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The agreement – which came after more than a day of talks at a summit in Brussels – offers Kyiv a desperately needed lifeline as US President Donald Trump pushes for a quick deal to end Russia’s war
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a social media post on Sunday morning that “hundreds of thousands” of Ukrainians were without electricity.
BRUSSELS: European Union leaders decided on Friday (Dec 19) to borrow cash to fund Ukraine's defence against Russia rather than use frozen Russian assets, diplomats said."We have a deal. Decision to provide €90 billion of support to Ukraine for 2026-27 approved,
A U.S. official says a Kremlin envoy will travel to Florida to discuss a U.S.-proposed plan to end the war in Ukraine.
EU Council president Antonio Costa says loan will cover Ukraine's military and economic needs for next two years
Russia's foreign ministry said on Thursday that an International Claims Commission for Ukraine launched by some European powers had no legal force for Russia and was driven by an attempt by European countries to spread propaganda against Russia.
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Russian police and National Guard will stay in Ukraine’s Donbas postwar, a Kremlin official says
A senior Kremlin official says Russian police and the National Guard will stay on in eastern Ukraine’s Donbas even if a peace settlement ends the war.
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Ukraine says it carried out first-ever underwater drone strike on Russian submarine in Novorossiysk
Ukrainian "Sub Sea Baby" drones critically damage Russian submarine equipped with Kalibr cruise missiles in Novorossiysk, the Security Service said.
EU leaders agreed at a summit in Brussels on Thursday to work on the option of financing Ukraine in 2026 band 2027 through the use of frozen Russian assets rather than joint EU borrowing, Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk said.
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Ukrainian forces counterattack near Lyman, claim Russian regiment destroyed
Ukrainian forces counterattacked near Lyman in Donetsk Oblast, destroying what they described as an entire Russian regiment — a unit that can number roughly 2,000 troops on paper — and improving their positions,