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April 19, 2025

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Orban's Gambit: why Russia and Hungary secretly moved Ukrainian POWs to Budapest

Russia and Ukraine set for massive prisoner swap on Saturday as peace talks stall

Forbes: Ukraine’s robot dogs failed the war test – they couldn’t hide from Russians. Humanoid robots are up next

JD Vance just teased “interesting things” on Ukraine peace talks

Marco Rubio

“Not our war.” US may exit Ukraine peace talks if no breakthrough soon, Rubio warns

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Russia attacks Kharkiv, Sumy, Dnipro overnight, injuring 86, killing 2

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Ukraine and US sign memorandum of intent on critical minerals cooperation

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Ukrainian forces liberate 16 km² near Pokrovsk, top general says

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Ukraine strikes Russian missile base in Shuya for second consecutive day (video)

Taurus missile, illustrative image. Photo via Wikimedia.

German Defense Minister doubts Merz’s pledges on Taurus missile supply to Ukraine

A North Korean soldier before being attacked by a drone in Kursk Oblast.

Ukraine intelligence: North Korean forces may join new Russian offensive on Sumy, Kharkiv

Illustrative image. A danish soldier holding a drone.

Denmark to send soldiers to Ukraine to learn from real combat experience

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Ukraine hits Russia’s 448th brigade involved in deadly Sumy missile strike

Putin and Kim. Photo kremlin.ru

Reuters: North Korea has supplied half of Russia’s ammunition in Ukraine— that’s 6 million shells

US Middle East Special Envoy Steve Witkoff (left) met Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) in St Petersburg on 11 April.

WSJ: Trump’s advisors torn between Russia’s intentions and US approach to it

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US envoy calls Putin meeting “compelling,” says peace hinges on “five territories”

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ISW: Russians redeploy units to close Ukrainian pocket near Donetsk’s Toretsk

Donald Trump's top pastor, Mark Burns, visited war crime sites in Ukraine on the third anniversary of Bucha's liberation from the Russian occupation.

Trump’s spiritual advisor turns from Ukraine aid opponent to staunch supporter after seeing war impact

Forbes: Ukraine tests “motherships” that drop drones hunting on their own

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Ukrainian official urges FBI to probe Trump advisors for Russian propaganda after Sumy strike “mistake” comment

US President Donald Trump, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, former US President Joe Biden.

“It’s Biden’s war, not mine”: Trump blames Biden, Zelenskyy for war Russia started

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Russian attacks kill 40, injure 143 across Ukraine over past day

Russia's ambassador to the UK, Andrei Kelin, in an interview with Laura Kuenssberg on BBC One's Sunday.

Russia’s ambassador to UK does not deny submarine tracking, mocks UK nuclear capabilities

Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and US President Donald Trump (right).

Trump: “at some point you just have to put up or shut up” when commenting Ukraine-Russia peace talks