Russia, Ukraine and War in Donbass
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Russian President Vladimir Putin “has put us on notice that we need to quickly build those steps of the ladder of the defense of our outer perimeter,” Poland's foreign minister said.
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Ukraine Can Win the Energy War
A few more targeted hits could cripple Russia's military supply chains and its war economy, writes Suriya Jayanti.
Military analysts and some Ukrainian commanders worry that Kyiv may be repeating the mistake of staying in an embattled city longer than it should, aiming to inflict far more casualties than it suffers.
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Why Trump’s Ukraine Peace Efforts Keep Failing
He told Putin he might give Ukraine long-range Tomahawk missiles, and he tried to berate Volodymyr Zelensky into conceding territory, but both to no avail. Trump canceled a planned summit with Putin,
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Kyiv mayor warns Ukraine has ‘huge problems’ finding soldiers as Russian attacks ‘just keep coming’
The mayor of Kyiv, Ukraine, Vitali Klitschko, is sounding the alarm over the number of soldiers the country can retain as it fights to stave off Russian forces. Klitschko said Ukraine is having “huge problems” finding enough soldiers to defend the country,
Ukraine faces a major draft-evasion problem, but no place is quite like Vylkove, a Danube River town where men of draft age have all but vanished, many of them trying to avoid military service.
Russia’s “grey-zone” provocations will intensify in 2026. Europe faces the threat of direct conflict, marked by cyber-attacks and drone incursions
Russia’s economic problems, driven by its war against Ukraine and Western sanctions, continue to deepen — with logistics among the hardest-hit sectors. — Ukrinform.
Nighttime Ukrainian strikes have disrupted power and heating supplies to two major Russian cities near the Ukrainian border