KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s Defense Ministry unveiled a new state agency for its armed forces last year. It was the government’s answer to the rampant corruption within the ministry’s…
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Ukraine is the world’s most heavily mined country. Meet some of the people cleaning up this deadly mess
Serhii Shmyrov and Pavlo Mykyento move slowly, deliberately, working as a team. Both men wear full-torso body armour and face shields, along with thick jackets. Winter has arrived in northern Ukraine and the wind blows cold across the…
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43,000 Ukrainian Soldiers Killed Since Russia Invaded, Zelensky Says
President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday that 43,000 Ukrainian soldiers had been killed and 370,000 wounded since Russia’s full-scale invasion began nearly three years ago. It was the first time in months that he had disclosed military…
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Tens of thousands of soldiers have deserted from Ukraine’s army
Desertion is starving the Ukrainian army of desperately needed manpower and crippling its battle plans at a crucial time in its war with Russia.
Facing every imaginable shortage, tens of thousands of Ukrainian troops, tired and…
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Russia-Ukraine war: Thousands of tired troops have deserted the Ukrainian army
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Desertion is starving the Ukrainian army of desperately needed manpower and crippling its battle plans at a crucial time in its war with Russia, which could put Kyiv at a clear…
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Donald Trump Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize by Ukrainian Lawmaker
A Ukrainian politician and lawmaker has nominated President-elect Donald Trump for the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, the Kyiv Independent reported.
Oleksandr Merezhko, a top member of parliament from Servant of the People, the party of Ukrainian…
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Putin’s Ukraine obsession began 20 years ago with the Orange Revolution
This month marks the twentieth anniversary of Ukraine’s Orange Revolution. When protests over a rigged presidential election…
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It Is Not Too Late: A Case for Long-Range Strikes Against Russia
Carolyn Kissane, academic director and clinical professor at the Center for Global Affairs at New York University, leads the conversation on the geopolitics of oil.FASKIANOS: Thank you. Welcome to the final session of the Winter/Spring 2023…
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US support for Ukraine continues to divide Republicans, Democrats
A Ukrainian flag flies near the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 25, 2024. (Bryan Dozier/Anadolu via Getty Images) Nearly three years into the war in Ukraine, President-elect Donald Trump has been promising a swift end to the…
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The United States and the “Axis” of Its Enemies: Myths vs. Reality
The arrival of thousands of North Korean troops to fight alongside the Russian army in Kursk has added urgency to the prevailing narrative that a new “axis” of countries is banding together to oppose the United States. Some U.S. officials…
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