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Zelenskiy Vows ‘Strong Response’ After Attack on Aide

Gunmen opened fire on a car carrying one of the Ukrainian president's senior aides in what officials described as an assassination attempt.

Ukraine Launches Military Drills with NATO

Ukraine's tensions with Russia remain high over the Kremlin-backed insurgency in the country's east.

over the border

Breakaway Ukrainian Region to Bus Russian Passport Holders to the Polls

An estimated 600,000 Russian passport holders from the separatist-held Donbass region are eligible to vote in the Sept. 17-19 poll.

donbass conflict

Ukraine Says Soldier Killed by Separatists in Fresh Fighting

Fighting has picked up in the east of the country and the latest death was the fourth Ukrainian soldier killed in three days.

donbass conflict

Russia Plans to Boost Separatist Support, Says Ukraine

Ukraine's accusation comes after Moscow refused to extend the mandate of international observers stationed on the border.

Ukraine's Zelenskiy Seeks Biden's Support on NATO

The hard reality facing Zelenskiy is that his most ambitious goals for the U.S.-Ukrainian relationship face slow going.

opinion Konstantin Skorkin

In the Donbass, Russia’s Newest Citizens Prepare to Vote

The Kremlin is interested in the people of the Donbass as additional reserves of loyal voters.

show of solidarity

Ukraine Marches With NATO Allies on 30th Independence Anniversary

Most of the marching Ukrainian soldiers had fought against pro-Russia separatists in an ongoing conflict in the eastern Donbass region.

conflicting accounts

Ukraine FM Denies Its Evacuation Plane Was ‘Hijacked’ in Kabul

An official “was explaining in general the unprecedented level of difficulties that diplomats have had to face,” the ministry said.

propaganda accusations

Ukraine Blocks Access to Popular Russian News Sites

The Kremlin criticized the move, describing Ukraine as being on a path towards "strangling freedom of speech."

Merkel Struggles to Reassure Ukraine on Nord Stream 2

Ukraine's Zelenskiy warned that the pipeline was "a dangerous geopolitical weapon" for Moscow.

Auf Wiedersehen

Ukraine Eyes 'Guarantees' From Merkel in Farewell Visit

Volodymyr Zelenskiy hopes the German Chancellor will bring Kiev a Russian promise to maintain gas transit fees for Ukraine.

assistance shipment

Ukraine Sends Barbed Wire to Lithuania for Belarus Border

Lithuania accuses Belarus strongman Alexander Lukashenko of deliberately encouraging unauthorized arrivals of migrants in retaliation for sanctions.

'Not safe even abroad'

Missing Belarus Dissident Found Hanged in Ukraine Park

Vitaly Shishov headed the Belarusian House in Ukraine, an NGO helping his compatriots flee repression in Belarus.

see you in court

Russia Takes Ukraine to European Court Over Post-Annexation Grievances

The filing marks Russia's first-ever interstate complaint with the ECHR and includes a slew of offenses it says Ukraine has committed.

required reading

Russian Military to Make Putin’s Ukraine Opus Compulsory – RBC

Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu reportedly personally ordered the 5,300-word opus to be added into the military-patriotic directorate’s curriculum.

Ukrainian Soldier Killed, 3 Wounded as Tension Mounts

The Ukrainian army said that one soldier had been killed and three others wounded in the country's pro-Russian separatist east.

pointing fingers

Putin Says Ukraine Is Controlled by Western Leaders

An adviser to Ukrainian President Zelenskiy's chief of staff dismissed Putin's claims as a "basic element of Russian propaganda."

Russia Wields S-400 Missile Systems in Response to U.S.-Led Black Sea Drills

Ukraine and 32 NATO members are carrying out the Sea Breeze 2021 drills involving 5,000 military personnel, 40 aircraft and 32 warships.

controversial bid

EU Leaders Rebuff German-French Push for Putin Summit

Berlin and Paris blindsided EU counterparts by putting forward a last-minute proposal for the bloc to resume meetings with Putin.

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