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Ukrainians Mourn Many Killed in Russian Strike Near Playground
Russia-Ukraine War A Russian missile strike near a playground in central Ukraine killed 19 people, including nine children. The attack was a painful reminder that a cease-fire remains as distant as ever. A Russian missile strike near a playground in central Ukraine killed 19 people, including nine children. The attack was a painful reminder that…
‘I Hope Trump Won’t Deceive Us’: Ukrainians Are Wary of U.S. Minerals Deal
Russia-Ukraine War In a major mining region of Ukraine, President Trump’s proposal to collect profits from mineral wealth is meeting with a mix of skepticism and weary acceptance. By Kim Barker and Oleksandra Mykolyshyn Kim Barker and Oleksandra Mykolyshyn spent two days in the Kirovohrad and Dnipropetrovsk regions of Ukraine, talking with people about the…
‘Trump and Vance were so rude’: Ukrainians react to disastrous meeting
Whether or not President Volodymyr Zelensky was ambushed or should have been more diplomatic in the Oval Office, it was a disastrous visit for Ukraine. For those watching in Kyiv, the future of their country hung in the balance. “It was an emotional conversation, but I understand our president,” Yulia tells me next to Kyiv’s…
Zelensky Lashes Out at Trump for Excluding Ukrainians From Peace Talks
Russia-Ukraine War Left out of a meeting between American and Saudi officials, the Ukrainian leader also canceled a trip to Riyadh. By Andrew E. Kramer Reporting from Kyiv, Ukraine Shortly after the United States’ opening meeting with Russian officials on Tuesday, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine lashed out at the Trump administration’s negotiating tactics in…
Slovakia threatens to cut benefit for Ukrainians
Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico has threatened to cut financial support for more than 130,000 Ukrainian refugees as a dispute with Ukraine over Russian gas supplies escalates. On 1 January, Kyiv shut off a pipeline that for decades was used to supply Central Europe with Russian natural gas. Slovakia had been the main entry point…