Ukraine

As war enters its fourth year, Zelensky willing to give up presidency in exchange for Nato membership

Volodymyr Zelensky said he would be willing to "give up" his presidency in exchange for peace ahead of the third anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. "If to achieve…

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Ukrainian President Zelensky rejects US demands for mineral access, raising tensions amid ongoing negotiations

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky needs to return to the negotiating table and strike a deal on US access to Ukraine's critical minerals, White House national security adviser Mike Waltz has…

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White House adviser urges Ukraine to tone down criticism

The White House continued to press Kyiv on Thursday with its efforts to bring an end to the Russia-Ukraine conflict, urging it to rein in criticism and quickly sign a…

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Risk of war highest since 1945, French prime minister warns

In France, president Emmanuel Macron on Thursday is due to meet with party leaders , to discuss “the existential threat” posed by Russia. This comes on the back of two…

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Trump tells ‘dictator’ Zelenskiy to move fast for peace or lose his country

U.S. President Donald Trump denounced Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy as “a dictator without elections” and said he better move fast to secure a peace or he would have no country…

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Zelenskyy says Trump is ‘surrounded by disinformation’

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said United States President Donald Trump is “surrounded by disinformation” after Trump falsely accused Ukraine of starting the war with Russia. “I wish there was more…

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Kremlin: Ukraine has sovereign right to join EU

The Kremlin has said that it was Ukraine’s sovereign right to decide whether it wanted to join the European Union. A spokesman also said that Moscow did not intend to…

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US, Russa start Ukraine peace talks

The US and Russia are holding direct talks in Saudi Arabia about the war in Ukraine, marking the first face-to-face discussions between the two nations since Russia’s full-scale invasion. US…

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France will host European leaders’ summit on Ukraine as US and Russia prepare for peace talks

Europe’s leaders are scrambling to respond to America’s plans to end the war in Ukraine, regardless of their stance on the matter. Today, a hastily arranged summit is taking place…

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US VP Vance threatens sanctions, military action to push Putin into Ukraine deal

U.S. Vice President JD Vance said the U.S. could hit Moscow with sanctions and potential military action if Russian President Vladimir Putin does not agree to a peace deal with…

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Ukraine’s Defence Ministry launches recruits drive offering significant financial incentives

Ukraine's Defence Ministry launched a recruitment drive for young people, encouraging 18- to 24-year-olds to serve in the military for a year for the equivalent of about $24,000 and hefty…

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Trump: Ukraine ‘may be Russian someday’

US president Donald Trump has floated the idea that Ukraine “may be Russian someday”, as his vice-president JD Vance gears up to meet Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy later this week.…

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First French Mirage 2000 fighter jets delivered to Ukraine

France on Thursday delivered a first consignment of Mirage 2000-5 fighter jets to Ukraine to help Kyiv defend its airspace against Russia, Defence Minister Sébastien Lecornu said on Thursday. “The…

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Trump wants Ukraine to supply rare earth minerals to U.S. in exchange for future aid

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he wants Ukraine to supply the United States with rare earth minerals as a form of payment for financially supporting the country's war…

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North Korean Troops Withdrawn From Front Lines Of Ukraine

North Korean soldiers who joined their Russian allies in battle against Ukrainian forces have been pulled off the front lines after suffering heavy casualties, according to Ukrainian and U.S. officials.…

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Ukraine’s Zelensky says war means mobilization rules cannot be changed

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that the rigours of nearly three years of war did not allow for changes in mobilization rules because if soldiers left for home en masse,…

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Ukraine police conduct raids in draft evasion probe

Ukrainian police said Friday its officers were conducting 200 searches nationwide as part of an ongoing probe into the illegal exit of military-aged men from the country. Kyiv has been…

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Ukraine, UK sign a 100-year partnership agreement

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy signed a landmark 100-year partnership agreement on Thursday to deepen security ties and strengthen their countries' relationship. "Today is a…

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Australia summons Russian ambassador over reports captured soldier killed

Australia summoned the Russian ambassador over reports a Melbourne man had been killed after being captured by Russia while fighting for Ukraine, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Wednesday. The…

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Ukraine’s Zelenskiy visits Warsaw on Wednesday

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will visit Warsaw on Wednesday, the Polish prime minister's office said. Russian troops pressing their slow advance through eastern Ukraine took control of two settlements in…

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Trump advisers concede Ukraine peace deal is months away

Advisers to President-elect Donald Trump now concede that the Ukraine war will take months or even longer to resolve, a sharp reality check on his biggest foreign policy promise -…

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Ukrainian soldiers say North Koreans are far from ‘cannon fodder’

Ukraine’s Security Service is continuing to interrogate two North Korean soldiers captured as prisoners of war in the Kursk region. Meanwhile, Ukrainian soldiers fighting in Kursk describe North Koreans —…

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Zelenskiy says he’s ready to exchange North Korean soldiers for Ukrainians held in Russia

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Kyiv is ready to hand over captured North Korean soldiers to their leader Kim Jong Un if he can facilitate their exchange for Ukrainians held…

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Over 12,300 civilians killed since start of Ukraine war, UN says

More than 12,300 civilians have been killed in the Ukraine war since Russia invaded nearly three years ago, a U.N. official told a U.N. meeting on Wednesday, noting a spike…

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NATO membership only credible security guarantee for Ukraine, Finnish foreign minister says

Membership in NATO is the only credible long-term security guarantee Ukraine can receive against future Russian aggression, Finland's top diplomat said. Donald Trump's return to the White House on Jan.…

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Russia claims capture of Ukrainian front-line town

Russia said its forces had made important gains in eastern Ukraine while continuing to fend off a new Ukrainian offensive inside the Kursk region of western Russia, where a second…

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Reports of hundreds of North Korean troops dead in Kursk as Ukraine launches offensive

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said this weekend that Russian and North Korean forces suffered heavy losses in fighting in Russia's southern Kursk region. Russia said on Sunday that Ukraine had…

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Zelenskiy says Kyiv security guarantees will only work if US provides them

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said security guarantees for Kyiv to end Russia's war would only be effective if the United States provides them, and that he hoped to meet U.S.…

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Russia ‘drafts 180,000 convicts’ as Zelensky says decisive Trump can stop Putin

Russia has enlisted between 140,000 and 180,000 prison inmates to fight in the war against Ukraine, Ukraine’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SZRU) said, according to the Kyiv Independent. A Russian government…

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Biden announces $2.5 billion in fresh military aid to Ukraine

U.S. President Joe Biden announced $2.5 billion in additional security assistance for Ukraine on Monday as he uses his final weeks in office to surge military aid to Kyiv before…

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Injured North Korean soldier captured by Ukraine forces; Ukrainian F-16 reportedly shot down over Zaporizhzhia

South Korea’s spy agency has confirmed Ukrainian reports that an injured North Korean soldier has been captured by Ukrainian forces, in what could be the first capture of its kind…

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Ukraine collects vast war data trove to train AI models

As warfare increasingly incorporates artificial intelligence, Ukraine has a significant advantage: millions of hours of drone footage, which can be leveraged to train AI models for battlefield decision-making. Both Ukraine…

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Russian says Ukraine repeatedly dropped white phosphorus from drones

Russia said on Wednesday that Ukraine had repeatedly dropped white phosphorus munitions from drones in September, but Kyiv denied it had used such weapons and said it was Moscow which…

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North Korean troops killed fighting Ukraine, says US

North Korean troops have been killed fighting Ukrainian forces in Russia's Kursk border region, the US has said. These would be the first reported casualties since it emerged in October…

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‘Significant number’ of North Korean troops in Kursk, Zelenskyy says

Moscow has deployed a "significant number" of North Korean soldiers to help its offensive against Ukraine's forces in Russia's Kursk region, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said over the weekend. "We…

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Kyiv blasts Orban for Putin call; Hungary’s leader touts abortive ‘Christmas ceasefire’

Ukraine blasted Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban for undermining Western unity by calling Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, criticism that Budapest said showed Kyiv was not interested in a…

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Ukraine strikes Russia with missiles, hits oil depot with drones

Ukraine struck a southern Russian port on the Azov Sea with missiles and triggered a fire at an oil depot in the Bryansk region of western Russia with drones, according…

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Russia close to achieving goals in Ukraine war, Putin’s spy chief says

Russian President Vladimir Putin's foreign intelligence chief said that Russia was close to achieving its goals in Ukraine with Moscow holding what he said was the strategic initiative in all…

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Zelenskyy open to Western troops providing security for end to war in Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday that he’s open to the potential deployment of Western troops in Ukraine to guarantee the country’s security as part of a broad effort to…

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Ukrainian war dead reach 43,000

Some 43,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed since Russia's full-scale invasion began, Volodymyr Zelensky has said in a rare admission of the extent of the nation's casualties. In a post…

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NATO expected to sidestep Ukraine’s call for quick invite

NATO is highly unlikely to heed Ukraine's call for a membership invitation at a meeting on Tuesday, according to diplomats, dashing Kyiv's hopes of a political boost as it struggles…

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Biden readies $725 million arms aid package for Ukraine

U.S. President Joe Biden's administration is preparing a $725 million weapons package for Ukraine, two U.S. officials said on Wednesday, as the outgoing president seeks to bolster the government in…

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Russia strikes cities across Ukraine with cruise missiles

Explosions were heard in the Ukrainian cities of Odesa, Kropyvnytskyi, Kharkiv, Rivne and Lutsk on Thursday morning amid reports of a Russian cruise missile attack, Ukrainian news outlets Zerkalo Tyzhnya…

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Russia advances in Ukraine at fast pace, moving into Kurakhove

Russian forces have been advancing in Ukraine at the fastest pace since the early months of the war, are moving into the strategic town of Kurakhove and have been exploiting…

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Russian forces capture British man fighting with Ukraine

Russian forces captured a British mercenary fighting with the Ukrainian army in Russia's Kursk region, which is still partially controlled by Kyiv forces, a security source told Russia's RIA state…

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Russia fires intercontinental ballistic missile in attack on Ukraine

Russia fired an intercontinental ballistic missile during an attack on the Ukrainian city of Dnipro on Thursday, Kyiv's air force said, in what would be the first use in war…

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UPDATED: Russia says it shot down two British Storm Shadow missiles

Russian air defences shot down two British Storm Shadow cruise missiles, Russia's defence ministry said on Thursday in its daily report of events over the past 24 hours. "Air defences…

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US shuts Kyiv embassy during threat of ‘potential significant air attack’

The United States shut its embassy in Kyiv on Wednesday due to "specific information of a potential significant air attack" and told its citizens in Ukraine to be ready to…

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Biden approves anti-personnel mines for Ukraine

President Joe Biden has approved provision of anti-personnel land mines to Ukraine, a U.S. official told Reuters, a step that could help slow Russian advances in its east, especially when…

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Leading European foreign ministers publish joint statement on 1,000 days of Russian invasion

The foreign ministers of Germany, France, Poland, Italy, Spain and the UK have issued a joint declaration of support for Ukraine after several of them met in Warsaw. In it,…

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Ukraine fires US long-range missiles at Russia, Moscow says

Russia's defence ministry says Ukraine has hit Russia with ATACMS missiles supplied by the US, Russian state media reported. RIA Novosti cited the ministry as saying Ukrainian troops launched six…

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What Russia’s invasion has cost Ukraine as war reaches 1000th day

Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine reaches its 1,000th day on Tuesday, a grim milestone in Europe's deadliest conflict since World War Two. Devastating human and material losses continue to mount,…

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Shifting red lines in West’s support for Ukraine now allows strikes deep into Russia

The United States will allow Ukraine to use U.S.-made weapons such as ATACMS rockets, which have a range of up to 190 miles (306 km), to strike deep into Russia,…

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Biden is sending aid to help Ukraine keep fighting next year, Blinken says

In its final months, the Biden administration is focused on maximising aid to Ukraine to help sustain its defence against Russia's invasion into next year, U.S. Secretary of State Antony…

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South Korea says North Korean soldiers are fighting Ukraine forces

North Korean soldiers have engaged in combat operations against Ukraine alongside their Russian allies, South Korea's spy agency said on Wednesday. Seoul's confirmation comes amid growing global criticism as the…

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Russia stages first missile attack on Kyiv since August

Blasts boomed across Kyiv on Wednesday morning after officials said Russia launched its first missile attack on the Ukrainian capital since August, forcing elderly women and small children to take…

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Putin says Ukraine must remain neutral for there to be peace

President Vladimir Putin said that Ukraine should remain neutral for there to be a chance for peace, adding that the borders of Ukraine should be in accordance with the wishes…

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