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Ukraine
Two-Track War: As Zelensky Hunts for Guarantees, Trump’s Fixer Lands in Moscow to ‘Waste Time,’ Analysts Say
European capitals fear the Witkoff-Putin meeting is less about peace and more about locking the US into a diplomatic holding pattern. Analysts warn the envoy is being played.
Dec. 2, 2025
Russia
Kremlin Claims Pokrovsk Has Fallen Ahead of Putin-Witkoff Talks
Russia launched its offensive against the key city, in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, almost a year ago. Now, it claims to have succeeded one day before Trump’s envoy arrives in Moscow.
Dec. 1, 2025
White House
Witkoff ‘On His Way’ to Moscow, White House Says
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said that the US administration is “very optimistic” that Trump’s envoy will reach a deal with Putin to end Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Dec. 1, 2025
Belarus
EU to Sanction Belarus Over Smuggler Balloon Violations of Lithuanian Airspace
President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen described the balloon incursions as “hybrid attacks” after meeting with the Lithuanian president on Monday.
Dec. 1, 2025
Ukraine
OPINION: Ukraine Is Not for Sale – The Dangerous Logic Behind Trump’s Proposal
In 1938, territories were traded for “peace in our time,” which lasted less than a year. In 2025, similar language is used – only this time, with business as the incentive.
Dec. 1, 2025
Russia
Ukraine Reportedly Uses Home-Built Sting Drones to Down Shaheds for First Time
Russia launched over 5,000 Shahed-type drones at Ukraine in November alone, including the Russian-made Geran-3 analogue to Tehran’s version.
Dec. 1, 2025
Ukraine
Ukraine Pushes for Deeper Defense Integration at EU Brussels Meeting
At a high-level EU meeting in Brussels, Ukraine pressed for deeper industrial integration, expanded air-defense support and a funding mechanism based on frozen Russian assets.
Dec. 1, 2025
War in Ukraine
Ukraine Denies Russian ‘Capture’ Claims of 2 Villages in Lyman Sector
Kyiv has denied Russian claims of capturing Stavky and Novoselivka near Lyman in eastern Ukraine, calling the statements staged propaganda as heavy fighting continues in the area.
Dec. 1, 2025
War in Ukraine
Ukraine Is a Startup Nation: Chrystia Freeland on Rebuilding, Resilience & Innovation
Chrystia Freeland joins Natalka Cmoc to discuss Ukraine as a “startup nation,” its resilience, and why global investors should see historic opportunity even amid war.
Dec. 1, 2025
Zelensky
Zelensky Says ‘War Must End as Soon as Possible’ After Macron Meeting, Miami Talks
Zelensky met France’s Macron in Paris as Kyiv sought to secure European backing for a US-supported peace plan that some EU states fear could force excessive concessions to Russia.
Dec. 1, 2025
Umerov
US Envoy Witkoff Holds New Meeting With Ukrainian Negotiator
The sources reported that Volodymyr Zelensky “plans to meet Umerov in Ireland” on Tuesday to receive a detailed briefing on his meeting with Donald Trump’s envoy.
Dec. 1, 2025
Europe
BBC Probe Finds Possible Chemical Weapon Use in Georgia Protests
Georgian riot police may have used “camite,” a WWI-era chemical, against Tbilisi protesters last winter, with hundreds reporting prolonged symptoms beyond typical crowd-control effects.
Dec. 1, 2025
Corruption Watch
Ukraine: What Next After Yermak Resignation?
Observers agree that his resignation was unavoidable but are divided over what the repercussions will be.
Dec. 1, 2025
Business
PrivatBank Moves to Enforce $3 Billion UK Ruling After Former Owners Fail to Pay
PrivatBank is complying with a UK High Court that found the oligarchs guilty of fraud against the bank, and ended an eight-year legal battle in one of the largest banking cases in Ukraine’s history.
Dec. 1, 2025
Europe
Ireland to Host Zelensky for First Official Visit and Economic Forum
The Ukrainian president will make his first official visit to Ireland on Dec. 2, holding talks with PM Micháel Martin, addressing the parliament, and opening the Ireland-Ukraine Economic Forum.
Dec. 1, 2025
Culture
OPINION: In Memoriam: Tom Stoppard, Playwright, Human Rights Champion – a Personal Tribute
I was fortunate to have known Stoppard in the 1970s when he was active defending Soviet dissidents, political prisoners, and victims of political abuse of psychiatry, including Ukrainian ones.
Dec. 1, 2025
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