While many commentators are already speculating over the possibility of Ukraine peace talks in the coming months, there is…
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Neutrality: An Alternative to Ukraine’s Membership in NATO
Eugene Rumer is the director and senior associate for the Russia and Eurasia Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
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Putin’s peace plan is actually a call for Ukraine’s capitulation
With Donald Trump set to return to the White House in the coming weeks, speculation is mounting that Ukraine and Russia may…
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What is Ukraine aiming for with its new advance? – DW – 01/07/2025
Much remains unclear days after the Ukrainian army’s latest surprise offensive in the Russian region of Kursk.
Kyiv has so far remained silent, as it did at the beginning of August 2024 when Ukraine advanced into the Russian region for the…
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Ukraine presses new attacks in Russia’s Kursk region
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he will urge allies to boost Ukraine’s air defenses at a meeting this week in Germany, while both sides said Kyiv’s forces pressed new attacks Sunday in Russia’s Kursk region.
Russian shelling,…
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Ukraine launches counterattack in Russian border region as Zelenskyy to ask allies for boost in air defenses
Ukrainian forces launched a counterattack in the western border region of Kursk, warning that Russia was “getting what it deserves.”
Though it was not immediately clear how much Ukraine had advanced in the region, the assault comes at a…
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Critics of Washington’s Gradualism Are Misreading Putin’s Redlines
As U.S. President Joe Biden’s national security team prepares to depart, one of its chief foreign policy strategies is facing withering assault. A growing chorus of critics argues that Ukraine’s current dire situation is partly the result of…
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Ukraine closure of Gazprom pipeline to Europe hurts Russia’s war effort but leaves Transnistrians in the cold
Kyiv has finally turned off Russia’s gas supply to Europe, ending a source of income that helped pay for Moscow’s war against Ukraine. The decades-old deal, which allowed the transit of natural gas produced by Russian energy giant…
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European Region Shut Down Most of Its Economy After Russian Gas Halted
A breakaway region of Europe has been forced to halt almost all industrial production after Ukraine ended the transit of Russian gas through its territory.
“All industrial enterprises are idle, with the exception of…
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Ukraine’s halt of Russian gas throws Transnistria into crisis
Flow regulator valves at a natural gas measuring station in Moldova.
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Moldova’s breakaway region of Transnistria has been thrust into a profound energy crisis following the termination of a five-year gas transit…
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