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The Guardian view on stalemate in Ukraine: a more realistic approach is no bad thing

Editorial: Zelenskiy’s government faces growing criticism at home and abroad. But support for Kyiv is not based on sentimentality

The Guardian - UK · Dec 11, 2023

Ukraine war: stakes are high for EU and Ukraine ahead of crucial European summit

When the EU’s heads of state and government come together in Brussels for their final European Council meeting of the year on December 14 and 15, their agenda is likely to be dominated by the war in Ukraine.

The Conversation · Dec 11, 2023

Russia claims arrest of Ukrainian assassin network

Russia’s FSB said it has arrested 18 Ukrainian ‘agents and accomplices’ who plotted assassinations.

Al Jazeera · Dec 11, 2023

Ukraine-Russia war – live: Putin’s forces unleash new offensive as UK sends fresh weapons to Kyiv

Up to 40 percent of all ‘combat engagements’ between Russia and Ukraine are around one eastern town on the frontline, says the British MoD

The Independent UK · Dec 11, 2023

Explosions heard in Kyiv in possible air attack; no word on damage or casualties

A series of loud explosions has occurred in Ukraine’s capital followed by air raid sirens

The Independent UK · Dec 11, 2023

Britain delivers two mine-hunting ships to Ukraine

Move comes as defence secretary prepares to host Norwegian counterpart to discuss plans to help Kyiv

The Guardian - UK · Dec 11, 2023

Ukraine's Zelenskyy heads to Argentina in bid to win support from developing nations

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is heading to Buenos Aires to witness the swearing-in of Argentina's new president, Javier Milei

The Independent UK · Dec 10, 2023

Russia-Ukraine war: Volodymyr Zelenskiy holds call with Emmanuel Macron while he visits Argentina – as it happened

Ukrainian president updates French president on military progress as he visits Argentina’s far-right populist as he is sworn in

The Guardian - AU · Dec 10, 2023

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 655

Kyiv condemns plans to hold Russian elections in occupied territory; Volodymyr Zelenskiy heads to Argentina for inauguration of far-right counterpart Javier Milei

The Guardian - AU · Dec 10, 2023

A Soviet-era statue of a Red Army commander taken down in Kyiv

City workers in Kyiv have dismantled an equestrian statue of a Red Army commander

The Independent UK · Dec 9, 2023