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Russia says no Christmas ceasefire in Ukraine
Russia ruled out a “Christmas ceasefire” after nearly 10 months of war in Ukraine and rejected a call by Kyiv to start withdrawing troops ...Blasts rock Kyiv; U.S. considers sending Patriot air defence system to Ukraine
Kyiv’s air defence systems shot down 10 Russian drones on Wednesday, the city’s mayor said, while the United States is close to ...G7 considers more air defence for Ukraine as fighting rages
Global economic powers pledged to beef up Kyiv’s military capabilities with a focus on air defence, as Russian missiles, artillery and drones hammered targets ...Ukraine steps up diplomacy amid fighting, power outages
The United States is prioritising efforts to boost Ukraine’s air defences, President Joe Biden told his Ukrainian counterpart on Sunday, as President ...Russia drones smash power network in Odesa, leaving 1.5 million without power
All non-critical infrastructure in the Ukrainian port of Odesa was without power after Russia used Iranian-made drones to hit two energy facilities, ...Ukraine gets more U.S. aid as Russia-Iran ties worry West
The United States announced new military aid for Ukraine on Friday and vowed to disrupt Russian ties with Iran, which a British ...Russia shells eastern front, Ukraine says, as war aims appear to shift
Russian forces have shelled the entire front line in the Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine, Ukrainian officials said, as part of what ...Japan, Britain and Italy to build joint jet fighter
Japan, Britain and Italy are merging their next-generation jet fighter projects in a ground-breaking partnership spanning Europe and Asia that is Japan’s ...Putin acknowledges Russia’s war in Ukraine could be a long one
Russian President Vladimir Putin has acknowledged that his army could be fighting in Ukraine for a long time, but said for now there ...Europe’s free-travel zone set to welcome Croatia but bar Romania and Bulgaria
Opposition led by Austria is set to prevent Bulgaria and Romania from winning approval on Thursday to join Europe’s control-free travel zone, ...














