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Ukraine recap: western divisions an ominous sign for Kyiv as the aid funding tap begins to dry up

For the past week or so it has felt as if Ukraine’s fate is more likely to be decided in Washington and Brussels than on the battlefield as US president Joe Biden struggles to get his US$111 billion (£88 billion) package of aid through the senate and EU members quibble…

The Conversation · Dec 7, 2023

US withholding aid to Ukraine 'unacceptable’, ex-president Poroshenko says

In an interview with FRANCE 24, former Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko (2014-2019) reacted to the US Senate withholding a major package of financial and military aid for Kyiv. Poroshenko warned that the coming days are among "the most important in Ukrainian history" and undoubtedly for the world. He called it…

France 24 · Dec 7, 2023

OPINION - Vladimir Putin's Russia is getting stronger and Ukraine is in real danger

Ukrainian flags, last year a common sight on the East Coast of the United States, are now noticeably absent. With the battles in the Donbas having dropped off the headlines, eclipsed for months by Gaza, this speaks truth to the national mood — but also to the politics in Washington.…

Evening Standard · Dec 7, 2023

Why so many of Nepal’s Gurkhas end up fighting for Russia in Ukraine

Nearly 200 Nepalese nationals are serving as mercenaries in the Russian army – but it’s not only a phenomenon benefitting the Kremlin’s military recruitment, as Namita Singh explains

The Independent UK · Dec 7, 2023

Ukraine claims to have killed ‘traitor’ former MP Illya Kyva in Russia

Illya Kyva had previously been given a 14-year jail sentence for high treason

Evening Standard · Dec 7, 2023

Sen. Bernie Sanders says aid to Israel should be conditional, citing the toll on Gaza

Sanders joined Senate Republicans in blocking an aid bill for Israel and Ukraine on Wednesday. He tells NPR that Israel has the right to go to war with Hamas, but not "against the Palestinian people."

WEKU · Dec 7, 2023

Putin’s plane escorted by four Su-35 fighter jets on rare trip out of Russia to Middle East

Increasingly isolated world leader faces arrest warrant from International Criminal Court on international soil over his war in Ukraine

The Independent UK · Dec 7, 2023

Republicans block bill to send billions of dollars of aid to Ukraine and Israel

Joe Biden described the move as 'stunning' and said it could have dangerous consequences for Kyiv

Evening Standard · Dec 7, 2023

Ukraine 'Very Concerned' Over Russian Olympics Call: Sports Minister

The Ukrainian government is "very concerned" by the call from sports federations and National Olympic Committees to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete at next year's Paris Olympics, its acting sports minister has told AFP. Matviy Bidnyi said Kyiv was concerned that the move gave the impression that the…

International Business Times · Dec 7, 2023

Ukraine claims assassination of ‘traitor’ ex-MP who fled to Russia

Hours before his death Illia Kyva called Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelensky ‘cowardly and narcissistic’

The Independent UK · Dec 7, 2023