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President Vladimir Putin offered no compromise on his terms for ending the war in Ukraine on Friday and accused the European Union of attempting “daylight robbery” of Russian assets. Putin set out the Kremlin’s stance in the opening moments of his annual end-of-year news conference, a marathon call-in event that …
Read More »U.S. offers security guarantees to Kyiv, says Russia not opposed to Ukraine joining EU
The U.S. has agreed to provide unspecified security guarantees to Ukraine as part of a peace deal to end Russia’s nearly four-year war, and more talks are likely this weekend, U.S. officials said Monday following the latest discussions with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Berlin. The officials said talks with …
Read More »2 killed in Russia, millions in Ukraine without power as energy infrastructure targeted
Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. At least two people were killed in a drone attack in Russia’s southwestern Saratov region, and …
Read More »Russia unleashes massive drone and missile attack on Ukraine amid diplomatic talks
Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. Russia unleashed a major missile and drone barrage on Ukraine overnight into Saturday, after U.S. and Ukrainian officials said they’ll meet for a third day of talks …
Read More »Putin says Russia will take Donbas by force if it’s not ceded by Ukraine
President Vladimir Putin said in an interview published on Thursday that Russia would take full control of Ukraine’s Donbas region by force unless Ukrainian forces withdraw — something Kyiv has flatly rejected. Putin sent tens of thousands of troops into Ukraine in February 2022 after eight years of fighting between …
Read More »Learning lessons of Ukraine war, Canadian military creates joint command
Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. The Canadian military is undertaking a structural reorganization designed to make the force more nimble and adaptable to new technology, the Department of National Defence said Thursday. …
Read More »Russia ready for war if Europe wants one, Putin says ahead of meeting with U.S. officials on Ukraine
Is the momentum with Putin? I’m Chris Brown, a former Moscow correspondent for CBC News who’s now in London. The optics of this key day of diplomacy are notable and not in a good way for Ukraine’s president. While his country’s fate is being deliberated — and Ukraine territory potentially …
Read More »Negotiators in Florida emerge with few details of talks to end war in Ukraine
Stakes ‘quite high’ for Ukraine today: Canadian global affairs expert Stakes ‘quite high’ ahead of Ukraine-U.S. meeting to discuss end to war with Russia: expert A Ukrainian delegation will meet with U.S. officials for the latest round of negotiations over plans to end the war with Russia. Andrew Rasiulis, a …
Read More »What this surgeon from Ukraine is learning in Hamilton about treating victims of war
Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. A surgeon from Ukraine, usually working at a public trauma hospital, has come to Hamilton to learn more about techniques that could save lives among the victims …
Read More »Sanctions haven’t sidelined Russia’s shadow fleet. So Ukraine has turned to drones
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. Ukraine says it used sea drones to strike two oil tankers that are part of Russia’s sanctioned shadow fleet and were a few dozen kilometres off the …
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