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Orban to reportedly block EU's Russia sanctions extension until Trump takes office

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban told EU leaders he plans to wait until U.S. President-elect Donald Trump takes office before deciding on an extension of the bloc's sanctions against Russia, Bloomberg reported on Dec. 19, citing undisclosed sources. The EU sanctions must be extended by unanimous vote every six months, with the deadline for the […]

Ukraine

December 20, 2024

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Fire damages United Russia party office in Arkhangelsk, official claims

The United Russia party office in the Russian city of Arkhangelsk was targeted in an arson attack, party representative Vladimir Zhgilyov reported on Dec. 24. United Russia is the party of Russian President Vladimir Putin and the country's ruling political faction. The Arkhangelsk office was hit with a Molotov cocktail overnight, Zhgilyov said. The identity […]

Ukraine

December 24, 2024

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US lawmakers pressuring Zelensky to lower mobilization age, Presidential Office advisor says

U.S. lawmakers from the Democratic and Republican parties are pressuring President Volodymyr Zelensky to further lower the age of mandatory military conscription, said Presidential Office advisor Serhii Leshchenko on Oct. 15.   Ukraine's parliament adopted an updated mobilization law in mid-April to ramp up mobilization amid Russia's ongoing war. The new law simplifies the process […]

Ukraine

October 15, 2024

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Zelensky dismisses Presidential Office deputy head

President Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed Presidential Office Deputy Head Roman Mashovets, the President’s Office wrote on Dec. 30. Mashovets had been in the role since April 2020 under the Presidential Office Head Andriy Yermak and oversaw the military direction of the President's Office. He has an extensive history in the Ukrainian military, including 25 deployments to […]

Ukraine

December 31, 2024

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Trump declines to say if he’s spoken to Putin since leaving office, media reports

Former President Donald Trump on Oct. 15 declined to confirm if he had spoken with Russian President Vladimir Putin since leaving office in 2021 but said, "If I did, it’s a smart thing." Trump had previously denied claims from journalist Bob Woodward’s book that he had multiple phone calls with Putin after leaving the White […]

Ukraine

October 15, 2024

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Trudeau to resign as Prime Minister, party leader, to stay in office until replacement selected

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Jan. 1 that he will step down as leader of the ruling Liberal Party but remain in office until the party selects a new leader. Under Trudeau’s leadership, Canada has been a strong ally of Ukraine, providing 19.5 billion Canadian dollars ($13.5 billion) in assistance, including 4.5 billion […]

Ukraine

January 6, 2025

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4 Ukrainian POWs killed by Russian forces near Selydove, Prosecutor General's Office reports

Russian soldiers killed four captured Ukrainian servicemen near the town of Selydove in Donetsk Oblast, the Prosecutor General's Office reported on Oct. 24. In a post on Telegram, it said the four members of Ukraine's National Guard were fighting near the town when they were taken prisoner during a Russian attack on Oct. 6. Russian […]

Ukraine

October 24, 2024

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As Trump about to take office, Ukraine awaits America's next moves

As U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is set to take office on Jan. 20, Ukraine's fate hangs in the balance. While some potential details of Trump's future peace proposals have been leaked, the overall plan still remains unclear. Since the Nov. 5 presidential election, Trump and his team have sent mixed signals on whether their potential […]

Ukraine

January 19, 2025

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Zelensky's office deputy head traveled to Russia at least 9 times after 2014, media investigation shows

Oleh Tatarov, deputy head of President Volodymyr Zelensky's office, has traveled to Moscow at least nine times since Russia's initial invasion of Ukraine in 2014, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty's investigation project Schemes reported on Nov. 7, citing obtained flight data. Tatarov is the most controversial official in President Volodymyr Zelensky's administration. He was charged with […]

Ukraine

November 7, 2024

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2 Ukrainian POWs allegedly killed by Russian forces in Kursk Oblast, Prosecutor General's Office reports

Russian forces allegedly killed two captured Ukrainian servicemen in Russia's embattled Kursk Oblast, the Prosecutor General's Office reported on Nov. 11. Reports of murders, torture, and ill-treatment of Ukrainian prisoners of war are received regularly by Ukrainian authorities and have spiked in recent months. Most cases were recorded in embattled Donetsk Oblast. A footage purporting […]

Ukraine

November 11, 2024

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British PM Starmer to press Biden to release $20 billion aid for Ukraine before Trump takes office, Telegraph reports

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is preparing to press outgoing U.S. President Joe Biden to release a $20 billion aid package for Ukraine during next week’s G20 summit in Brazil, the Telegraph reported on Nov. 12. This would be the latest part of European power’s attempt to persuade Biden to step up help to Ukraine […]

Ukraine

November 12, 2024

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'Putin wants to escalate' before Trump takes office — Zelensky hits back at Oreshnik threats

Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to escalate the war in Ukraine so that U.S. President Donald Trump fails to end the full-scale war, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Nov. 28. Zelensky's comments come in response to Putin's fresh threats to target "decision-making centers" in Kyiv and Ukrainian military facilities with Oreshnik, Russia's new intermediate-range ballistic […]

Ukraine

November 28, 2024

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