Today, we will discuss how Ukraine has experienced a surge in foreign volunteers joining the fight, in the wake of significant policy shifts by the United States. Across the world, thousands of individuals, many of them veterans, have been driven by frustration and a sense of duty to take direct…
Category: 2. RussianAggression
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Starmer shifts from boots on the ground in Ukraine to air and sea defence
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Sir Keir Starmer, Britain’s prime minister, is turning towards air and sea support to defend Ukraine, a shift from his previous focus on European “boots on the ground”…
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Why Donald Trump is interested in Ukraine’s nuclear power plants
Donald Trump has raised the possibility of the US taking control of Ukraine’s nuclear power plants, as part of his push to end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The president told his Ukrainian counterpart on Wednesday that US expertise could help manage the plants, with American ownership…
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Russian Public Is Ready to End War but Skeptical of Concessions, Analysis Finds
An analysis made this week of Russian attitudes toward a possible cease-fire with Ukraine suggests that the Russian public is ready to end the war but skeptical of any concessions Moscow may have to make.
Combined with new polling in Ukraine, the analysis by a Massachusetts-based company,…
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RFE/RL Audiences Voice Support For Its Journalism — And Fears For Its Future
Amid an attempt by US President Donald Trump’s administration to halt congressionally allocated funding from Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), the broadcaster’s audiences in the countries it covers are voicing support and admiration for its journalism.
From Iran to Belarus,…
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Mapping Ukraine’s Major Power Plants
Since it launched its full-scale invasion, Russia has captured the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant and the now-destroyed Kakhovka hydroelectric power station — two of Ukraine’s largest electricity-generating facilities. It has also forced the Dnieper hydroelectric power station to shut down…
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European Force In Ukraine Doesn’t Need US Backstop, Former US Army Chief Hodges Says
As military chiefs from 30 nations gathered near London to plan a military mission to Ukraine, the former head of the US Army in Europe has told Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty that these countries would be capable of mounting the mission without US help.
“Ukraine stopped Russia almost by…
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In Call With Trump, Putin Concedes Little on Ukraine
When the Kremlin released its summary of President Vladimir V. Putin’s call Tuesday with President Trump, one thing was unmistakable: The Russian leader hadn’t retreated from his maximalist aims in Ukraine and so far has conceded little.
Much of what Mr. Putin agreed to during the call —…
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What Pausing Strikes on Energy Sites Would Mean for Ukraine and Russia
Russia and Ukraine have agreed to a limited cease-fire to stop attacks on energy infrastructure, the first significant step toward de-escalation since the start of the full-scale war more than three years ago.
It was not immediately clear how and when the partial cease-fire would take hold. On…
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Putin Agrees to Limited Cease-Fire on Ukraine Energy Targets
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia agreed for the first time on Tuesday to a limited cease-fire that would stop strikes on energy infrastructure, as long as Ukraine does the same, the Kremlin said in a statement.
But in a two-and-a-half-hour phone call with President Trump, the Russian leader…
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