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⚡️Ukraine puts head of banned Communist Party on wanted list.

Ukraine's Interior Ministry has put the former head of the banned Ukrainian Communist Party, Petro Symonenko, on a wanted list, according to the ministry's site. Symonenko fled to Russia in March 2022 and became a…

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⚡️Slovak culture minister reverses ban on working with Russia, Belarus.

Slovakia’s new Culture Minister Martina Šimkovičová has reversed a ban on cooperating with Belarus and Russia, Slovak publication Pravda reported on Jan. 20, citing leaked documents. The ministry issued the…

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⚡️Defense firm denies German politician's claim on missile supplies to Ukraine.

German defense contractor Taurus Systems said on Jan. 20 that it could build up its Taurus cruise missile production very quickly, even if Germany sent some to Ukraine. The company effectively denied…

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⚡️Slovak PM promises to block Ukraine's NATO entry, says it must cede territory.

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico came out with another anti-Ukrainian public statement on Jan. 20, telling Slovak radio that he would block Ukraine's accession to NATO. Fico is scheduled to meet…

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BRICS, a loose coalition initially forged by Brazil, Russia, India, and China, is based on a vision of world economy not centered on Western Europe and North America. For some, exploiting that ideology has become another tool of foreign policy.
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⚡️Ukraine sets national record for number of female tennis players in 4th round of Grand Slam tournament.

Three Ukrainian female tennis players, Elina Svitolina, Marta Kostyuk, and Dayana Yastremska, have reached the fourth round of the Australian Open, one of the Grand Slam…

⚡️Ukraine sets national record for number of female tennis players in 4th round of Grand Slam tournament. Three Ukrainian female tennis players, Elina Svitolina, Marta Kostyuk, and Dayana Yastremska, have reached the fourth round of the Australian Open, one of the Grand Slam…
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⚡️UK Defense Ministry: Poor training, coordination likely limiting Russia’s offensive capabilities in Kherson Oblast.

Poor training and coordination of Russian troops stationed on the east bank of the Dnipro River in Kherson Oblast likely prevent them from dislodging Ukrainian…

⚡️UK Defense Ministry: Poor training, coordination likely limiting Russia’s offensive capabilities in Kherson Oblast. Poor training and coordination of Russian troops stationed on the east bank of the Dnipro River in Kherson Oblast likely prevent them from dislodging Ukrainian…
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⚡️Air Force: Russian air defense sufficient on front lines, in Crimea but not on Russian soil.

The Air Force spokesperson's statement follows reports that Ukrainian drones attacked oil depots in Klintsy in Russia's Bryansk region and in Saint Petersburg. kyivindependent.com/air-force-russ…

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⚡️Bloomberg: EU discussing reforming its $5 billion Ukraine military aid fund.

The European Union's foreign affairs agency has presented a proposal to member states to reform a fund that provides military aid to Ukraine as the EU transitions from sending arms from existing…

⚡️Bloomberg: EU discussing reforming its $5 billion Ukraine military aid fund. The European Union's foreign affairs agency has presented a proposal to member states to reform a fund that provides military aid to Ukraine as the EU transitions from sending arms from existing…
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Russia surpassed Saudi Arabia to become China’s largest oil supplier in 2023, Reuters reported, citing Chinese customs data. kyivindependent.com/reuters-russia…

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⚡️Russian forces shell Donetsk Oblast, injure 2.

Two people were injured, and 33 private homes and an administrative building were damaged by three missiles fired at Novohrodivka, Governor Vadym Filashkin reported.

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⚡️EU Commissioner: Europe to produce around 1.3 to 1.4 million shells by the end of 2024.

“We need to make sure that most of this is coming to Ukraine, in priority, because this is where there is an urgent need,” said EU Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton.

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As part of an interview series with Ukrainian business leaders on doing business during the war and their outlook for 2024, the Kyiv Independent sat down with the co-owners of Ukraine’s hugely popular mobile-only bank, Monobank.

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In this week's edition: Belarusian political prisoner Vadzim Khrasko died in a penal colony after being deprived of medical care, human rights group Viasna reported. He is the fourth political opponent of Alexander Lukashenko to die behind bars.

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The Kyiv Independent investigates a series of scam calls made by a perpetrator posing as ex-President Petro Poroshenko, with the seeming goal of coaxing incriminating statements from foreign fighters in Ukraine.
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Yaroslav Trofimov has been reporting on the ground in Ukraine since the start of the full-scale invasion in February 2022. His new book recounts how Ukrainians have fought back against Russian aggression despite the monumental odds stacked against them.

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