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All roads to Ukraine-Russia peace run through the Donbas
6+ hour, 25+ min ago (246+ words) Volodymyr Zelenskyy is floating a major concession on one of the thorniest issues in the complex negotiations between Ukraine and Russia It is "now up to the Russian Federation to respond to this proposed agreement," said Le Monde. To that…...
Could US Tomahawk missiles help Ukraine end the war?
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (302+ words) Or is Trump bluffing? Ukraine is taking the war deep inside Russia, and it wants U.S. help to do so. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy believes American-made Tomahawk missiles could finally force Vladimir Putin into peace talks. "Getting the Tomahawks is one…...
US tipped to help Kyiv strike Russian energy sites
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (257+ words) Trump has approved providing Ukraine with intelligence for missile strikes on Russian energy infrastructure U.S. officials are "awaiting written guidance from the White House before sharing the necessary intelligence," the Journal said, and "no decision" has been made on providing Ukraine…...
Trump says Ukraine can win, UN nations ‘going to hell’
3+ mon, 2+ day ago (243+ words) In a speech to the United Nations General Assembly, the president criticized the UN and renewable energy, plus made a sudden pivot on the war in Ukraine Cartoons Wednesday's political cartoons include political division, RFK Jr.'s vaccine quackery, and…...
Russia slams Kyiv, hits government building
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (276+ words) This was Moscow's largest aerial assault since launching its full-scale invasion in 2022 Russia fired more than 800 attack drones and 13 missiles at cities across Ukraine on Saturday night and early Sunday, in Moscow's largest aerial assault since launching its full-scale invasion…...
Volodymyr Zelenskyy: flirting with authoritarianism?
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (186+ words) Ukraine's president is facing first major domestic unrest since the Russian invasion, over plans to water down the country's anti-corruption agencies TODAY'S BIG QUESTION A new bill curbing anti-corruption bodies prompted Ukraine's first mass protests against President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in…...
Melania Trump's intervention on Ukraine
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (567+ words) The first lady has been linked to the president's u-turn on sending arms to Kyiv Donald Trump has credited his wife Melania for his recent decision to send weapons to Ukraine, a position he had previously opposed. This isn't the…...
Putin talks nukes as Kyiv slated for US air defenses
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (329+ words) Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire…...
Why is Crimea a sticking point between Russia and Ukraine?
8+ mon, 1+ day ago (411+ words) Joel Mathis is a writer with 30 years of newspaper and online journalism experience. His work also regularly appears in National Geographic and The Kansas City Star. His awards include best online commentary at the Online News Association and (twice) at…...
The fallout of Trump's halt on military aid for Ukraine
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (194+ words) European leaders push for a cease-fire to mend U.S.-Ukraine ties Feature The dirty global trash trade and Robert Frost's poetic life Feature The film about a stripper who elopes with the son of a Russian oligarch takes home four Oscars…...