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Putin hails Ukraine gains, threatens more, in annual press conference
AFP, Published on 19/12/2025
» MOSCOW - Vladimir Putin on Friday hailed his troops' progress in Ukraine during an annual press conference in Moscow -- a staple of his 25-year rule -- with the Russian president emboldened by battlefield gains in Ukraine during a US diplomatic push to end the almost four-year war.
Zelensky says Russia preparing for new 'year of war'
AFP, Published on 18/12/2025
» KYIV (UKRAINE) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Wednesday Russia was preparing to wage a new "year of war" on his country in 2026, after his counterpart Vladimir Putin said Moscow would "certainly" achieve its objectives.
UK defence chief says 'whole nation' must meet global threats
AFP, Published on 16/12/2025
» LONDON - The new head of Britain's armed forces warned on Monday that "more" Britons will need to be ready to fight for their country due to an increasingly dangerous world.
US-Ukrainian talks resume in Berlin with territorial stakes unresolved
AFP, Published on 15/12/2025
» BERLIN - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky pushed on with high-stakes talks in Berlin on Monday with US President Donald Trump's envoys aimed at ending the war with Russia, but thorny territorial questions remained unresolved.
Zelensky, US envoys to push on with Ukraine talks in Berlin
AFP, Published on 15/12/2025
» BERLIN - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was set to push on with talks in Berlin on Monday with US President Donald Trump's envoys on how to end the grinding war with Russia.
Zelensky in Berlin for high-stakes talks with US envoys, Europeans
AFP, Published on 14/12/2025
» BERLIN - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Berlin Sunday for two days of talks with European leaders and US President Donald Trump's envoys on ending the war with Russia.
Belarus frees 123 political prisoners
Published on 13/12/2025
» Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko ordered the release of 123 political prisoners, pushing his opponents into exile hours after the United States announced it would lift sanctions on his country’s potash industry.
US still pushing big territorial concessions from Ukraine: Zelensky
AFP, Published on 12/12/2025
» KYIV (UKRAINE) - The United States is still pushing for Kyiv to make big territorial concessions to Russia to halt the war that started with Moscow's February 2022 invasion, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday.
Ukraine sends US new plan to end the war as Trump blasts Europe
AFP, Published on 11/12/2025
» KYIV (UKRAINE) - Ukraine has sent Washington an updated plan for ending Russia's invasion, Ukrainian officials told AFP Wednesday, as US President Donald Trump laid into European leaders in the latest sign of a growing transatlantic rift.
Zelensky meets pope, discusses new peace proposals
AFP, Published on 09/12/2025
» CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with Pope Leo XIV in Italy on Tuesday as he prepared to send the United States revised proposals to end Russia’s invasion.