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Putin’s chilling warning: Ukraine will have “a week left to live” if West ends military aid

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has warned that Ukraine would have “a week left to live” if the country’s Western partners stopped the delivery of weapons. Speaking at the annual Valdai Discussion Club in Sochi on October 5, Putin claimed Ukraine’s ability to defend itself against Russia’s ongoing invasion was entirely dependent on the support of […]

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Ukrainian MPs confirm appointment of Rustem Umerov as country’s new Defense Minister

Ukrainian MPs voted on September 7 to confirm the appointment of Rustem Umerov as the country’s new Defense Minister. Umerov previously headed Ukraine’s State Property Fund and also played key roles as a negotiator in prisoner exchanges with Russia and the UN-brokered Black Sea Grain Initiative. He replaces Oleksii Reznikov in what is the biggest […]

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PREVIEW: UKRAINIAN LOCAL ELECTIONS

Ukrainians will go to the polls on October 25 for local elections across the country that are widely expected to serve as the first major setback at the ballot box for President Zelenskyy’s ruling Servant of the People party following the historic landslide victories achieved in 2019’s presidential and parliamentary votes