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As hopes for peace fade, infantry soldiers face longer missions, risking their lives against Russian attacks. During the nearly 62 days spent on the front line east of Pokrovske, Bohdan and Ivan hid – first in a village shop, then, after a deadly exchange of fire with Russian soldiers, in a tiny basement, where the soldiers from the 31st Brigade of Ukraine were forced to survive for another seven weeks, reports The Guardian. Food, water, cigarettes and other supplies were transported with the help of a friendly drone, their toilet was a 3 square meter room, and their closest comrades…

Most Americans, including Republican voters, support arming Ukraine against Russia, back NATO, and favor a strong global role for the US, a new poll shows — views that contrast with President Donald Trump’s new security doctrine. The results of the Reagan National Defense Survey show that 62% of American citizens want Ukraine to defeat Russia, with the majority of Republicans and Democrats lining up behind Kiev, reports TVPWorld. Support for sending arms to Ukraine has risen to 64%, nine percentage points more than last year. The poll was published on Thursday, the same day the White House presented a new…

The special envoy of the American President Donald Trump in Ukraine has stated that a deal to end the war in Ukraine is “very close” and now depends on resolving two main issues: the future of the Donbas region in Ukraine and the nuclear power plant in Zaporizhia, reports Reuters. Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, after eight years of fighting between Russian-backed separatists and Ukrainian troops in Donbas, a region made up of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions. The war in Ukraine is the bloodiest European conflict since World War II and has triggered the biggest confrontation between Russia…

Russia has welcomed the new United States National Security Strategy, presented by the Trump administration last week, describing the 33-page document as largely “consistent” with its own objectives. The strategy, which suggests that Europe is facing a risk of “civilizational erasure,” does not identify Russia as a direct threat to the U.S. Among the priorities stated are combating foreign influences, stopping mass migration, and rejecting policies attributed to the European Union, perceived as forms of “censorship.” Some European officials and analysts have criticized the document, questioning the emphasis on freedom of speech and noting similarities with Moscow’s rhetoric. “The adjustments…

The Trump administration has cemented its profound contempt for European elites through a new tough national security strategy, launched in recent days, positioning the continent at a crucial “strategic crossroads” and signaling a potential withdrawal of the US from its role as guarantor of security in Europe, after World War II, writes The New York Times. President Trump has never been the type to change his mind about Europe, calling his allies “parasites” who pay too little for defense and denouncing the EU as an organization “designed to harm the United States”. Now, this rhetoric has become official policy. The…

The killing of a military recruiter in Lvov, the largest and most important city in western Ukraine, has intensified criticism of the Ukrainian government for its lack of leadership in managing mobilization, a vital process for defense against Russia, but increasingly affected by abuses and lack of adequate legal tools, writes EFE. Yuri Bondarenko, 37, who was part of a patrol tasked with checking military documents and mobilizing men who did not benefit from exemptions, was fatally stabbed on Thursday by a 30-year-old man during a routine check, reports Agerpres. “I am incredibly ashamed that the state, which has burdened…

The Polish Foreign Minister, Radoslaw Sikorski, gave a sharp response to Elon Musk after the billionaire stated that the European Union “should be abolished”. “Go to Mars!”, Sikorski told Musk on Sunday. “Go to Mars, there’s no censorship of the Nazi salute there”, Sikorski wrote to Musk on Twitter, in response to the billionaire’s initial message. Sikorski was alluding to the fact that Musk has been accused of making the Nazi salute during Donald Trump’s inauguration ceremony at the beginning of the year. The sharp retort from the Polish official comes after Elon Musk, upset that he was fined 120…

Donald Trump Jr. stated on Sunday, at the Doha Forum, that his father might step away from the peace negotiations in Ukraine, arguing that the issue is not a priority for Americans and that Europe needs a better plan, according to Sky News. At the Doha Forum 2025, Donald Trump Jr. addressed topics such as the recent diplomatic efforts of the US administration around the world. Asked if he believes the US president will step away from Ukraine, Trump’s son replied: “I think so, what’s good about my father and what’s unique about him is that you don’t know what…

Several German Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets took off on Thursday from the Nörvenich air base, near Köln, heading towards the Polish air base in Malbork, southeast of Gdansk, to strengthen NATO’s eastern flank, according to Agerpres. The German air forces have stated that the relocation is a response to the most recent violations by Russia of NATO’s airspace in the Baltic region, in addition to kamikaze drone incursions. The German Minister of Defense, Boris Pistorius, announced the displacement in mid-October. This is planned to last until March. “With this mission, our troops make a valuable contribution to the protection of…

Even in the midst of negotiating an armistice with Kiev, Vladimir Putin persists in his strategy of “russification” of the occupied territories. With the announcement of the conquest of Pokrovsk, Putin, dressed in military uniform, has set out to transform the Ukrainians in Donbass into “true Russians” over the next ten years. The term appears in the new “National State Political Strategy”, writes Avvenire, a document signed by Putin, in which he entrusts the occupied administrations to loyalists, spies, and criminals, disguising them as promoters of a “homogeneous” identity and territorial integration. At the heart of the plan is the…