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Ukraine War

U.S. Pressing Ukraine and Russia to End War by June – Zelensky

The Ukrainian leader said Washington has for the first time proposed that Russian and Ukrainian negotiators to meet in the U.S.

Russia Hits Ukraine Power Grid With ‘Massive Attack,’ Operator Says

Kyiv requested emergency assistance from Poland after Russia hit two power plants in western Ukraine.
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OSCE Heads Pay First Visit to Moscow Since Ukraine Invasion

"Without dialogue, there is no trust," the OSCE's acting head told reporters in Vienna in a briefing about their four hours of talks with Lavrov.
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Russia and Ukraine Exchange Prisoners After Second Round of Abu Dhabi Talks

Besides agreeing to release soldiers and civilians held in captivity, it was unclear whether progress toward a peace deal was made.
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Russia Bombards Ukraine Day Before Planned Peace Talks

Ukraine’s largest private energy provider, DTEK, said Tuesday’s barrage was the "most powerful" attack on energy facilities since the start of 2026...
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2 Killed After Ukrainian Drone Slams Into House in Belgorod Region

Russia’s Defense Ministry said its air defense systems destroyed 22 Ukrainian drones over the Belgorod region overnight.
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Ukraine War Talks Delayed to Wednesday, Zelensky Says

The announcement comes a day after one of Putin's top envoys held surprise talks with U.S. officials in Florida without Kyiv.
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Russian Strikes On Ukraine Kill 2 – Authorities

The attacks came the same day a unilateral reduction in Russian strikes on Ukraine announced by U.S. President Donald Trump was due to end.
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U.S. Envoy Reports 'Constructive' Ukraine Talks With Russia

The U.S. says both sides are close to a deal, but they have so far been unable to find a compromise on the key issue of territory in a post-war settlement...
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Inside the Dark Humor of Russia’s Wartime Memes

In Russia, where criticism of the war in Ukraine is effectively outlawed, memes have become a coded way to comment on the full-scale invasion.
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Kremlin Agrees to Pause Airstrikes on Kyiv Until Sunday

Donald Trump said he had asked Vladimir Putin to “not fire into Kyiv and the various towns for a week” due to the “extreme cold.”
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Yury Ushakov: The Quiet Power Broker in Russia’s Talks With Team Trump

Those who knew Yury Ushakov say he’s become one of Russia’s most powerful foreign policy officials. Who is he?
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Russia Returns Bodies of 1K Ukrainian Soldiers in First Exchange of 2026

Photos shared by Ukrainian officials suggested the exchange took place in the northern Chernihiv region near Belarus.
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Kremlin Dismisses U.S. Study on Ukraine War Casualties

The Center for Strategic and International Studies estimated that around 325,000 Russian soldiers were killed between February 2022 and December 2025,...
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Men Jailed Over 2022 Crimean Bridge Blast Plead for Release

The eight men who were jailed last year said they did not know about the Kyiv-planned operation.
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Russian Strikes Across Ukraine Kill At Least 6

Ukrainian private energy company DTEK said Russian forces had inflicted "enormous" damage on one of its facilities in the Odesa region.
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Trilateral Talks in UAE ‘Constructive,’ Kremlin Says, But More Work Needed

Top spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the two-day negotiations with Ukraine and the U.S. were conducted in a “constructive spirit.”
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Zelensky Seeks Air Defense Support as Russia Plunges Kyiv Into Cold

Russian bombardments have hit Kyiv particularly hard this winter, forcing half a million people to evacuate.
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Ukraine, Russia, U.S. Agree to More Talks Next Week in UAE

Kyiv accused Moscow of undermining the negotiations toward ending the war by launching fresh strikes.
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