Kremlin says Russian police to stay in Ukraine's Donbas even
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The Ukrainian Ministry of Energy confirmed that the Russian drone and missile strikes targeted electricity generation, distribution and transmission facilities in the Dnipropetrovsk, Chernihiv, Odesa and Mykolaiv regions.
A Ukrainian drone attack killed two in southwestern Russia, while Russian strikes left over a million without power during freezing conditions. U.S.-led peace talks continue as foreign policy advisors meet in Berlin on Sunday, with Germany hosting President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday.
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte issued a stark warning to Western allies about the reality of the threat posed by Russia, as negotiations are making slow progress to end the war in Ukraine and the U.S. pressures Kyiv to make painful compromises with the Kremlin, including on territorial concessions.
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Ukraine targets Russia's shadow fleet in foreign waters as sanctions fail to sink Putin's oil sales
At least three oil tankers have been hit by explosions in what appears to be a stepped up unilateral effort by Ukraine to sink Russia's sanctions-dodging oil sales.
Ukraine's navy accuses Russia of a targeted drone strike on the Turkish vessel 'VIVA' in the Black Sea, escalating tensions over maritime security.
Russia is pushing to take over all of eastern Ukraine's Donbas region, where one resident tells NPR that she feels her "life depends on how our guys at the front hold on."
Choice to send Steve Witkoff highlights Washington's growing urgency to bridge remaining gaps with Kyiv over plan's terms