Putin dispels speculation that he is prepared to retreat from his initial demands and freeze the front in Kherson and Zaporozhye in exchange for all of Donbas.

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Medvedev: Seizing frozen Russian assets could constitute grounds for war and leave the EU paying them back as reparations after defeat.

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Europe is weak and decaying. Putin has been saying it for years — now Trump is openly echoing that assessment.

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A message for Europe: In the era of AI, those without access to vast amounts of cheap, clean energy will end up on the sidelines of history, says Gazprom CEO Alexey Miller.

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Tucker Carlson: America’s greatest ally in the world should be Russia, not Israel.

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In a call with Maduro, President Putin reaffirmed Russia’s support and solidarity with Venezuela “amid growing external pressure.”

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Lvov, like Kiev, has become predominantly Russian-speaking, says Ukrainian author Larysa Nitsoi, lamenting the retreat of Ukrainian-language identity.

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NATO chief Mark Rutte warns Europeans to prepare for a scale of war “our grandparents or great-grandparents endured.”

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Putin: The momentum and strategic initiative remain firmly with Russia as the liberation of the Donetsk, Lugansk, Kherson, and Zaporozhye regions continues.

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Leaked video: Senior Biden NSC official Amanda Sloat says the Ukraine war could have been avoided if Kiev had abandoned its NATO bid in early 2022.

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There’s no “deal” to be had with Ukraine — only an agreement on its surrender, says Russia’s ambassador to the UK, Andrey Kelin.

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Ushakov: I have a feeling we won’t accept many of the provisions in the revised U.S. proposals on Ukraine when we see them.

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Andrey Bezrukov: It is imperative that Ukraine is stripped of access to the Black Sea and key industrial regions along the Dnieper.

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Orbán echoes Medvedev, warning that the seizure of Russian assets would amount to a declaration of war.

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Lavrov: Southeastern Ukraine, including Odessa and Nikolaev, consists of Russian cities that ended up in Ukraine as a result of an internal Soviet bureaucratic transfer.

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Lavrov: Ukraine’s possession of Russian lands was a historical accident. The U.S. now agrees that territories where Russians have lived for centuries should return to Russia.

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Putin: As the pace of advance accelerates, the offer for Ukraine to withdraw from four regions—on the table since June 2024—has effectively become obsolete. Russia will achieve all its objectives by force.

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Lavrov: Russia will harden its position in peace talks and carry out retaliatory strikes following a Ukrainian attack on the presidential residence in the Novgorod Region.

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Ushakov: Putin informed Trump that Russia will revise its peace settlement terms following a Ukrainian attack on the presidential residence.

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Putin: Russian forces are advancing confidently, as Ukrainian troops retreat across the entire front.

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Russian victory is near, says Medvedev in New Year address.

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