Joanna Kakissis
Stories
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The latest on what's happening in Ukraine
Many residents in Kyiv are suffering through freezing temperatures with no heat or electricity after Russian strikes on energy infrastructure.
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Russia accuses Ukraine of attempted drone strike, threatens to harden peace stance
Russia says Ukraine tried to hit one of Putin's homes with a drone. Kyiv denies it, calling the claim staged to justify war. The Kremlin now warns it may toughen its stance in the ongoing peace talks.
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Zelenskyy says he's open to pull back troops if Russia does too
Ukraine's president says he open to pulling troops back from parts of the east if Russia also pulls back its forces.
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Ukrainian president to meet with U.S. envoys in Berlin to continue peace talks
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet with Trump administration negotiators in Berlin Monday for continued talks on how to end war between Russia and Ukraine.
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Ukraine's ceasefire talks hinge on security promises Russia once broke
Ukraine's president continues ceasefire talks in Berlin with Trump envoys and European leaders, pressing for concrete security guarantees so Russia won't invade Ukraine again in the future.
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The latest in Ukraine peace talks and war-time elections
As Europe and Ukraine offer counterproposals to the White House's Kremlin-friendly plan to end Russia's war on Ukraine, Ukraine's president explores holding wartime elections on ceding territory.
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Zelenskyy wants Ukrainians to have a say in the talks to end the war with Russia
Ukraine's president says he will look into changing the constitution to hold wartime elections or a referendum on ceding territory to Russia amid ongoing peace talks to end the war.
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Ukraine's last eastern strongholds hang on as Russia fights to take Donbas
Russia is pushing to take over all of eastern Ukraine's Donbas region, where one resident tells NPR that she feels her "life depends on how our guys at the front hold on."
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Why more and more women are choosing to enlist in the Ukrainian military
An increasing number of women are joining the Ukrainian military. Thousands of females are now serving in frontline roles as Russia's full-scale war on the country approaches its fourth year.
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Zelenskyy suggests that Ukraine's relationship with U.S. is at risk over peace deal
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his country must choose between "dignity" and U.S. support as peace deal deadline looms.
