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Svitlana Morenets

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Trump’s toxic new mineral deal for Ukraine

Trump’s toxic new mineral deal for Ukraine
28.03.2025 3

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Ukraine is looking like the loser in Russia-US peace talks

Ukraine is looking like the loser in Russia-US peace talks
26.03.2025 5

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Putin has set a trap for the Ukraine ceasefire plan

Putin has set a trap for the Ukraine ceasefire plan
14.03.2025 6

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Losing Kursk is a big blow to Zelensky

Losing Kursk is a big blow to Zelensky
13.03.2025 6

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Ukraine / Will Zelensky’s apology work on Trump?

04.03.2025 2

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Did Zelensky fail his nation?

01.03.2025 10

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Trump is making sure that Zelensky is re-elected

19.02.2025 4

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US and Russia should not force Ukrainian elections

19.02.2025 7

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Can Ukraine stop the bombings at its draft offices?

07.02.2025 4

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Why Putin is feeling more confident

28.01.2025 5

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Putin is engineering a humanitarian crisis in Transnistria

14.01.2025 10

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Is the Kursk operation still worth the cost?

Gruesome images of dead North Korean soldiers sprawled in the mud and snow have flooded military Telegram channels this week. Pyongyang’s troops...

21.12.2024 5

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Why there will be no Christmas truce in Ukraine

On Christmas Eve 1914, British and German soldiers laid down their arms and crossed trenches to exchange gifts, bury the fallen and even play...

13.12.2024 3

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Why is Poland building a barrier with Ukraine?

A ceasefire in Ukraine is far from being agreed, yet Poland is already preparing for its collapse. In recent months, Warsaw has been digging an...

07.12.2024 3

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Can Ukraine’s army survive its deserter crisis?

Not since the summer of the 2022 invasion have Russian troops been making more progress in Ukraine. Last month alone, they took almost 200 square...

27.11.2024 2

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Joe Biden has put Ukraine in an impossible position

This week, Joe Biden lifted one of the many restraints placed on Ukraine in its war with Russia. The outgoing US president has allowed Kyiv to use...

19.11.2024 1

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Ukrainians brace for Trump’s return

‘Donald Trump is like the light at the end of the tunnel’, an American told me last night at the only DC bar throwing a pro-Trump election party....

07.11.2024 3

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Putin's army / Is North Korea joining the war in Ukraine?

In Russia’s far east, North Korean soldiers are reportedly being trained to fight in the war against Ukraine. Kyrylo Budanov, the head of Ukrainian...

18.10.2024 2

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Don’t blame Ukraine for not giving up

Two years ago, Volodymyr Zelensky was hailed as a hero in America. He was the man who stood up to Putin, who saw off the pillar of Russian tanks...

03.10.2024 3

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Inside Zelensky’s not-so-fresh reshuffle

In Ukraine, there is a joke: never waste time memorising the names of ministers – they’ll be replaced soon enough. Volodymyr Zelensky’s penchant...

06.09.2024 3

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Zelensky says Kursk offensive is collateral in a victory plan

At a press conference in Kyiv today, Volodymyr Zelensky spoke about his strategy to end Russia’s war. He has a plan which he says he will present...

27.08.2024 2

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What’s the real aim of Ukraine’s Russian offensive?

On Monday morning, Vladimir Putin was briefed about Ukraine’s audacious invasion of Russian territory. With his military chiefs in front of him, he...

15.08.2024 30

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Ukraine / From the front line of the battle to save Kharkiv

Kharkiv region Moonlight shines on the wings of the reconnaissance drone as it glides over the field. Within minutes, the Leleka – Ukrainian for ‘...

18.07.2024 10

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