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Kyiv Post exclusive: The Trump White House is moving toward accepting key Russian demands, emboldening the Kremlin as it seeks to undermine Zelensky and shape the war’s end on Moscow’s terms.

The White House is rapidly moving toward accepting key Russian demands to end the war in Ukraine, including by backing the Kremlin’s four-point “peace plan” – undercutting Kyiv’s position – and by pushing a global narrative that calls for the replacement of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky among other pro-Russian actions, according to interviews with multiple senior Ukrainian officials and previously unreported documents reviewed by Kyiv Post.

The documents suggest that Washington has grown more receptive to the Kremlin’s narrative on the origins of the war – one that Moscow is now aggressively promoting to Western audiences, say sources. This narrative claims that NATO expansion and alleged discrimination against Russian speakers in Ukraine were key triggers for the conflict, despite these claims having been repeatedly debunked since Russia first used them to justify its 2014 invasion of Crimea.

Ukraine’s export-to-GDP ratio dropped from 48% before the war to less than 30% since Russia destroyed much of its energy, chemical, mining and metallurgical sectors

Russia’s war caused a decrease in Ukraine’s exports-to-GDP ratio from 48% in 2021 to 29% in 2024, Forbes Ukraine estimated.

Denmark has been one of the most vocal supporters of Ukraine, though the officials did not specify if troop deployment is among the considerations.

Denmark said it is open “in principle” to help enforce a Europe-backed peace deal in Ukraine when the time comes.

“If it comes to the point where a ceasefire or peace agreement requires a European presence, Denmark is prepared to participate in principle,” Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen told reporters on Monday after a meeting of the Danish parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, according to AFP.

Syrsky said Ukrainian forces were buckling under mounting Russian pressure and were having to fall back to positions that are easier to hold

Kyiv is reinforcing its troops involved in fighting in Russia’s region of Kursk, where Moscow’s forces have been regaining ground, Ukrainian commander-in-chief Oleksandr Syrsky said Monday.

Ukrainian soldiers launched their audacious offensive into Russia’s Kursk in August, catching even their Western allies off guard and dealing an embarrassing blow to the Kremlin.

Russia will not be happy with what is happening next, Professor Gerdes says

Syria is experiencing its deadliest outbreak of violent clashes since the new government took power three months ago.

Syria is experiencing its deadliest outbreak of violent clashes since the new government took power three months ago. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights more than 1,300 people have been killed in the country’s coastal region, including at least 830 members of the Alawite minority, to which ousted dictator Bashar al-Assad also belongs. Observers accuse government affiliated security forces of massacres. Europe’s press voices concern.

Doubts about the government’s intentions

Since early January, tens of thousands of people have repeatedly protested in the capital Bratislava against nationalist Prime Minister Robert Fico

UN experts called Monday on Slovakia to immediately end the stigmatization and persecution of NGOs, journalists and civil society organizations, lamenting the “erosion of fundamental freedoms” in the country.

“We are deeply worried by government actions that threaten the independence of key state institutions and freedoms of speech and assembly,” they said in a statement.

Sources indicate that any potential easing of sanctions would be contingent on Russia agreeing to a peace deal with Ukraine.

The advisers to US President Donald Trump are reportedly “sketching out” options to ease sanctions imposed on Russia following its invasion of Ukraine.

According to Bloomberg, one focus of these discussions is lifting restrictions on Russian oil, including the “oil ceiling” that prohibits Western companies from transporting or insuring Russian oil sold above $60 per barrel.

US Vice President Vance detests Ukraine and yelled at President Zelensky for not saying “thank you.” His Texas cousin, Nate Vance, is an oilfield hand and a seasoned Ukraine combat veteran.

A close relative of JD Vance, the US vice president who is an outspoken critic of Ukraine and President Volodymyr Zelensky, fought for nearly three years as a member of an elite Ukrainian infantry unit and thinks his cousin is a tool of the Kremlin.

Nate Vance, 47, in comments to the French major publication Le Figaro, said he has known Donald J. Trump’s designated replacement for leadership of the United States since childhood. Trump and JD Vance last week in White House meetings conducted “an ambush of absolute bad faith” against Zelensky, he said.

Zelensky is due to arrive in Saudi Arabia later Monday, a day ahead of crucial talks between Ukrainian and US officials on ending the war with Russia.

President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday ahead of talks with US officials in Saudi Arabia that Ukraine wants peace and Russia is the “only reason” that the war has dragged on.

Zelensky is due to arrive in Saudi Arabia later Monday, a day ahead of crucial talks between Ukrainian and US officials on ending the war with Russia.

With the next round of talks scheduled to take place in Saudi Arabia, questions linger as to Trump’s true goals, strategy and even his alignment on the global stage.

A Ukrainian official said Kyiv is ready to start implementing limited ceasefire, but not for ground combat as it would simply allow Russia to regroup and intensify its assaults on Ukraine.

Ukraine is prepared to introduce a partial ceasefire but will rule out a cessation of ground combat, a senior presidential advisor said Monday.

Serhiy Leshchenko, an advisor to the head of Ukraine’s Presidential Office, addressed on television earlier remarks by US President Donald Trump that Kyiv is not ready for peace, saying that Kyiv “[has] a ceasefire plan” and is willing to compromise on areas like the Black Sea, over which Kyiv has an upper hand.

The cut in funds, as part of the Trump administration’s cost-cutting drive, has prompted concerns that humanitarian programs around the world would be impacted.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has announced a drastic cut – 83% – of all USAID programs after a six-week review.

Rubio, making the announcement on X on Monday morning, said the cut consists of 5,200 contracts, and the remaining, approximately 1,000 projects, are to be administered by the State Department directly.

The Pravda network, a Moscow-based operation to spread Russian narratives globally, is said to be distorting the output of chatbots by flooding large language models with pro-Kremlin falsehoods.

A sprawling Russian disinformation network is manipulating Western AI chatbots to spew pro-Kremlin propaganda, researchers say, at a time when the United States is reported to have paused its cyber operations against Moscow.

The Pravda network, a well-resourced Moscow-based operation to spread pro-Russian narratives globally, is said to be distorting the output of chatbots by flooding large language models (LLM) with pro-Kremlin falsehoods.

As Trump threatens to pull the rug out from under his NATO allies and withdraw American support, Poland may wind up with an increase in US troops thanks to its financial commitment to defense.

Trump’s policy towards Ukraine, Europe, and NATO has become one of the main topics of public debate in Poland. The ongoing reset in relations with Russia, the suspension of aid to Ukraine, and promises to leave Europe to fend for itself are sources of significant concern.

Yet the presence of US troops in Poland may actually increase while their numbers in Europe simultaneously decrease, Polish government officials familiar with the matter told Kyiv Post.

Ukrainian HUR drones struck Russia’s Novokuybyshevsk oil refinery in Samara, a key jet fuel producer for Su-27 fighters and Tu-22M3 bombers used in attacks on Ukraine, causing explosions overnight.

In the early hours of Monday, March 10, Ukrainian Directorate of Intelligence (HUR) drones executed another attack on a Russian oil production facility, targeting the Novokuybyshevsk oil refinery, which, among other things, produces fuel for jet engines used in combat aircraft such as the Su-27 and Tu-22M3.

The distance from the nearest Ukrainian border to the Novokuybyshevsk oil refinery in Russia’s Samara region is approximately 900 kilometers.

Online website provides a single destination for city resources from business permits to rehabilitation services to financial assistance for vulnerable families

The Kyiv City Council announced the launch of its City Service Platform to provide residents with efficient access to essential municipal programs.

With more than 418,000 people displaced and over 160,000 individuals with disabilities residing in Kyiv, the online website houses and streamlines access to 11 city resources, including public rehabilitation services, compensation for energy-related expenses, permits for small business owners, and financial assistance for vulnerable community members, such as families of deceased Ukrainian soldiers.

The White House cut off military aid and intelligence to Ukraine, leaving its forces without the use of key weapons systems and exposing them to Russian advances, costing hundreds of Ukrainian lives.

The White House decision to halt the transfer of military intelligence to Ukraine has allowed Russian forces to advance on a critical section of the front line, leading to significant losses among Ukrainian troops, and weakening President Volodymyr Zelensky’s position in negotiations, according to reports.

“As a result of this pause, there are hundreds of dead Ukrainians,” one Ukrainian officer said.

Musk has struck a rare conciliatory note, saying he would never cut off Ukraine from crucial Starlink support, de-escalating a row with the Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski.

Elon Musk has struck a rare conciliatory note, saying he would never cut off Ukraine from crucial Starlink support, de-escalating a row with the Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski that also involved U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

“To be extremely clear, no matter how much I disagree with the Ukraine policy, Starlink will never turn off its terminals,” Musk said in the X post.

The freeze, which reportedly hampered Ukraine’s ability to defend against Russian attacks, came alongside a halt in US military aid.

President Donald Trump said on Sunday that the US is close to resuming intelligence sharing with Ukraine, a move that had been on hold as Washington pushed Kyiv toward peace talks with Russia.

“We just about have,” Trump said, as reported by Reuters, when journalists aboard Air Force One asked if the suspension was coming to an end.

Canada to have a defiant new prime minister who has vowed to stand up to US President Donald Trump.

Canada’s incoming prime minister Mark Carney struck a defiant note Sunday against the United States, as the former central banker vowed to win US President Donald Trump’s trade war.

Carney lost no time standing up for “the Canadian way of life” after the Liberal Party overwhelmingly elected him to succeed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

The three countries, which share a common desire to counter what they characterise as American hegemony, have held similar exercises in the region in recent years.

The navies of Iran, Russia and China will hold military drills off the coast of Iran this week in a bid to boost cooperation, Iranian media reported on Sunday.

The three countries, which share a common desire to counter what they characterise as American hegemony, have held similar exercises in the region in recent years.

France has been the EU’s only nuclear power since the Brexit. Europe’s press examines the pros and cons.

French President Emmanuel Macron has announced plans to meet with his European partners to discuss the possibility of extending the French nuclear umbrella to other countries. France has been the EU’s only nuclear power since the Brexit. Europe’s press examines the pros and cons.

Credible deterrence

A partial ceasefire would mean stopping drone and long-range missile strikes, as well as halting fighting in the Black Sea, reports say.

Ukraine is considering a partial ceasefire with Russia in hopes of restarting intelligence sharing and military aid from the US.

The idea is set to be discussed during a meeting between Ukrainian and American officials in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Tuesday, March 11.

Romania’s central election authority barred far-right pro-Russian candidate Călin Georgescu from running in May’s presidential election re-run.

Over one thousand people opposed Georgescu being permitted to run and submitted their protests to the country’s Central Electoral Bureau (BEC), citing Georgescu’s antidemocratic and extremist views.

The rejection of his candidacy on Sunday was condemned by far-right party leaders as undemocratic, with Georgescu writing on social media, “Europe is now a dictatorship, Romania is under tyranny!”

Latest from the Institute for the Study of War.

Key Takeaways from the ISW:

• Russian forces are collapsing the northern part of the Ukrainian salient in Kursk Oblast following several days of intensified Russian activity in the area.
• The temporal correlation between the suspension of US intelligence sharing with Ukraine and the start of Russia’s collapse of the Ukrainian Kursk salient is noteworthy.
• Reports about the extent of the suspension of US military aid to Ukraine continue to indicate that the suspension will likely affect Ukraine’s ability to defend itself against Russia.
• Ukraine’s European allies continue to provide material and financial aid to Ukraine.
• Russia continues to showcase its deepening relations with American adversaries despite ongoing bilateral talks between the United States and Russia.
• Ukrainian forces advanced near Toretsk and Pokrovsk, and Russian forces recently advanced in Sumy and Kursk oblasts and near Siversk, Toretsk, Kurakhove, and Robotyne.

At peace talks in Jeddah, US Secretary of State plans to resume dialogue with Ukraine delegation as Trump administration weighs effects of aid freeze and suspended intel cooperation.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio left his home city of Miami on Sunday night to get an early start on peace talks with Ukraine in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, as the White House considers resuming military aid to Kyiv.

State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said that Rubio would spend three days in Jeddah, accompanied by special envoy Steve Witkoff and national security adviser Mike Waltz, discussing how to “advance the president’s goal to end the Russia-Ukraine [sic] war.”