Ukraine covers a land mass of some 600,000 square kilometers (about 230,600 square miles). But Moscow considers Ukraine as 20% smaller, given that it views much of eastern Ukraine as Russian territory.
Ahead of the meeting of US President Donald…
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Which territorial concessions are under debate? – DW – 08/18/2025
Ukraine covers a land mass of some 600,000 square kilometers (about 230,600 square miles). But Moscow considers Ukraine as 20% smaller, given that it views much of eastern Ukraine as Russian territory.
Ahead of the meeting of US President Donald…
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Italy’s Key Yield Nears France as Traders Rethink European Risk
The entrance to the Borsa Italiana, Italy’s stock exchange in Milan. (Bloomberg) — The once-yawning gap between Italian and French benchmark borrowing costs shrunk to below 10 basis points, reflecting a shift in how investors rank…
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‘This is the Cuban Missile Crisis in space’: Russia is building a space nuke that could wipe out every satellite in orbit, U.S. warns
As Russia held its Victory Day parade this year, hackers backing the Kremlin hijacked an orbiting satellite that provides television service to Ukraine.
Instead of normal programing, Ukrainian viewers saw parade footage beamed in from…
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Russia Seeks Return of 31 Kursk Residents Held in Ukraine
Russia and Ukraine have exchanged a list of 31 civilians held by each side for a potential swap, Russia’s Human Rights Commissioner Tatyana Moskalkova said on Monday.
Moskalkova claimed Ukraine…
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Ukraine reportedly evacuated 7,000 people from frontline areas of Donetsk region in one day — Meduza
Ukrainian authorities carried out a large-scale evacuation from frontline areas of the Donetsk region late last week, Novaya Gazeta Europe reports, citing a source who attended a regional government meeting. Around 7,000 people were evacuated…
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Zelensky, top European leaders to meet with Trump
Monday’s showing is a sign of the progress and the possible distress coming out of the Alaska meeting as many of Europe’s leaders descend on Washington with the explicit goal of protecting Ukraine’s interests, a rare and sweeping show of…
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Final arguments begin in Jimmy Lai’s national security trial in Hong Kong
HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong court heard final arguments Monday in the landmark national security trial of former pro-democracy newspaper founder Jimmy Lai, who could be sentenced to up to life in prison…
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