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Who showed up — and who didn’t — for Kyiv’s big day
5+ hour, 54+ min ago (146+ words) Who showed up " and who didn't " for Kyiv's big day'politico.eu Stories driving the day in Brussels and beyond. Europe marked four years since Russia's full-scale invasion with a high-profile show of solidarity in Kyiv on Tuesday. Ursula von der…...
UK’s Starmer: Ukraine war the most critical issue of our age
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (576+ words) The British PM will co-host a virtual "coalition of the willing" meeting on Tuesday. LONDON " Keir Starmer has offered fresh support for Kyiv on the fourth anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Britain announced Tuesday it will provide "20 million…...
Kyiv condemns ‘blackmail’ by Hungary, Slovakia as energy standoff escalates
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (623+ words) Budapest and Bratislava have seized on the closure of a key oil pipeline to threaten to cut off electricity supplies to Ukraine. Ukraine condemned "ultimatums "and blackmail" by the governments of Hungary and Slovakia on Saturday, after Budapest and Bratislava…...
Fico threatens to cut Ukraine’s emergency power over oil transit dispute
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (407+ words) Slovakia's prime minister said he will halt emergency electricity exports to Ukraine unless oil flows resume, joining Hungary in escalating an energy standoff with Kyiv. Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico on Saturday threatened to cut off emergency electricity supplies to…...
Ukrainian drones hit key Russian oil port, local governor says
1+ week, 2+ day ago (386+ words) With Russia's fossil-fuel earnings funding its war on Ukraine, Kyiv views oil export sites as key targets. One of Moscow's oil and grain export hubs was damaged by Ukrainian drone strikes overnight, local officials said on Sunday. An oil depot,…...
Olympic chiefs ban Ukrainian racer who wanted to wear helmet honoring war dead
1+ week, 6+ day ago (363+ words) The essence of this case is not about the message; it is about where he wanted to express it," the International Olympic Committee said in revoking Vladyslav Heraskevych's accreditation. Ukrainian skeleton pilot Vladyslav Heraskevych will not be performing at the…...
Pressure for Ukraine-Russia deal mounts ahead of fall elections in US
2+ week, 3+ day ago (383+ words) As Kyiv continues to suffer nighttime lows of minus 20 Celsius amid Russian strikes, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says 2026 U.S. midterms are now the strongest driver for a peace deal. Washington is pushing Ukraine and Russia to reach a deal to end…...
Russia and Ukraine agree on PoW swap, first since October
2+ week, 5+ day ago (548+ words) U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff described the latest trilateral negotiating round in Abu Dhabi as "detailed and productive." KYIV " Ukraine and Russia agreed to swap 314 prisoners of war during the latest round of talks in Abu Dhabi on Thursday, U.S. Special Envoy…...
The steel porcupine: How Ukraine plans to defend itself after the war
3+ week, 18+ hour ago (1303+ words) Ukraine's Plan B is to be able to protect itself if allied security guarantees prove worthless. KYIV "Ukraine fears it can't rely on security guarantees from its allies in any potential peace deal, and so must be ready to stand…...
Merz plays down Weber’s idea of a European peacekeeping army in Ukraine
3+ week, 4+ day ago (409+ words) Weber is also pushing for a new role of single overall EU leader. But Merz is more focused on immediate goals. ZAGREB " German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Friday poured cold water on a suggestion by Manfred Weber, leader of the…...