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The Latest Breaking News on War in Ukraine

Putin says Russia-Belarus drills to go on as ally hints at new weapons

President Vladimir Putin said Russia will continue military drills with Belarus as his Belarusian counterpart hinted at potential deployment of new weaponry in his country.

Tribune News Service

Ukraine ‘to bolster border with Belarus’ after Putin travels to Minsk to meet Belarusian President

Vladimir Putin, right, and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko pose after their talks in Minsk on December 19

Evening Standard

Russian strikes on Ukraine's grid fail to dim resistance - U.S. diplomat

Waves of Russian strikes on Ukraine's electrical grid have failed to dim its determination to resist Moscow, but Washington and its allies need do more to help the country keep the power on, a senior U.S. diplomat said on Monday.

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Putin says Russia does not want to absorb anyone after talks with Belarus' Lukashenko

Russian President Vladimir Putin, speaking at a joint press conference in Minsk with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Monday, said that Russia does not want to "absorb" anyone, and that unspecified "enemies" wanted to stop Russia's integration with Belarus.

Reuters

Fears Belarus could be pulled into Ukraine war as Putin meets Lukashenko

Kremlin rails against ‘stupid and unfounded fabrications’ that Moscow wants Minsk to join the Ukraine war

The Independent UK

Belarus Urges Unity with Moscow as Putin Visits

Belarus strongman Alexander Lukashenko urged closer military cooperation with Russia on Monday during a rare visit from President Vladimir Putin, who launched his invasion of Ukraine from his neighbor's territory. Putin landed in Minsk with his defense and foreign minister in tow, hours after Russian forces launched a swarm of…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Moldova fears new Russian push towards breakaway east next year -spy chief

Moldova's spy chief warned on Monday of a "very high" risk of a new Russian offensive towards his country's east next year and said Moscow still aimed to secure a land corridor through Ukraine to the breakaway Moldovan region of Transdniestria.

Reuters

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Sunak’s review of aid for Ukraine suggests cracks appearing in UK policy

The PM seems unwilling to deliver the big uplift in military help Kyiv needs to get ready for a possible Russian offensive

The Guardian - UK

British PM wants to degrade Russian 'capacity to regroup'

The British prime minister says the West should work to degrade “Russia’s capability to regroup” as it continues its war of aggression in Ukraine

The Independent UK

Downing Street denies Rishi Sunak preparing to ‘water down’ support for Ukraine

Fears the prime minister is taking an overly cautious approach

The Independent UK

Putin visits Belarus as Russia holds joint military exercises with allies

Russian President Vladimir Putin is in Belarus on Monday for talks with his counterpart and ally Alexander Lukashenko. Belarus is one of the rare countries that fully supports Russia in its war with neighbouring Ukraine. The meeting coincides with an announcement of joint military exercises in both Belarus and China.

Radio France Internationale

Putin’s private army ‘threatening poorly-trained troops with execution’, MoD claims

The feared Wagner Group is carrying out ‘brutal tactics’, the MoD has said

Evening Standard

Putin’s mission to Minsk raises fears he will drag Belarus into Ukraine war

Putin and Lukashenko announce more joint manouevres as Kyiv warns of potential new invasion from north

The Guardian - UK

Kremlin rejects suggestions Putin will push Belarus to join Ukraine conflict

The Kremlin dismissed the idea that President Vladimir Putin was travelling to Belarus on Monday in order to push Minsk to take a more active role in the conflict in Ukraine, the RIA Novosti news agency reported.

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Asharq Al-Awsat

UK to Announce Major New Artillery Package for Ukraine

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will on Monday announce a major new artillery package for Ukraine during a meeting of Nordic, Baltic and Dutch counterparts in Riga. Sunak will arrive in Latvia on Monday for the meeting to discuss ongoing efforts to counter Russian aggression in the Nordic and Baltic…

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin so confident about Ukraine war he issues troops victory parade uniforms

Leaked battle plans shows Vladimir Putin's mad dash for Kyiv, Ukraine, despite a former Russian general telling the world that "never in its history has Russia made such stupid decisions"

The Independent UK

Ukraine news: Putin visits Belarus as Russia ‘recruits poorly-trained convicts’

‘Fairly serious’ damage caused by attack in Kyiv, governor says

Evening Standard

Russia sending musicians to Ukraine front line to boost morale

The Russian ministry of defence said the entertainers would form “two frontline creative brigades” and focus on providing “moral, political and psychological support”

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Putin trying to boost support in Russia as he plans for ‘new phase of war’

Vladimir Putin is participating in a PR campaign to counteract perception of Russian military failures in Ukraine, experts believe, as another drone strike rocked Kyiv on Monday.

The Independent UK

Russia’s Wagner group using drafted recruits as ‘fodder’ to protect experienced commanders, says MoD

Wagner operatives who deviate from assault routes likely being threatened with summary execution

Reuters

Kyiv region says Russian drone attack caused 'fairly serious' damage

Russia's drone attack caused "fairly serious" damage in Kyiv region on Monday and three areas in the region have been left without power supply, Governor Oleksiy Kuleba said.

Al Jazeera

Russia drone attack targets ‘critical infrastructure’ in Kyiv

Ukraine’s military says about 20 unmanned aerial vehicles targeted facilities around the capital.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russian Troops to Hold Drills in Ukraine's Neighbor Belarus

Russian troops will conduct military exercises in Belarus, which neighbors Ukraine, the Interfax news agency said on Monday, citing the defense ministry in Moscow. In October, Belarus announced the formation of a joint regional force with Moscow with several thousand Russian servicemen arriving in the ex-Soviet country, AFP said. "The…

The Guardian - UK

I helped one man in this picture escape the horrors of Kharkiv. The other man? I may never know

Sometimes I can’t bear to find out what has happened to people I spoke to in the early days of war, says Ukrainian journalist Nataliya Gumenyuk

Evening Standard

Kyiv under attack as nine Iranian-made Shahed drones shot down

Ukraine’s capital Kyiv came under Russian drone attack on Monday morning, the country’s military administration said on Telegram.

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