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1+ hour, 10+ min ago   (724+ words) Russia's army is advancing in Ukraine at the slowest pace seen in more than a century of modern warfare, according to a new report by the Washington-based Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), which says Moscow is paying an…...

1+ hour, 19+ min ago   (545+ words) Ukraine's military intelligence says it has exposed 66 vessels linked to Russia, Iran, and Venezuela that helped bypass sanctions and finance Moscow's war through shadow fleet oil. Ukraine's military intelligence (HUR) said Wednesday it had identified 66 vessels linked to the shadow…...

2+ hour, 7+ min ago   (453+ words) European officials fear that Washington is attempting to place pressure on Kyiv after trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi The US has signalled that security guarantees will only be promised to Ukraine if it agrees to surrender territory to Russia in…...

2+ hour, 14+ min ago   (86+ words) Russia strike hits Ukraine passenger train amid new push for talks'The Washington Post Ukraine's foreign minister described the Russian officials involved in the new rounds of talks, which resume Sunday in the United Arab Emirates, as much more serious than…...

2+ hour, 51+ min ago   (407+ words) The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has adopted a comprehensive resolution "Elections in Times of Crisis" aimed at protecting electoral processes in crisis conditions, the Central Election Commission (CEC) has said. "PACE noted that elections are increasingly…...

2+ hour, 58+ min ago   (617+ words) President Volodymyr Zelensky should travel to Moscow if he wants to hold direct talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said on Jan. 28. The comment follows remarks by Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, who said Zelensky is…...

3+ hour, 17+ min ago   (127+ words) President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy heard a report by SBU Head Yevhen Khmara, in particular, on the combat operations of the State Security Service. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy heard a report by SBU Head Yevhen Khmara, in particular, on…...

3+ hour, 24+ min ago   (105+ words) On Wednesday, January 28, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy had a call with President of France Emmanuel Macron. On Wednesday, January 28, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy had a call with President of France Emmanuel Macron. "Of course, we discussed how to…...

4+ hour, 21+ min ago   (267+ words) Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa will meet Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Wednesday, as the Kremlin seeks to secure the future of its military bases in the country. Putin and Sharaa struck a conciliatory tone at their previous meeting…...

4+ hour, 34+ min ago   (205+ words) Peace remains elusive. Credit: Getty For months, the Trump administration has advanced a simple formula for ending the war in Ukraine: Kyiv must concede territory in exchange for American security guarantees. As JD Vance put it in August 2025, "the Ukrainians…...