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Only Europe can save Ukraine from Putin and Trump – but will it? | Timothy Garton Ash Ukraine

Only Europe can save Ukraine from Putin and Trump – but will it? | Timothy Garton Ash

Europe, you have been warned. President Vladimir Putin has waged a full-scale war against Ukraine for nearly four years and this week threatened that Russia was “ready right now” for war with Europe if need be. President Donald Trump has demonstrated that the US is ready to sell out Ukraine…
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December 6, 2025
Germany’s Merz mounts pressure on Belgium to support EU’s loan plan for Ukraine Ukraine

Germany’s Merz mounts pressure on Belgium to support EU’s loan plan for Ukraine

Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever has resisted the idea, warning that Belgium could face legal consequences if Russia sues in response. About €210 billion ($245 billion) in Russian assets are immobilised across the EU German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen intensified pressure on…
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December 6, 2025
Ukraine Bans 2,500 Illegal Gambling Websites Linked to Millions Worth of Operations Ukraine

Ukraine Bans 2,500 Illegal Gambling Websites Linked to Millions Worth of Operations

Ukraine has gone after thousands of illegal online casinos, with the newly-installed regulator, PlayCity, taking proactive measures to limit the reach of unlicensed operators in the country. Replacing the previous watchdog KRAIL, which was embroiled in sprawling corruption and possible ties to Russia, PlayCity has been keen to show that…
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December 5, 2025
Ukraine Appears To Hit Russia’s Grozny As Kyiv Seeks Answers From US On Kremlin Peace Talks Ukraine

Ukraine Appears To Hit Russia’s Grozny As Kyiv Seeks Answers From US On Kremlin Peace Talks

A suspected Ukrainian drone attack rocked the Chechen capital, Grozny, early on December 5 just hours after Ukrainian negotiators met with US officials in Florida seeking details from a meeting at the Kremlin between American and Russian teams on a proposal to end the war on Ukraine. Social media users…
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December 5, 2025
In Russia talks, NATO allies fear Trump is doing his ‘own thing’ Ukraine

In Russia talks, NATO allies fear Trump is doing his ‘own thing’

Democracy Dies in Darkness Europe In negotiations over Ukraine, European officials say President Trump’s team has positioned the U.S. as an independent arbiter rather than the leading voice of NATO. December 5, 2025 Foreign ministers gather for a meeting at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Wednesday. (Geert Vanden Wijngaert/AP) BRUSSELS…
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December 5, 2025
‘Force of arms’: Putin makes strong Donbas threat, adding pressure on peace deal Ukraine

‘Force of arms’: Putin makes strong Donbas threat, adding pressure on peace deal

Russian 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…
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December 5, 2025