest: Explosions rock what could be one of Russia's largest weapons arsenals in Vladimir Oblast
Key developments on April 22:
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Putin offers US to freeze Ukraine war along current front line, FT reports
Russian President Vladimir Putin has offered the U.S. to halt his full-scale invasion of Ukraine along the current front line, the Financial Times (FT) reported on April 22, citing unnamed sources familiar with the talks.
Putin reportedly conveyed the …
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Zelensky rules out recognizing Crimea as Russian, warns against playing into Putin's 'game'
Ukraine will not legally recognize Russia’s occupation of Crimea under any circumstances, President Volodymyr Zelensky said during a briefing in Kyiv on April 22.
“There is nothing to talk about. This violates our Constitution. This is our …
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SBU charges 14 Russian Orthodox Church leaders for role in seizing churches in occupied Ukraine
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has formally charged 14 high-ranking metropolitans and archbishops of the Russian Orthodox Church for their involvement in the illegal seizure of Ukrainian churches in Russian-occupied territories, the agency …
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Explosions rock Russian weapons arsenal in Vladimir Oblast, evacuations ordered
Explosions have erupted at a Russian weapons arsenal in Vladimir Oblast on April 22, causing a fire, the Russian Defense Ministry reported on Telegram.
According to Ukrainian defense media outlet Militarnyi, the facility in question is Russia’s …
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Ukraine's 2025 drone imports soar with 98% arriving from China
Ukraine has imported a staggering 127,800 civilian drones, valued at $371.3 million, in the first quarter of 2025. An overwhelming 98% of these UAVs originate from China, benefiting from customs duty exemptions, reported Ukraine's Customs Service's. …