Russia, Ukraine and ceasefire talks
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Putin’s refusal to compromise on Ukraine, say analysts, is a colossal error costing Russia regional influence, lucrative energy markets and its place in the world.
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has offered Vladimir Putin fresh peace talks after weeks of relentless Russian missile attacks.Mr Zelensky offered Moscow another round of ceasefire negotiations for next week,
Concerns are growing that Kazakhstan could be at risk of a future Russian invasion, amid claims of the Kremlin's growing influence and signs of a cultural crackdown.
Russia now controls more than two-thirds of Ukraine’s Donetsk region — the main theater of the ground war. Russian forces have carved out a 10-mile-deep pocket around the Ukrainian troops defending the crucial city of Kostiantynivka, partly surrounding them from the east, south and west.
US President Donald Trump’s 50-day pause ahead of possible secondary sanctions on Russia gifts the Kremlin a window to exploit the incremental gains of recent weeks in Ukraine’s east.
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Switzerland Breaks 200 Years of Neutrality: Sanctions Against Russia and President PutinSwitzerland made a historic decision that shook the world — it ended its 207-year-old policy of neutrality. For over two centuries, Switzerland maintained a position of neutrality in global conflicts,
Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said she believes “this last week was a turning point” in the U.S. and European stance toward Ukraine and Russia.
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Russia deploys new Chechen-formed regiment to southern Ukraine, say Ukrainian militaryRussia has deployed a new regiment, formed in Chechnya, to the south of Ukraine, Spokesperson for Ukraine's Southern Defense Forces, Vladyslav Voloshyn, reports. In particular, Voloshyn said that the new regiment was created by order of Russian leader Vladimir Putin,
Russian ground advances across eastern Ukraine appear to be small at first glance — only 1.2 square kilometers on an average per day near the city of Kupiansk. Or, as the Institute for the Study of War notes,
EU and UK increase sanctions on Putin as mass drone attack kills one in Odesa - Ukraine’s allies welcome new EU sanctions package targeting Russian oil and gas industry
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