Articles tagged "EU"

Zelensky dismisses ceasefire as Putin’s ploy to regroup, seeks coordinated peace plan -- Can Ukraine sustain its F-16 fleet if Trump halts US aid? -- Ukraine's economy healthier than Russia's in some indicators, The Economist reports -- Russian losses exceed 750,000 troops, expected to surpass 1 million within 6 months, UK estimates -- and more

Intercepted Russian phone call suggests North Korean troops suffering trainloads of wounded -- Russia's largest chemical plants reportedly attacked in Rostov Oblast -- Fire reported at Novoshakhtinsk oil refinery in Russia's Rostov Oblast -- Ukraine delivered 200,000 domestically-produced drones to front-line units so far in December -- and more

Russia sets 2025 goal to fully occupy 4 Ukrainian regions -- Russian general charged with chemical weapons crimes reported dead in Moscow explosion -- Ukraine produces almost 100 new Peklo missile-drones -- West should pressure Russia into peace talks, not Ukraine, Polish FM says -- and more

[Vblog] Russia’s wars, from Syria to Ukraine -- Ukraine destroys Russian train with 40 fuel tanks in Zaporizhzhia Oblast -- Hundreds of North Korean troops fighting alongside Russia in Kursk Oblast -- Lithuania and Estonia introduce new sanctions against Georgian officials -- and more

How will Russia's war in Ukraine end? The good, the bad, and the ugly scenarios -- Ukraine resisting Russian encirclement attempts at 4 Donetsk Oblast villages -- Ukraine strikes oil depot in Russia's Oryol Oblast -- How Kadyrov became so powerful, and why Chechnya remains vital for survival of Putin's regime -- and more

Russia continues to suffer record losses in December -- Tough battles, lost positions in Pokrovsk demand 'non-standard decisions,' Syrskyi says -- Russian colonialism is not reformable,' says historian Botakoz Kassymbekova -- Russia killed at least 109 Ukrainian POWs in 2024 -- and more

Assad regime collapse in Syria exposes weakness of Russia, Iran, EU's top diplomat says -- EU Defense Commissioner proposes $105 billion defense budget allocation -- 28 drones intercepted, 46 lost in Russia's overnight attack on Ukraine -- [podcast] Trump-Zelensky meeting and Johnny Harris controversy -- and more

30 years ago today, Ukraine traded nuclear arms for security assurances, a decision that still haunts Kyiv today -- Ukrainian forces to receive 30,000 DeepStrike drones in 2025 -- 'Not a single day did this document work' — Zelensky on 30th anniversary of Budapest Memorandum -- A more dangerous Russia: UK armed forces chief issues stark 'third nuclear age' warning -- Coffin prices in Russia have soared by 74% since start of full-scale invasion -- and more

Ukraine's new Palianytsia missile-drone enters serial production -- Russia’s Oreshnik strike aftermath was a carefully orchestrated psyop -- Abducted mayor tortured to death in Russian captivity -- Blinken confirms Ukraine to receive $50 billion transfer from frozen Russian assets -- Colombian man arrested in Romania for acting on Russian orders to plot infrastructure attack -- and more

Fall of Aleppo deals blow to Russia's Middle East clout, may indirectly strengthen Ukraine's hand -- Ukraine accelerating missile production -- Ukraine prevents Russia from establishing bridgehead west of Oskil River -- Yale study names over 300 Ukrainian children forcibly deported to Russia -- and more

We see that Russian economy is in a very dire state, EU top diplomat Kallas says -- Russia trained 300,000 reserve soldiers for war in Ukraine, Russian defense official claims -- Zelensky disputes media reports of 80,000 Ukrainian military casualties -- Russia fired at least 60 North Korean missiles against Ukraine -- and more

Russian drone attack against civilian shuttle bus in Kherson, kills 3, injures at least 8 -- Putin approves Russia's budget with record spending on national defense -- Russia loses almost 46,000 troops, over $3 billion worth of military equipment in November -- EU delivered 1 million shells to Ukraine, fulfilling pledge, Kallas says; no estimate for 2025 yet -- and more