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Ukraine
High-Stakes Sunshine: Trump Team Launches Miami Blitz to End Russia’s War in Ukraine
This weekend’s talks in Florida promise momentum. But Putin’s signals, European anxiety, and a race against political impatience suggest the hardest part may be just beginning.
Dec. 19, 2025
Zelensky
‘This Is Already a Compromise’ – Zelensky Won’t Alter Constitution to Rule Out NATO Membership
“First of all, this is the Constitution of Ukraine, and it is up to the Ukrainian people to decide what to do with it, not anyone else,” Zelensky said in Brussels.
Dec. 19, 2025
Sanctions
Russia Orders Austrian Bank to Pay About $400M in Sanctions Losses
According to Washington and Brussels, Rasperia is linked to the Russian businessman Oleg Deripaska, who has been under Western sanctions since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
Dec. 19, 2025
Europe
‘Money Today or Blood Tomorrow’ – EU Finds €90B for Kyiv, Still Stuck on Frozen-Asset Plan
Despite Belgian and other opposition to a plan to use €201B in immobilized Russian funds, a proposal which remains at a deadlock in Brussels, Europe finds a way to loan money to Kyiv.
Dec. 19, 2025
Russia
Denmark to Summon Russian Ambassador Over Moscow-Linked Cyberattacks
The attacks targeted a water utility in Køge, a Danish seaport, as well as the websites of political parties, municipalities and public institutions amid elections last month.
Dec. 18, 2025
Europe
Russia Threatens to Expand Legal Action Against European Banks Over Frozen Assets
Russian officials have also discussed offsetting any losses by tapping assets in Russia held by foreign institutions, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter.
Dec. 18, 2025
Russia
Russia ‘Intimidating’ Belgian Officials, Executives To Halt Frozen Assets For Ukraine Plan
On Thursday morning, De Wever reiterated that he regards the repatriation loan proposal as “questionable” but said failing to find a solution would be Europe’s “ultimate geopolitical embarrassment.”
Dec. 18, 2025
Belarus
Russian Nuclear-Capable Missile Oreshnik Deployed in Belarus
Moscow had already deployed tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus in 2023 and said it could station Oreshnik there by the end of 2025.
Dec. 18, 2025
Russia
Russian Guards Cross Estonian Border as Tensions Simmer
Estonia says three Russian border guards briefly entered its territory near the Narva River, prompting talks with Moscow and the summoning of Russia’s top diplomat in Tallinn.
Dec. 18, 2025
Europe
Zelensky Presses EU to Tap Russian Assets at Crunch Summit
The 27-nation bloc is scrambling to bolster its ally Ukraine, as US President Donald Trump pushes for a deal with President Vladimir Putin to end the fighting
Dec. 18, 2025
Europe
Orbán Calls Russian Asset Strategy ‘Dead,’ Casts Himself as Peacemaker
Calling the plan “stupid” and politically dead, the Hungarian prime minister framed the war as a conflict the EU must stay out of – even as Ukraine faces a looming funding crisis.
Dec. 18, 2025
Putin
‘We Have No Patience Left’: Russian POWs Appeal to Putin Over Prisoner Exchanges
Russian prisoners of war held in Ukraine appealed to Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin ahead of his Dec. 19 call-in show, asking why they have not been included in prisoner exchanges.
Dec. 18, 2025
Armed Forces of Ukraine
Ramstein Conference Delivers Record Foreign Military Support Commitment to Ukraine
Ukraine’s allies just agreed to donate over $45 billion worth of new arms and military material to Kyiv, at the 32nd Ramstein group meeting. But, under Trump’s control, the US contributed a goose egg.
Dec. 18, 2025
Europe
Russian Nukes On Europe’s Doorstep: What Next
In this interview, former Lithuanian intelligence chief Darius Jurgelevičius joins Kyiv Post’s Jason Jay Smart to explain why the so-called “Kaliningrad Fortress” works as a launchpad for pressure.
Dec. 18, 2025
Zelensky
Zelensky Says Ukraine Delegation to Hold Talks in US Friday, Saturday
US President Donald Trump has been pushing for a quick deal to end the fighting, and negotiating teams have proposed draft plans to end the war.
Dec. 18, 2025
Europe
‘Any War Ends Through Negotiations, but Ukraine Must Be Strong,’ Zelensky Says, Urging US Pressure on Russia
The Ukrainian president said the country’s armed forces must remain no smaller than 800,000 troops and that details on weapons supplies are still being finalized.
Dec. 18, 2025
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