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Russian invasion of Ukraine

Everything you need to know about Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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  • People charge their phones and warm themselves in mobile tents set up by Ukraine's State Emergency Service in Kyiv.
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    ‘We hope they will give us heat’: Bitter winter cold bites for Kyiv’s residents as Russia steps up attacks
  • Russian strikes overnight on Thursday, January 8 blasted residential buildings in Kyiv, central Ukraine. Tens of thousands of people were left without power amid freezing temperatures.
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    Russia strikes western Ukraine with Oreshnik ballistic missile, one of its most advanced weapons
  • Military personnel take part in what the Russian Defence Ministry says is the deployment of the Russian nuclear-capable hypersonic Oreshnik missile system at an unidentified location in Belarus,  in this still image taken from a video released on December 29. The image was blurred at source.
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    What is the Oreshnik ballistic missile fired by Russia into Ukraine?
  • PARIS, FRANCE - JANUARY 6: (L-R) Friedrich Merz Chancellor of Germany, Volodymyr Zelensky President of Ukraine, Emmanuel Macron President of France, Keir Starmer Prime Minister of Great Britain, Steve Witkoff US Special Envoy and Jared Kushner attend a Press Conference during the 'Coalition Of The Willing' meeting at Elysee Palace on January 6, 2026 in Paris, France. Leaders from around 30 countries are gathering in Paris to discuss military support for Ukraine, amid ongoing negotiations on a US-brokered peace plan to end Russia's war in Ukraine. (Photo by Tom Nicholson/Getty Images)
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    NATO faces a major crisis over Greenland. Europe seems powerless to stop it
  • French soldiers pictured taking part in exercises during a joint military manoeuvre between the French and British army in northeastern France last year.
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    Russia says any foreign forces in Ukraine would be ‘legitimate targets’, after UK and France pledge troops
  • Russian President Vladimir Putin and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro attend a signing ceremony following their talks at the Kremlin in Moscow on May 7, 2025. (Photo by Alexander NEMENOV / AFP) (Photo by ALEXANDER NEMENOV/AFP via Getty Images)
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    Trump’s gunboat diplomacy presents peril – and opportunity – for Putin
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  • As Russia approaches a grim milestone, Putin projects confidence
  • Russia shows off deployment of nuclear-capable Oreshnik missiles in Belarus
  • Why Trump’s ‘terrific’ meeting with Zelensky was also pretty good for Putin
  • Takeaways from Trump’s meeting with Zelensky in Florida
  • Zelensky and Trump to meet in Florida after weeks of intensive peace talks
  • Ahead of peace talks with Trump, Zelensky calls Putin ‘man of war’ after Russian attack on Kyiv region
  • Analysis: Donald Trump’s top 25 lies of 2025
  • Ukrainian and US negotiators discuss peace deal on Christmas Day
  • Ukraine’s Zelensky offers peace concessions – and puts the ball in Putin’s court
  • The shadow Russia casts over Europe has forced it to face the truth: the risk of war is once again real

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    Video What is the Oreshnik missile Russia fired into Ukraine? 2:07
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    Video Exclusive: CNN looks inside an Oreshnik missile 2:04
  • Bill Taylor, US ambassador to Ukraine, arrives at a closed session before the House Intelligence, Foreign Affairs and Oversight committees October 22.
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    Video Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine weighs in the Ukraine-Russia war 3:14
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    Video Trump says contested allegation that Ukrainian drone targeted a Putin residence is ‘not good’ 0:43
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    Video She fled fighting in her homeland. Now Ukrainian teen is thriving in Philadelphia 4:32
  • <p>Antony Blinken, former Secretary of State in the Biden administration, spoke with Fareed about whether Trump's Ukraine strategy will bring a lasting peace.</p>
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    Video On GPS: Antony Blinken on how to stop Putin’s war in Ukraine 3:11
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    Video EU strikes €90 billion deal to back Ukraine 1:43

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  • Americans are expected to spend $11 billion less on at the gas pump than they did in 2025, according to GasBuddy.
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    Despite Venezuela, forecasters say 2026 will be the cheapest year for gas since Covid
  • Russia’s economy is struggling. But that won’t bring Putin to the negotiating table for years
  • Europe is facing a huge decision on an unprecedented plan to use Russia’s frozen assets to help Ukraine
  • Europe strikes a deal to phase out Russian natural gas imports by late 2027
  • Orbán meets Putin in Moscow to shore up Hungary’s energy supplies, making use of Trump exemption

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  • Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a signing ceremony at the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow on November 12.
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    CIA assesses Ukraine was not targeting a Putin residence in drone attack, contrary to Kremlin claim, sources say
  • Video Trump says contested allegation that Ukrainian drone targeted a Putin residence is ‘not good’ 0:43
  • Trump says end to Ukraine war closer than ever, but US officials caution security guarantee offers won’t last forever
  • Ukraine presents response to US peace plan as Trump says European leaders want a meeting
  • US charges Ukrainian woman for her alleged role in Russia-backed cyberattacks

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