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More phone calls should take place between German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Russian President Vladimir Putin, the leader of Germany’s social-democratic party (SPD) Saskia Esken told German television news channel N-Tv on Jan. 2.
“These conversations …
As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine inches toward the three-year mark, all eyes are on a potential peace agreement to end the war.
If the parameters of any peace deal are likely to remain obscured for months to come, Ukraine’s ex-Foreign Minister Dmytro …
On the Kursk direction, the “Siversk” Operational Tactical Group (OTG) units captured Kruglenkoe, taking positions in the villages previously held by North Korean and Russian forces. Ukrainian Defense Forces also advanced east of Pogrebki along the …
Ukraine’s electricity import increased more than fivefold in 2024 to 4.4 million megawatt-hours (MWh), ExPro consulting company’s electricity monitoring data showed on Jan. 2.
Russia has been carrying out massive campaigns of aerial attacks against …
European gas prices rose by 4.3% to almost 51 euros on the first trading day after Ukraine stopped transiting Russia’s natural gas to central-Europe, Bloomberg reported on Jan. 2.
Ukraine terminated Russian natural gas transit through its territory on …
Russian attacks against Ukraine wounded six and killed four people over the past day, regional authorities reported on Jan. 2.
Two civilians were killed and six were injured in Kherson Oblast following Russian strikes on civilian infrastructure, …
A Russian attack overnight killed a civilian in the town of Stepnohirsk in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Governor Ivan Fedorov reported on his Telegram channel on Jan. 2.
The victim’s body was found under the rubble of a five-story building after a more than …
Russia has lost 792,170 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 Jan. 2.
This number includes 1,370 casualties Russian forces suffered just over …
Ukrainian naval units destroyed over 37,000 Russian drones in the year 2024, the Navy reported on Jan. 1.
This includes Russian strike drones, operational and tactical unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), first-person-view (FPV) drones, strike UAVs, and …
The New Year’s article reflects on the past year and looks ahead to the future.
The two victims killed in Russia’s Jan. 1 drone strike on Kyiv were a married couple who both worked as scientists, Education and Science Minister Oksen Lisovyi announced.
Prominent neurobiologist Ihor Zyma and doctor of biological sciences …
Russian President Vladimir Putin has directed the Russian government and the state-owned bank Sberbank to develop artificial intelligence (AI) technology partnerships with China, according to instructions published on the Kremlin web portal on Jan. …
President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed his condolences to the families of the victims of a deadly vehicle attack in the U.S. city of New Orleans on New Year’s Day.
A truck driver in New Orleans intentionally rammed into a crowd on Jan. 1, …
Hungary will not receive 1.04 billion euros ($1.08 billion) in aid from the European Union due to violations of the rule of law, the German news agency DPA reported on Dec. 31, citing a European Commission spokesperson.
The aid package was conditional …
Key developments on Jan. 1:
Moldova’s state-owned energy company Energocom will import electricity from Romania and Ukraine to cover the shortfall caused by Russia’s halt of gas supplies, NewsMaker media outlet reported on Jan. 1.
Russia’s state-owned energy …
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Stopping Russian gas transit through Ukraine is “one of Moscow’s biggest defeats,” President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Jan. 1 on his Telegram channel.
Ukraine terminated Russian natural gas transit through its territory on Jan. 1. …
Poland has assumed its six-month presidency of the Council of the European Union on Jan. 1.
Poland takes over the presidency from Hungary, one of Russia’s closest allies in Europe, which has repeatedly blocked EU aid to Ukraine. Hungarian …
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The Russian army has lost over 38,000 troops and more than 1,000 pieces of equipment since the beginning of Ukraine’s incursion into Russia’s Kursk Oblast, Ukraine’s Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said on Jan. 1. …
Ukraine has officially become the 125th state party to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Jan. 1.
A Ukrainian flag was set up among the flags of other state parties at the ICC in the Hague, Ukrainian state news agency …
Ukraine stopped Russian natural gas transit through its territory on Jan. 1, the Operator of Ukraine’s Gas Transmission System said in a statement posted on Facebook.
“Starting from Jan. 1, Ukraine’s gas transportation system is operating …
Russia has lost 790,800 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 Jan. 1.
This number includes 1,250 casualties Russian forces suffered just over …
Russia launched a drone attack on Kyiv on the morning of Jan. 1, killing one person and injuring at least seven, including two pregnant women, Ukraine’s Prosecutor General’s Office said.
The National Bank of Ukraine said that one of its …
