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Lithuania vows to raise defence spending to 5-6% of GDP

The Baltic nation's announcement comes weeks after US President-elect Donald Trump said NATO allies should spend at least 5% of GDP on defence.

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Germany's Scholz under fire for blocking Ukraine aid package

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and other lawmakers have criticised Chancellor Olaf Scholz for refusing further military aid to Kyiv.

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UN officials discuss $3.32bln humanitarian support for Ukraine

Volodymyr Zelenskyy has engaged in a flurry of diplomatic activity in the run-up to Donald Trump’s inauguration next Monday, which is expected to bring a departure from the outgoing US administration’s pledge to stand with Ukraine for as long as it takes to defeat Russia.

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Old false claims resurface about Ukrainian kickbacks to US politicians

Misinformation is often spread regarding Russia's war in Ukraine to sway public opinion about support for Kyiv and put pressure on western governments.

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Russian drones kill two and injure 19 in Ukraine, including infants

Ukraine claims to have shot down 58 of 80 Russian drones overnight, with attacks killing two in Donetsk. A Russian chemical plant was also hit by a drone strike.

Ukraine

Switzerland and Serbia both offer to host Putin-Trump meeting

The offers from Bern and Belgrade come as US President-elect Donald Trump seeks to convince Russian President Vladimir Putin to end his war in Ukraine.

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How will Russia's cut gas supply impact the EU?

On January 1st, Russia stopped supplying gas to Europe, ending decades of dominance over the bloc’s energy markets.

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Russian air strike kills many in Zaporizhia

At around 4pm on 8 January, the Russian army carried out two air strikes on Zaporizhia in Ukraine, killing 13 people and injuring 113, including a 13-year-old child.

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Russia Orthodox patriarch consecrates Xmas gifts for troops in Ukraine

Russia's invasion, which began in February 2022, has also been a source of religious controversy within the Eastern Orthodox Church and has driven a split among believers in both Russia and Ukraine.

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Russia's New Year's Day attack on Kyiv kills two prominent scientists

Prominent neurobiologist Ihor Zyma and doctor of biological sciences Olesia Sokur were a married couple working for the Taras Shevchenko National University.

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Russia strikes Ukraine in latest missile and drone attack

The barrages further strain Ukraine’s already devastated energy infrastructure, which has suffered extensive damage during the war.

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Exchange with Russia brings 189 Ukrainian prisoners of war home

Russia and Ukraine exchanged hundreds of prisoners of war in a deal mediated by the United Arab Emirates, with 189 Ukrainian prisoners, mostly soldiers but including two civilians, returning home on Monday evening.

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Ukrainians sing carols, give performances, spread festive spirit in areas once occupied by Russia

In Ukraine, volunteers in handmade costumes performed traditional vertep, a form of Christmas theatre, in areas once occupied by Russian forces. In the Chernihiv region, Volodymyr Chapel led a group visiting homes and markets in Kyselivka.

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US expected to announce $1.25bln military aid package for Ukraine

The large package of aid includes a significant amount of munitions, including for the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems and the HAWK air defence system.

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Russian ballistic missile attack hits Kryvyi Rih on Christmas Eve

Ukraine's Human Rights Commissioner condemned a Russian missile strike on Kryvyi Rih that killed one and injured 11. Rescuers are still searching for survivors.

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Al-Assad's fall: A blow to Russia's influence in the region?

Ukraine's resistance, bolstered by US support, weakens Russia's military, contributing to the fall of the al-Assad regime, Zelenskyy's advisor argues.

Ukraine

Ukrainian POWs and families face yet another Christmas in captivity

"While you are waiting for Christmas — we are waiting for our loved ones to return from Russian captivity," say the families of Ukrainian prisoners of war holding rallies to remember people held in Russian prisons and torture chambers.

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Slovakia's Robert Fico visits Putin in Moscow amid Ukraine gas dispute

Fico is the third EU leader, after Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, to meet with Putin since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

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Images of destruction in Kyiv after Russian missile strikes

Several explosions were heard in the Ukrainian capital on Friday morning as Russia fired several ballistic missiles at the city, according to the Ukrainian Air Force.

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No, video doesn't show Putin sending his son off to fight in Ukraine

Numerous Chinese-language posts across social media platforms are spreading a narrative that the Russian president has allowed his son to fight in Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.

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