Lavrov gives Ukraine ultimatum to surrender territory or ‘army to decide the issue’ Ultimatum comes a day after president Vladimir Putin says Moscow was open to talks The Independent UK · Dec 27, 2022
Moscow’s Ultimatum: Ukraine Fulfils its Proposals or Russian Army Will Decide Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov gave Ukraine an ultimatum on Monday to fulfil Moscow's proposals, including surrendering territory Russia controls, or its army would decide the issue, a day after President Vladimir Putin said he was open to talks. Kyiv and its Western allies have dismissed Putin's offer to talk,… Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 27, 2022
Ukraine news – live: Putin ally predicts war between EU nations in bizarre tirade Elon Musk called former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev’s forecasts ‘epic’ The Independent UK · Dec 27, 2022
Russia retaliates on oil price cap as eastern Ukraine sees heavy fighting Russia retaliated on Tuesday against a price cap on its oil imposed by Western countries, while its forces were involved in heavy fighting around the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut. Reuters · Dec 27, 2022
Russia's Lavrov: Either Ukraine fulfils Moscow's proposals or our army will decide Moscow's proposals for settlement in Ukraine are well known to Kyiv and either Ukraine fulfils them for their own good or the Russian army will decide the issue, TASS agency quoted Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as saying. Reuters · Dec 26, 2022
Volodymyr Zelenskiy calls Donbas situation ‘difficult and painful’ Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday that the situation at the front in the Donbas region was "difficult and painful" and required all of the country's "strength and concentration". Evening Standard · Dec 26, 2022
Ukraine's Zelenskiy: Situation at the front is "difficult and painful" Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday that the situation at the front in the Donbas region was "difficult and painful" and required all of the country's "strength and concentration". Reuters · Dec 26, 2022
Ukrainian refugees embrace British tradition celebrating Christmas away from home Ukrainian refugees who have fled to the UK are celebrating the holidays in the hopes that 2023 will bring pace as they miss their loved ones who are still fighting back home Daily Mirror · Dec 26, 2022
3 die in new drone attack on Russian strategic bomber base Three servicemen were killed during a Ukrainian drone attack at a military air base in southern Russia that hosts strategic bombers, the Defense Ministry in Moscow said Monday. Tribune News Service · Dec 26, 2022
A top Ukraine official hopes for a peace summit with Russia by the end of February Ukraine's foreign minister told the AP that his government is aiming to have a summit, preferably at the United Nations with Secretary-General António Guterres as a possible mediator. WEKU · Dec 26, 2022
Ukraine Calls for Russia's Removal from Security Council Ukraine called on Monday for Russia to be removed as a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council and accused it of violating international law. "Ukraine calls on the member states of the UN... to deprive the Russian Federation of its status as a permanent member of the UN… Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 26, 2022
Ukraine wants UN ‘peace summit’ by end of February Russia must be prosecuted for war crimes as a condition for attending says Dmytro Kuleba The Independent UK · Dec 26, 2022
Ukraine hoping for peace talks by end of February around anniversary of Russian invasion Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said President Volodymyr Zelensky is aiming to have a peace summit and hopes to have it at the United Nations with Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as a possible mediator. Daily Mirror · Dec 26, 2022
The AP Interview: Ukraine FM aims for February peace summit Ukraine’s foreign minister says his government is aiming to have a peace summit by the end of February preferably at the United Nations with Secretary-General António Guterres as a possible mediator around the time of the anniversary of Russia’s war The Independent UK · Dec 26, 2022
The Independent UK · Dec 26, 2022 Lauren Boebert ripped to shreds in Christmas letter from ‘embarrassed’ constituent ‘She has once again embarrassed her 3rd Congressional District constituents and the entire country’
Axios · Dec 26, 2022 Russian military says it shot down Ukrainian drone near airbase deep inside Russia The airbase is home to strategic bombers planes capable of carrying nuclear bombs.
Reuters · Dec 26, 2022 Festive season in Moscow incorporates symbols of conflict Outside the gates of Moscow's Gorky Park, the three Latin letters Z, V and O - frontline military symbols now used to promote the conflict in Ukraine - loom on plinths.
The Times of India · Dec 26, 2022 Ukrainian who lost many family members in war with Russia, hangs self in Varanasi VARANASI: A Ukraine national hanged himself at a guesthouse room in Narad Ghat locality of Bhelupur police station area on Sunday. No suicide note was found in the room. The police sent the body for post mortem, and the Ukraine embassy has been informed about the case.
Reuters · Dec 26, 2022 The struggle to save the tropical plants of Kyiv's Botanical Garden In the lush greenhouses of Kyiv's National Botanical Garden, staff are struggling to save a decades-old collection of tropical plants after months of Russian attacks on Ukraine's power grid led to electricity outages, threatening the garden's heating supply.
Salon · Dec 26, 2022 Boebert blasted in Christmas Day letter The Republican Rep. from Colorado was harshly criticized for her stance on aid to Ukraine
Reuters · Dec 26, 2022 Russia's FSB says Ukrainian saboteurs 'liquidated' while trying to enter border region - agencies Russia's FSB security service said on Monday that a four-person Ukrainian "sabotage group" had been "liquidated" while trying to enter Russia's Bryansk region, which borders Ukraine, on Sunday, Russian news agencies reported.
Reuters · Dec 26, 2022 Russia's Navalny accuses authorities of using prison to break his health Jailed Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny said on Monday he was suffering worsening back pain from long spells in solitary confinement that he said were part of a deliberate strategy by the authorities to undermine his health.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 26, 2022 Medvedev: Only Russia's Nuclear Arms Preventing West from Declaring War Russia's nuclear arsenal and the rules Moscow has laid out for its use are the only factors preventing the West from starting a war against Russia, a top ally of President Vladimir Putin said in an article published on Sunday. Former President Dmitry Medvedev, now deputy chairman of Russia's Security…
The Independent UK · Dec 26, 2022 Three killed in ‘Ukrainian drone attack’ on air base deep inside Russia, Moscow says Facility houses large portion of Kremlin’s long-range bombers, used to attack Ukraine’s energy system, analysts say
France 24 · Dec 26, 2022 ‘Tearing ourselves away’: Ukrainians break with Russian Orthodox Christmas tradition In a small Orthodox church in Ukraine some 20 kilometres from the Russian border, the congregation chose to celebrate Christmas on December 25 rather than the traditional January 7, their way of protesting Russia's invasion of Ukraine. FRANCE 24’s Andrew Hilliar, Elena Volochine and Abdelkader Dermas report from Bogodukhiv.