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    Situated in Easter Europe, Ukraine is the second largest country by area in Europe by area after Russia. Ukraine shares its international borders with Russia, Belarus, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Moldova, and has a coastline along the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea. Its capital is Kyiv. In 1922, the Bolsheviks forcibly reconstituted the Ukrainian People's Republic into the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, which became a founding member of the Soviet Union in 1922. Ukraine's freedom took place on 24 August 1991, when the Ukrainian parliament adopted the Act of Independence, following the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Leonid Kravchuk was elected as the first president of Ukraine. In recent times, Russia under President Vladimir Putin began building up troop strengths along its border with Ukraine in 2021. Putin announced a More

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    • How US and Israel plan to stop Iran’s Shahed-136 drones with Merops drone killers

      Merops interceptor drones currently cost between $14,000 and $15,000 each, though Driscoll said large-scale orders could bring the price down to between $3,000 and $5,000 per unit.

    • Trump says Iranians in US are ‘under watch’ over terrorism fears

      Trump said more than 1,700 Iranians had entered the US illegally during the prior administration.

    • US sends intercept drones used in Ukraine to blunt Iran strikes

      Merops drones cost about $14,000 to $15,000 each, but Driscoll said larger orders could drive that to $3,000 to $5,000 per interceptor.

    • Ukraine offers help downing Iran drones in exchange for Patriot missiles

      US-made Patriot air-defense missiles are effective in stopping Iranian drones as well as the larger missiles they are meant for, but are more expensive than other methods and are in limited supply.

    • Ukraine posts ‘dictator domino’ image putting Putin next in line

      Kyiv’s latest graphic lumps Russia’s leader with Assad, Maduro and Khamenei in a blunt piece of wartime messaging

    • ‘Dictator Domino’: After Khamenei’s killing, Ukraine shares image warning Putin is 'about to fall'

      Ukraine shared an AI image suggesting Vladimir Putin could be the next authoritarian leader to fall after US-Israeli strikes killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy framing it as an opportunity for change in Iran.

    • Western countries skip Russia’s UN address on Ukraine war anniversary

      Several Western nations stayed away, leaving Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Dmitry Lyubinsky speaking to a bare-looking hall.

    • EU scrambles to finalise Russia sanctions and Ukraine loan amid Hungarian veto threat

      Germany, France and other European nations reaffirmed support for Ukraine while racing to finalise new sanctions and a major loan, as Hungary threatened to veto measures ahead of the war’s fourth anniversary.

    • Ukraine’s EU partners unhappy as Hungary and Slovakia criticise Zelenskyy over Russian oil transit block

      Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico threatened to halt emergency electricity supplies to Ukraine unless oil transit resumes, deepening regional tensions as Hungary also links energy flows to EU financial aid.

    • Sweden pledges $1.4 bn for Ukraine air defence, drones

      The funds are part of Sweden's yearly allocated 40-billion-kronor budget for Ukraine aid

    • No breakthrough in U.S.-brokered Russia–Ukraine peace talks as fighting rages and ceasefire demands remain far apart

      US-brokered Russia–Ukraine talks in Geneva ended without progress, with both sides calling discussions difficult as fighting continues and core disagreements over territory, security and ceasefire terms remain unresolved.

    • 'Ukraine better come to the table fast': Trump urges as trilateral talks begin in Geneva amid ongoing strikes

      Russian and Ukrainian delegations met in Geneva for US-mediated talks amid ongoing strikes, focusing on security, humanitarian issues, and disputed territories, though expectations for a breakthrough remained low.

    • Ukraine made fastest battlefield gain in 2.5 years last week

      Moscow controlled 19.5 percent of Ukrainian territory, either fully or partially, in mid-February, compared with 18.6 percent a year earlier.

    • Zelenskiy says US too often asks Ukraine, not Russia, for concessions

      Ukrainian, Russian and American delegations are due to meet in the Swiss lakeside city on Tuesday and Wednesday as Trump seeks to push through a deal to end Europe's biggest war since 1945

    • 'UN unable to solve Gaza war, US freed captives from barbarians': Marco Rubio

      Rubio said that UN was unable to solve the war in Gaza - instead, it was the US that "freed captives from barbarians".

    • Drones, sirens, army posters: How four years of war changed a Russian city

      From frequent Ukrainian retaliatory drone attacks to army recruitment adverts around the city, the conflict has gradually seeped into daily life

    • Russia alleges Ukraine-ordered assassination of top military officer in Moscow

      Russia claims gunman Lyubomir Korba shot top military officer Vladimir Alekseyev in Moscow on orders from Ukraine's SBU. Korba was recruited in Ternopil and fled to Dubai before arrest.

    • Ukraine–Russia–US trilateral talks to continue in 'coming weeks', says Kyiv

      Ukraine said trilateral talks with Russia, mediated by the United States, will continue in the coming weeks, thanking President Donald Trump and the United Arab Emirates after the latest round in Abu Dhabi.

    • Russian drone strike kills 15 mineworkers in Dnipro as Ukraine confirms peace talks dates

      A Russian drone strike on a bus in Dnipro killed 15 mineworkers and injured seven, hours before Ukraine announced Feb. 4–5 peace talks in Abu Dhabi, raising tensions further.

    • Ukraine peace talks set for February 4–5 in Abu Dhabi, says Zelenskyy

      Ukraine, Russia and the United States will hold new talks in Abu Dhabi this week, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, as Russian strikes continued despite a temporary pause on Kyiv.

    • Ukraine urges EU to take action against Russian 'shadow fleet'

      Regarding Western components found in Russian drones and missiles fired at Ukraine, Vlasiuk also called for action, particularly from Germany.

    • "Conversations were constructive": Zelensky on Ukraine-Russia-US peace talks in Abu Dhabi

      Zelensky said the talks, held in a trilateral format for the first time in years, focused on outlining possible parameters to end the war and on security guarantees required to sustain any future agreement.

    • Iran foreign minister Araghchi calls Zelensky 'confused clown,' accuses him of exploiting West

      Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi called Ukrainian President Zelensky a “confused clown” on X, accusing him of exploiting Western support, following Zelensky’s WEF remarks on Iran’s deadly crackdown.

    • Russia-Ukraine talks conclude in Abu Dhabi as Kyiv hit by massive air strikes

      US-Russia-Ukraine peace talks end in Abu Dhabi as Kyiv and northern Ukraine hit by massive Russian drones and missile strikes.

    • Ukraine, Russia hold first direct talks on latest US peace plan

      The US initially drafted a plan to end the conflict that was heavily criticised in Kyiv and western Europe for being too close to Russia's line, while later proposals were criticised by Moscow for floating the idea of European peacekeepers.

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