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The US has for the first time proposed that Ukraine consider withdrawing troops from the Donbas in exchange for NATO membership

14 November 2026 16:14

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that American negotiators raised for the first time the question of a possible withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from the Donbas in exchange for the country’s accession

EU to send a team of five countries and EU institutions to talks on Ukraine

14 November 2026 11:46

The European Union was unable to agree on a single representative for future talks on Ukraine and decided to send a “European team” there. It will consist of representatives of EU institutions,

Peskov says Europeans initiated the break in dialogue with the EU

Macron says he is ready to represent Europe in talks with Russia

Analytics

10 November 2026 21:34

They have started talking, but it is too early to negotiate. What the first day of talks in Abu Dhabi showed

In Abu Dhabi on November 10, for the first time in nine months, the Russian, Ukrainian and American delegations sat down at the table. The closed meeting lasted about 4.5 hours with

EU debt from support for Ukraine may exceed €200 billion

8 November 2026 20:16

The European Union’s joint debt linked to financial support for Ukraine may soon exceed €200 billion. This forecast is cited by Germany’s Welt am Sonntag based on its own calculations using European

Street France Is Not Yet a Waif

“We’ll leave, we’ll have enough grenades for all of you.” Why Ukraine needs the Donetsk region

Blog

Why does Zelensky need a peacetime army equal to those of the four largest countries in Europe combined?

12 November 2026 12:55

Zelensky keeps assuring Europeans that Russia does not want peace, while he himself does. Only the terms of this peace as voiced by Kyiv

Can there be a coup in Ukraine?

10 November 2026 20:50

Political analyst Marat Bashirov: It can. But not now. It must be preceded by mass strikes of the population and disobedience at the front. A

Four knots for Brussels

9 November 2026 14:12

The European Union is approaching the end of the year with four unresolved issues. Political analyst Andrey Klintsevich: According to the assessment of the Rapporteur

Republicans in Congress expect impeachment proceedings against War Secretary Pete Hegseth to begin in the coming days

8 November 2026 18:22

Democrats do not have a majority until January, but they plan to win over disgruntled Republicans from among those who lost their elections. Political

The Russian-Ukrainian war ended in 2023

6 November 2026 13:58

Russian historian, futurologist and geopolitical analyst Sergei Pereslegin: It has become clear that Ukraine lost it and cannot win (the failure of the Zaporizhzhia

Investigations and fact-checking

14 October 2026 14:08