Just two months ago, the idea of serious negotiations between Russia and the United States over Ukraine – let alone a broader normalization of relations – seemed like utopia. Yet today, what once appeared impossible is happening. It proves that, with realism and…
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Vladimir Putin agrees 30-day halt to strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure in call with Donald Trump
Vladimir Putin has ordered Russia’s military to refrain from striking Ukrainian energy infrastructure for 30 days but stopped short of agreeing an unconditional ceasefire.
The Kremlin said the Russian president had “reacted positively” to Donald Trump’s suggestion to halt the attacks…
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Trump Discussion With Putin to Focus on What Ukraine Will Lose
To hear President Trump describe it, he and President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia are about to have something akin to their own Yalta moment, great powers determining borders within Europe.
He didn’t explicitly refer to the 1945 meeting, where Churchill, Stalin and a deathly ill Franklin D….
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Gender gap in teenage depression is twice as large in London than in Tokyo, new study finds
Published in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health, the study aimed to provide robust insights into adolescent mental health trajectories in two different cultural contexts by comparing large samples of 11 to 16 years olds in London and Tokyo over time. The two studies are the Tokyo Teen Cohort…
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Stroke rehabilitation drug repairs brain damage
A new study by UCLA Health has discovered what researchers say is the first drug to fully reproduce the effects of physical stroke rehabilitation in model mice, following from human studies.
The findings, published in Nature Communications, tested two candidate drugs derived from their studies…
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Researchers reinvented glass using salt and sound waves
Researchers have now created a new type of glass using nothing but sound waves and salt. Sure, that might sound like one heck of a science experiment—and in a way, it is—but it’s also a major breakthrough that could completely reinvent glass as we know it.
According to reports…
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Russia agrees to limit its attacks on Ukraine’s infrastructure and energy sector for 30 days but will not commit to a truce.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, following a conversation between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, noted that the presidents agreed to continue “technical negotiations” on a ceasefire at sea and progressing toward a complete ceasefire and sustainable…
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Experts criticize Trump’s disappointing “peace plan” for Ukraine.
According to former US Army Commander in Europe Ben Hodges, US President Donald Trump’s Ukrainian peace plan involves Kyiv’s “capitulation” to Moscow.
“This is not a peace plan. This is simply capitulation. This is pressure from the US on Ukraine to surrender to Russia. The mask was dropped…
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The UK and the EU discuss the confiscation of frozen Russian assets to increase pressure on Putin during potential peace talks.
Ukraine’s allies are intensifying discussions to determine how to seize Russia’s assets in an effort to increase pressure on the Kremlin ahead of possible peace negotiations.
Foreign Secretary David Lammy and the EU’s chief diplomat, Kaja Kallas, explored…
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Ukrainian financiers anticipate inflation to slow over the next year after reaching 13.4% in February.
Consequently, according to the NBU, financial analysts in February 2025 maintained their inflation forecast at 7.8% for the upcoming 12 months. The public’s inflation expectations have improved for the second consecutive month. In February, the Ukrainian population…
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