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Biden and Zelensky to meet at White House and announce $2bn defence aid package for Ukraine

Ukrainian president is also set to address a joint session of the US Congress

The Independent UK · Dec 21, 2022

Russia’s Medvedev Meets China’s Xi in Beijing, Says Ukraine Conflict Discussed

Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev has undertaken a surprise trip to Beijing and held talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping during which he said they discussed the Ukraine conflict. Medvedev, now deputy chairman of Russia's Security Council, posted a video on his Telegram channel showing him meeting Xi, smiling for…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 21, 2022

Sewing for Ukraine: volunteers make army uniforms for women

Yuliia Mykytenko smiles as she adjusts her new trousers, confident she's finally found a Ukrainian army uniform that fits after 10 months of war with Russia.

Reuters · Dec 21, 2022

Volodymyr Zelensky heads to meet Joe Biden on first foreign trip since Russian invasion

It comes 10 months after the start of the war

Wales Online · Dec 21, 2022

The Queen of Spades review – thrillingly addictive tale of gambling and sin

Thorold Dickinson’s 1949 Pushkin adaptation is a glorious melodrama about an ambitious Russian military officer and a countess who sold her soul to the devil in exchange for the secrets of a card game

The Guardian - UK · Dec 21, 2022

UN official warns against new Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict

A senior U.N. official is urging the international community to prevent Armenia and Azerbaijan from resuming their conflict over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region as the two countries accused each other of violating a Russian-brokered peace agreement

The Independent UK · Dec 21, 2022

Zelenskyy to meet Biden, address Congress as war rages on

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is making his way to Washington for a summit with President Joe Biden and address to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday

The Independent UK · Dec 21, 2022

From Poland to Pelosi: Zelenskiy's high-security travels to Washington

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's surprise visit to Washington, his first overseas trip since Russia invaded his country 300 days ago, started with a secretive train ride to Poland late on Tuesday.

Reuters · Dec 21, 2022

Christmas in Ukraine: doves, military deliveries and a change of date amid the darkest December yet

This year, many Ukrainians have brought their Christmas forward from January 7 to December 25, in a bid to separate themselves from Russia. But what will their scaled-down celebrations look like? Tom Mutch reports from Kyiv

Evening Standard · Dec 21, 2022

Lukashenko jokes he and Putin are the two ‘meanest, most toxic people on the planet’

Lukashenko says he and Putin ‘only argue about who is worse’

The Independent UK · Dec 21, 2022