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The foreigners who fought for Russia, now stuck in POW limbo in Ukraine
5+ hour, 54+ min ago (173+ words) Captured foreigners describe journeys from joining the Russian side to a Ukrainian jail with no way home "Assemble!" someone bellowed in the prison corridor, cutting through the silence. Murmurs began echoing off the white walls, and the stairwells filled with…...
Could China draw battlefield inspiration from Ukraine’s drone-borne micro bombs?
1+ week, 2+ day ago (100+ words) Could China draw battlefield inspiration from Ukraine's drone-borne micro bombs?South China Morning Post Leading defence scientist shares details of the creative ways Ukrainian forces are modifying hand grenades and other devices Cai said the drones operating in the Ukraine…...
Almost half of Kyiv without heat, power after massive Russian strike
1+ week, 3+ day ago (207+ words) Over 5,600 buildings lose heat in sub-zero temperatures as Russia targets energy grids amid ongoing US-led peace negotiations An overnight Russian bombardment left thousands of residential buildings in Kyiv without heating and water in -14 degrees Celsius (6.8 Fahrenheit) temperatures on Tuesday, when…...
Kyiv says held ‘substantive’ talks with US; discussions to continue in Davos
1+ week, 4+ day ago (197+ words) Ukraine's President Zelensky said he hopes to sign documents with the US on security guarantees at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland Kyiv held "substantive" talks on security and economic issues with Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner and envoy Steve…...
How Putin’s focus on Ukraine war leaves allies Venezuela, Iran and Cuba exposed
2+ week, 2+ day ago (167+ words) Russia's war in Ukraine leaves allies Venezuela, Iran and Cuba vulnerable, exposing security failures and eroding trust in Moscow's global influence As Russian President Vladimir Putin focuses his attentions on Moscow's war in Ukraine, his strategic allies around the world…...
Europe and US agree to ‘robust’ security guarantees for Ukraine
3+ week, 2+ day ago (219+ words) After an eventual ceasefire with Russia, the UK and France will establish military hubs across Ukraine European and US allies of Ukraine on Tuesday agreed on "robust" security guarantees for Kyiv to come into force after an eventual ceasefire in…...
Zelensky hires Canada’s ex-deputy PM Chrystia Freeland as Ukraine’s economic adviser
3+ week, 3+ day ago (128+ words) Zelensky hires Canada's ex-deputy PM Chrystia Freeland as economic adviser'South China Morning Post Zelensky described Freeland, who has Ukrainian ancestry, as an expert on "attracting investment' and "economic transformations' Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said "on Monday he had "appointed Canada's…...
Zelensky proposes appointing First Deputy PM Fedorov as Ukraine’s new defence minister
3+ week, 6+ day ago (200+ words) In big government shake-up, Zelensky also said he is appointing spy chief Kyrylo Budanov as head of the presidential office Ukrainian President "Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday proposed appointing "First Deputy Prime Minister Mykhailo Fedorov as the country's new defence minister,…...
CIA concludes Ukraine did not target Putin’s residence in drone strike
4+ week, 1+ day ago (223+ words) CIA findings contradict Moscow's allegations. Kyiv calls the claim a pretext to escalate war and stall peace talks The US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has concluded that Ukraine did not target Russian President Vladimir Putin or one of his residences…...
Russia will win in Ukraine, says Putin in New Year address
4+ week, 1+ day ago (178+ words) The president's speech called on Russians to "support our heroes' and came on the 26th anniversary of him coming to power Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that his country believed it would win in Ukraine, where Moscow has led…...