Ukraine U-20 national team. Photo: Ice Hockey Federation of Ukraine
The Ukrainian U-20 national ice hockey team played the second match of the 2025 World Cup in Division IV on Sunday, 12 January.
Source: Champion, a sports news platform within…
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Putin’s victory in Ukraine would spell “existential danger” to US, Trump’s ex-OSCE envoy warns
The rhetoric of US President-elect Donald Trump on Ukraine has seen a significant shift in the past weeks. Before beating Kamala Harris in the presidential elections, he promised to finish the Russo-Ukraine war in 24 hours or even before he gets to the White House. Now, both his special Ukraine…
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Europe could be torn apart by new divisions
Europe’s divisions were once simple. Fiscal policy and sunshine? That was a north-south carve-up: grey, abstemious north; sparkling, spendthrift south. Migration and wealth? Newcomers were mostly tolerated in the rich west and despised in the…
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Western Europe risks losing everything. Here’s why — Russia in Global Affairs
By 2025, the global development paradigm that began 40 years ago has reached its natural end.
History may not repeat itself, but it often rhymes. A glance back at key moments suggests the direction of travel. This year marks the 40th anniversary of a pivotal event:…
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“Russians will 100% break any ceasefire in Ukraine,” Republican pundit warns
On 20 January, US President-elect Donald Trump takes office. While some in his administration have yet to go through the Senate confirmation process, with the exception of potential Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth, key foreign policy figures like Secretary of State nominee Marco Rubio, national…
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Russia may exploit its Transnistria gas crisis to advance pro-Russian influence in Moldova, media says
A severe energy crisis that began on 1 January 2025 in Russian-controlled Transnistria appears to be part of a broader Russian strategy aimed at influencing Moldova’s political landscape, European Pravda reports in an analysis published on 7 January 2025.
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Headless Europe: As the crises mount, the continent’s leaders are AWOL
BRUSSELS – Forget Europe. Were Henry Kissinger still alive, he’d be asking who to call to reach Germany, Belgium or even Bulgaria.
Around half a dozen countries in the European Union presently lack functioning governments. And with Ursula…
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Can American Abandonment Help Europe?
In February 2024, we published an article in Foreign Affairs urging Europe to prepare for a possible U.S. abandonment. We were right to ring the alarm bell. Donald Trump’s reelection in November rendered the prospect of the United States…
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Macron, UK’s Starmer, other European leaders swipe at Elon Musk
Tech billionaire Elon Musk is getting wide pushback in European capitals as he tries to extend his recent political success to the other side of the Atlantic Ocean.
Leaders in four European countries — France, Germany, Norway and the United…
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Ukraine star Natiia Pantsulaia on how the war has impacted football – Her Football Hub
For the third year in a row, Ukrainian football competitions are taking place amid the full-scale war. Despite a myriad of severe challenges, women’s football in Ukraine is gaining popularity and bringing some sense of normality amid the…
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