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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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    • 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.

    • Putin offers frozen Russia assets in US to aid Ukraine

    • Trump to meet with Zelensky as Ukraine endures a bitter winter after Russian attacks

      Trump said at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland that he would meet Thursday with Zelensky.

    • World's first hydrogen drone takes surveillance to a new level in Ukraine

      Created in Ukraine, "Raybird" is the world’s first hydrogen-powered drone that flies silently and efficiently. Fuel-cell technology replaces batteries, proving how science is unlocking a new era of sustainable and long-endurance aviation.

    • Ukraine holds off on new Helsing drone orders after setbacks

      The German company’s flagship strike drone, the HX-2, had trouble taking off in tests by Ukraine’s 14th Regiment, an unmanned aerial systems unit

    • High salaries, citizenship, military contracts: How a Russian woman 'recruited' foreign men on Telegram for Ukraine war

      A Russian woman recruiter allegedly used social media to lure hundreds of foreign men into Russia’s military, misleading them about roles and forcing many into frontline combat in Ukraine.

    • Explained: Why Russia used Oreshnik missile on Ukraine and what it signals

      Russia’s military said the missile launch was retaliation for what it claimed was an attempted Ukrainian drone strike late last year on one of Putin’s residences in Novgorod.

    • Russia fires Oreshnik hypersonic missile at Ukraine's Lviv region

      The Russian attack struck an infrastructure target in western Ukraine's Lviv region, officials in the region said early on Friday.

    • Russia says 24 killed in attack in occupied Kherson region

      Three drones hit the buildings in the village of Khorly, killing at least 24 and injuring more than 50 as people celebrated the New Year, Vladimir Saldo

    • US intelligence finds no evidence Ukraine targeted Putin's residence in drone attack

      The assessment, which included input from the Central Intelligence Agency, undercuts claims made by Moscow and initially accepted by US President Donald Trump.

    • Russia releases footage to prove Ukrainian attack on Putin’s residence | Watch

      Speaking to Reuters, Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi said the footage was "laughable" and that Kyiv was "absolutely confident that no such attack took place".

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