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Zelensky Meets With Trump at Davos Forum to Discuss Ukraine Peace Deal

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President Trump and Ukraine’s leader, Volodymyr Zelensky, are expected to talk about sticking points in negotiations to end the war with Russia. Jan. 22, 202 Constant Méheut Reporting from Davos, Switzerland The New York Times , Jan 22; see also Image President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine will meet President Trump on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Credit... Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine was meeting with President Trump in Switzerland on Thursday to try to advance U.S.-mediated talks aimed at ending Russia’s war in Ukraine, an effort that Washington has pursued for nearly a year with little tangible progress. The two leaders met on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, a spokesman for Mr. Zelensky said. They were expected to zero in on the main sticking points that have stalled a peace deal so far, namely control over territory and security guarantees for Ukraine after the war. ...
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Trump's envoys Witkoff, Kushner to meet Putin in Moscow

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Politics The Kyiv Independent January 21, 2026 1:09 pm  (Updated:  January 21, 2026 1:45 pm) •  3 min read by  Martin Fornusek ; original article contains an image, " Russia’s President Vladimir Putin (L) greets U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff (R) before their talks in Moscow, Russia, on Aug. 6, 2025. (Gavriil Grigorov / Pool / AFP via Getty Images) U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff said he and President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner would travel to Moscow on Jan. 22 for a meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin. "The Russians have invited us to come, and that's a significant statement from them," Witkoff said in an  interview with Bloomberg TV  in Davos on Jan. 21, amid a Washington-led push to broker peace between  Kyiv  and  Moscow . The U.S. envoy said that  Trump  remains "focused on that peace deal" and that "even more significant improvement" has been made toward a settlement. "I think everybody is emb...
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[Iceland? Greenland?] Ask The Prez of the U S of A ...

President Trump on Wednesday confused Iceland — a Nordic nation of around 400,000 people known for volcanoes and glaciers — and Greenland, the semiautonomous Danish territory on which he has set his sights for  reasons that  he and his advisers say include U.S. security, access to minerals and “psychological” necessity. From The New York Times
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The Kremlin is weaponizing winter

Opinion Editorial Board , The Washington Post January 20, 2026 at 2:19 p.m. EST   Attacks on  plants make a cold winter in Kyiv even harsher. A woman looks through the window of her apartment in Kyiv after the building was hit by a Russian drone on Dec. 23. (Efrem Lukatsky/AP) January 20, 2026 at 2:19 p.m. EST 3 min     As European leaders fret over President Donald Trump’s bluster about Greenland, Ukrainians continue to endure one of the toughest stretches since Russia’s full-scale invasion. Spare a thought for a country that has been fighting a brutal war of national survival for nearly four years — and remains uncowed. The Kremlin is weaponizing winter, trying to freeze its smaller neighbor into submission. Early Tuesday, Russia launched a fresh onslaught of more than 300 drones, as well as significant numbers of cruise and ballistic missiles, with most targeting the capital of Kyiv. Its mayor says more than 5,600 high-rise buildings are now without heat and abo...
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What English translations miss about Bulgakov ...

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Reporter Kate Tsurkan, The Kyiv Independent Tuesday, Jan. 20 5 minutes read What English translations miss about Bulgakov — and why it matters in Ukraine Twentieth-century author Mikhail Bulgakov is seen in 1928. (Wikimedia) Twentieth-century author Mikhail Bulgakov is celebrated worldwide for his satirical genius and his defiance of Soviet power, most famously through works like "The Master and Margarita" and "White Guard." In Ukraine, his legacy is far more complicated. Rather than being remembered solely as a critic of totalitarianism, Bulgakov is seen by many as a symbol of Russian imperial culture for his hostility toward Ukrainian cultural identity. Born in Kyiv in 1891, Bulgakov grew up speaking Russian and studied medicine at Kyiv University. His upbringing in the city coincided with a period of intense national awakening in Ukraine, but Bulgakov himself expressed disdain for Ukrainian culture and language. In his 1925 novel "White Guard," the prot...
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Zelenskyy Confirms Russian Counteroffensive in Kursk, Says It Aligns with Ukraine’s Plan

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From Quora 1/20 Knowledge Engine 🚂  ·  Follow Posted by  DRP   1y ⚡️Zelenskyy Confirms Russian Counteroffensive in Kursk, Says It Aligns with Ukraine’s Plan Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has confirmed Russia’s counteroffensive in the Kursk region, stating that it "goes according to our, Ukrainian, plan." He reassured that Ukraine has long been aware of the accumulation of Russian troops in Belarus, adding, "We control this process." *** AI Overview "Kursk Ukraine" refers to the  2024 Ukrainian incursion  into Russia's  Kursk Oblast , a significant cross-border military operation where Ukrainian forces briefly captured territory, aiming to disrupt Russian offensives, though Russia has since clawed back most of it, leading to ongoing conflict and debate over its strategic success. The term also evokes historical events, particularly the  WWII Battle of Kursk , a massive tank battle, and the  2000 Kursk submarine disaster , highl...
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