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In public letter, Ukraine's Zelenskyy calls on Putin for direct negotiations in a neutral country
2+ hour, 9+ min ago (426+ words) The letter, the first public message Zelenskyy has written directly to Putin since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in 2022, was a sweeping critique of the Russian leader's 26 years in power. Zelenskyy acknowledged shifting U. S. priorities, saying it would be wrong to…...
Ukrainian protesters in Kyiv urge veto of a bill families fear could declare missing soldiers dead
1+ week, 6+ day ago (810+ words) By DAN BASHAKOV and HANNA ARHIROVA The protesters gathered to oppose legislation passed in February on the legal status of missing persons that critics say allows courts to declare missing Ukrainian military personnel legally dead before their fate has been…...
Russia says Ukraine launched a major drone attack after Moscow shunned ceasefire offer
4+ week, 1+ hour ago (690+ words) Russian air defenses shot down 347 Ukrainian drones overnight, Russia's Defense Ministry said Thursday, in what appeared to be a major attack after Moscow'spurned Kyiv's ceasefire'earlier in the week and tension mounted over safety at Russia's upcoming'Victory Day celebrations. Incoming drones…...
Russia launches daytime strikes on Ukraine, killing 5, as Kyiv holds door open for Easter truce
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (793+ words) Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signaled Kyiv's openness to a potential Easter truce. The holiday is celebrated on April 12 in both Ukraine and Russia. Zelenskyy also said that Ukraine is preparing for a shift in Russian aerial tactics, with intelligence…...
Russia says it shot down almost 400 Ukrainian drones as Moscow and Kyiv escalate aerial barrages
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (482+ words) Russian air defenses downed 389 incoming Ukrainian drones, Russia's Defense Ministry said Wednesday, in what was the largest reported overnight attack on Russian regions and Crimea since Moscow's forces'invaded Ukraine'more than four years ago. The drones were stopped over 13 Russian regions…...
EU leaders blast Viktor Orb'n over a Ukraine loan veto, accusing him of playing election games
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (781+ words) By LORNE COOK and SAM Mc NEIL In a rare public tirade against a member of their ranks, leaders insisted that Orb'n must respect the 27-nation bloc's'decision in December'to fund Ukraine's armed forces and war-ravaged economy for the next two…...
Ukraine's young skiers practice in a bombed-out Olympic training base
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (659+ words) They respond swiftly but without panic, ditching their skis and following coaches to an underground bomb shelter. It's an ordinary training session at the complex that produced Ukraine's first Olympic medalist. Sleeping children no longer dream of Olympic glory in…...
Trump says he's "not happy' with Putin and blames him for "killing a lot of people' in Ukraine
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (566+ words) By WILL WEISSERT, Associated Press "I'm not happy with him, I can tell you that much right now. This is killing a lot of people," Trump said of Putin during a meeting with his Cabinet. The president also acknowledged that…...