Putin, Donbas and Russia

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Putin vows Russia will seize Donbas region by any means, as Ukrainians prepare for more peace talks with US
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow would seize the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine “in any case,” including by military means, digging in on one of his key demands as Ukrainian officials prepare for more peace talks that have yet to yield a deal.

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Putin says Russia will take Donbas by force if it's not ceded by Ukraine
Putin says Russia will take Donbas by force or Ukraine's troops will withdraw
Trump offered Putin a tactical victory in Ukraine. It wasn’t enough
"Ahead of Ukraine lies a tactical defeat, but a strategic victory," he said at a conference on Dec. 1, calling it a "very, very harsh truth" that his country needs to confront.

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US and Ukrainian officials holding further talks on Trump's proposal to end Russia-Ukraine war
A US-backed peace plan to end Russia's war in Ukraine stalls | The Excerpt
Putin vows Russia will seize Donbas region by any means, as Ukrainians prepare for fresh US peace talks
Putin gave an interview with India Today, in which he said Russia would “liberate Donbas and Novorossiya in any case – by military or other means,” according to Russian state media TASS.

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Putin says Russia will take all of Ukraine's Donbas region militarily or otherwise
Trump only person who can break Russia-Ukraine deadlock, says Nato leader

US flips history by casting Europe—not Russia—as villain in new security policy

An annual strategy document, which has described threats from China to Russia, directs some of its harshest language at NATO allies.

The daughter of South Africa’s former leader has been accused of luring men to fight for Russia. Here’s what we know

Family ties may become strained for former South African President Jacob Zuma after his eldest daughter accused her half-sister of deceiving 17 men – half of whom are reportedly relatives – into fighting for Russia in Ukraine.

U.S., Ukrainian officials will meet again Saturday on peace plan, say "real progress" depends on Russia

The officials in a joint statement said they made progress on creating a security framework for postwar Ukraine and are urging Russia to commit to peace.

In Russia talks, NATO allies fear Trump is doing his ‘own thing’

In talks with Russia, European officials say that President Trump’s advisers have positioned the U.S. as an independent arbiter rather than as the leading voice of NATO.

Putin Issues Grave Warning to Europe as Russia-U.S. Talks on Ukraine Peace Plan End Without Breakthrough

Putin also claimed that Zelensky’s European allies have pushed for demands that are “absolutely unacceptable."

Europe Wants to Get the Word Out: Russia Is to Blame for Sabotage

Officials are accusing Russia of smaller-scale assaults. President Vladimir V. Putin sought to turn the tables, saying that if Europe were to start a war, Russia is ready.

Russia ups jail sentence of US citizen to 10 years for beating prison staff

Former Marine Robert Gilman receives additional two years in Russian prison after being found guilty of attacking guards, bringing total sentence to 10 years.
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