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Ukraine
ANALYSIS: Ukraine-China Talks in Munich: Who Said What?
Although both parties have described the talks as productive, there are slight differences based their press releases.
Feb. 17, 2025
Israel
Children of Russia’s and Odesa’s Chief Rabbis Marry in Israel Amid War
Russian propaganda channels say the wedding is proof that deep cultural ties between the two countries remain intact, while Ukrainian media says it is merely a personal choice made by the couple.
Feb. 17, 2025
War in Ukraine
UK Prepared to Send Troops to Ukraine to Secure Peace – Starmer
The British Prime Minister said on Sunday that the UK would provide soldiers on the ground in Ukraine if necessary for a peace deal to end the war.
Feb. 17, 2025
War in Ukraine
OPINION: Will Donald Trump Be Another Neville Chamberlain?
The parallels between the 1938 Munich Agreement’s appeasement of Nazi Germany and Donald Trump’s Munich Security Conference accommodation of Putin should not be ignored.
Feb. 17, 2025
War in Ukraine
Russia Launches 147 Shahed Drones at Ukraine, Blackouts & Damage Reported
Russia attacked Ukraine with 147 Shahed drones and decoy UAVs, 83 of which were shot down; the strikes caused injuries, infrastructure damage, and emergency power outages.
Feb. 17, 2025
Poland
Trump’s Ukraine Envoy to Meet Polish President Amid Ukraine War Shift
The visit comes as Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin have said they want to hold talks urgently to end the war in Ukraine, sparked by Moscow’s invasion nearly three years ago.
Feb. 17, 2025
Europe
Europe Considers Granting Ukraine NATO Membership Automatically if Russia Breaches Ceasefire Deal
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky earlier reiterated the country’s demand for NATO membership to be part of future peace talks.
Feb. 17, 2025
Putin
As Russia Continues to Absorb Belarus, Lukashenko Fears an Armed Uprising
The Lukashenko regime is on edge about both Russian annexation and opposition members supporting Ukraine. For years, it has been hunting Belarusian volunteers who fight for Ukraine worldwide.
Feb. 17, 2025
War in Ukraine
Poland Joins High-Stakes Emergency Summit on Russia’s War in Ukraine
The last-minute summit was called after the US announced over the weekend that Europe would be left out of key peace talks regarding Russia’s invasion.
Feb. 17, 2025
People
OPINION: Liberty Is Not a Transaction
The ideas of free nations are not items to be exchanged for resources or power – they are fundamental principles to be defended.
Feb. 17, 2025
Zelensky
Ukraine and Europe Will Be Involved in Later Stages of Peace Talks, Says Rubio
The US Secretary of State said the talks between Washington and Moscow, which are set to take place in Saudi Arabia this week, are preliminary and “real negotiations” will include Ukraine and Europe.
Feb. 17, 2025
Zelensky
Trump Says Could Meet Putin ‘Very Soon’ as Saudi Talks Loom
Rubio is set to lead a high-level US team to Riyadh, but it remains unclear whether there will be any Ukrainian participation. Rubio said he wasn’t even sure who Moscow was sending.
Feb. 17, 2025
War in Ukraine
OPINION: Ukraine Is Gradually Losing Faith in a West That Has Failed to Deliver on Its Promises
The feeling of having been betrayed is often palpable beneath the stoic veneer of Ukrainians entering the fourth year of a brutal war that risks undermining everything the West cherishes.
Feb. 17, 2025
War in Ukraine
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 16, 2025
Latest from the Institute for the Study of War.
Feb. 17, 2025
Ukraine
Which Countries Are ‘Indispensable’ to Ukraine’s Security? US Asks EU Allies 6 Questions
Read the six questions that US officials sent European partners last week asking what Europe might need from the US to oversee a security deal between Ukraine and Russia that would end the war.
Feb. 17, 2025
Europe
‘There Is a Need for Europeans to Do More’ – France Calls for Action, Awaits Emergency Summit on Ukraine
France will host a last-minute meeting among European leaders on Monday to discuss the ‘situation in Ukraine’ and ‘security in Europe’ after US officials berated allies in Munich over the weekend.
Feb. 17, 2025
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