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Turkey, Romania and Bulgaria signed an agreement on Thursday on a joint plan to clear mines floating in the Black Sea as a result of the war in Ukraine, following months of talks between the NATO allies.

Representatives from Ukraine, the Group of Seven (G7) countries, and other less explicitly aligned countries such as India and Saudi Arabia, held secret peace talks in Riyadh in December, Bloomberg reported.

Joseph Stiglitz and Andrew Kosenko argue that we must find ways to send a clear message to regimes waging wars.

Threat to outlaw Ukrainian Orthodox Church will have dire ramifications for nation’s EU hopes and place in the Western world, say lawyers

Ukraine and Russia on Wednesday (3 January) announced their first exchange of prisoners of war in nearly five months, with more than 200 freed by each side after what both said was a complex negotiation involving mediation by the United Arab Emirates.

The Biden administration announced Wednesday the final drawdown of weapons and military equipment for Ukraine from U.S. stockpiles under the existing presidential authorization, with future assistance for Kyiv up to Congress.

Buoyed by Ukraine’s failed counteroffensive and flagging Western support, Mr. Putin says that Russia’s war goals have not changed. But in a recent push of back-channel diplomacy, Mr. Putin has been sending a different message: He is ready to make a deal.

For the first time since 1917, Ukraine is celebrating Christmas on 25 December. The move is more than just a change of date from 7 January – the date for Christmas in the Julian calendar, which Russia uses. It’s the continuation of a significant cultural shift, to eradicate Moscow’s influence in Ukraine.