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'It's a tough one,' Trump says following questions on how he plans to stop Russia's war against Ukraine

At his first news conference since winning the presidential election, President-elect Donald Trump expressed his intent to make “a little progress” in ending the war in Ukraine. Speaking from Mar-a-Lago on Dec. 16, Trump described the conflict as “horrible” and emphasized the urgent need to stop it. “We’re trying to get the war stopped, that […]

Ukraine

December 16, 2024

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Defense minister outlines military, financial plans for 2025 with Baltic, Nordic Allies

Defense Minister Serhii Boiev held talks with representatives of the foreign ministries of Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Finland, Denmark, Norway, Iceland, and Sweden to outline plans for military and financial assistance to Ukraine in 2025, the Defense Ministry reported on its website on Nov. 14. During the meeting, the parties reviewed the results of this year's […]

Ukraine

December 14, 2024

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Foreign Ministry responds to rumors of Kyiv's plans to build nuclear bomb

Ukraine's Foreign Ministry on Nov. 13 denied media reports suggesting that Kyiv was planning to develop weapons of mass destruction. "Ukraine is committed to the NPT (the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons); we do not possess, develop, or intend to acquire nuclear weapons," Foreign Ministry spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi said via X. "Ukraine works […]

Ukraine

November 13, 2024

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Gazprom plans for end of gas transit via Ukraine after 2024, Reuters reports

Gazprom, Russia’s state-controlled gas company, is planning for a scenario in which no natural gas will flow to Europe through Ukraine after Dec. 31, 2024, a source familiar with the plans told Reuters. Kyiv has indicated it will not extend the transit deal, ending over 50 years of gas flows from Siberia to central Europe […]

Ukraine

November 26, 2024

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NATO does not have plans to invite Ukraine into the alliance 'in the short term,' US Ambassador says

NATO does not currently have plans to invite Ukraine into the alliance in the immediate future, U.S. Ambassador to NATO Julianne Smith said on Oct. 16. "I think NATO's position on this is very clear. We stated at the 75th anniversary summit this summer that Ukraine is on an irreversible path to membership and that […]

Ukraine

October 16, 2024

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Russia plans to involve North Korea in war in Ukraine this fall, Zelensky says

Russia plans to involve North Korea directly in the full-scale war against Ukraine this fall and winter, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Oct. 14, citing intelligence data. The announcement comes a day after Zelensky warned of an "increasing alliance" between Moscow and Pyongyang. According to Ukraine's military intelligence, Russia's plans for the fall and winter […]

Ukraine

October 14, 2024

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Serbia claims US plans to sanction Russian-backed energy firm

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Dec. 13 that the United States is planning to impose sanctions in the coming days on the country’s sole gas supplier, citing its Russian ownership. The Petroleum Industry of Serbia (known by its local acronym NIS), primarily owned by Russia’s Gazprom Neft and its parent company Gazprom, is Serbia’s […]

Ukraine

December 14, 2024

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Trump team plans to fire Pentagon officers, Reuters reports

Members of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's transition team are drawing up a list of potential military officers to fire at the Pentagon, Reuters reported on Nov. 13, citing unnamed sources familiar with the transition. Trump takes office on Jan. 25, 2025, and has begun selecting nominees to top positions in his cabinet from among his […]

Ukraine

November 13, 2024

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Trump's Ukraine peace envoy plans January trip to Kyiv, European capitals, Reuters reports

The Trump administration's incoming Ukraine peace envoy, Keith Kellogg, plans to visit Kyiv and several European capitals in early January as part of the new administration’s effort to address the Russia-Ukraine war, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. Kellogg, who will serve as President-elect Donald Trump's special envoy for Ukraine and Russia, does […]

Ukraine

December 17, 2024

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Tusk: No decisions for Ukraine without Ukrainians, despite Trump's plans

Decisions about Ukraine’s future cannot be made without Ukrainians, despite U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's ceasefire plans, said Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, Polskie Radio reported on Nov. 9. Trump’s plans for Ukraine are just in the discussion stages, Tusk said. Some of the proposals disclosed to the media include freezing the current front line and […]

Ukraine

November 10, 2024

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War will be 'resolved in next few months,' Trump's Ukraine peace envoy believes, plans to 'listen' ahead of peace talks

The Trump administration's incoming Ukraine peace envoy, Keith Kellogg, said on Fox News on Dec. 13 that a resolution to the Russia-Ukraine war may be imminent following the January inauguration, ahead of potential peace negotiations. "I truly believe this will be resolved in the next few months," Kellogg said in an interview on Fox Business. […]

Ukraine

December 13, 2024

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What we know about Trump's plans for ending Russia’s war against Ukraine

In his speech declaring victory in the U.S. presidential election on Nov. 6, Donald Trump made no mention of Ukraine yet alluded to just how consequential his second term in office will likely be for the country ravaged by Russia’s invasion. "We had no wars, for four years, we had no wars. Except we defeated […]

Ukraine

November 6, 2024

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