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Nobel laureate Ales Bialiatski tells AP of Belarus prison ordeal in first interview after release

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski has been released from a Belarusian prison after more than four years

The Independent UK

Talks in Berlin: Will Zelenskyy renounce Ukraine's NATO membership?

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is prepared to renounce NATO membership if there are security guarantees. US envoy Steve Witkoff and US President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner are also present at the major Berlin meeting on the war in Ukraine.

Euronews

The Latest: A person is in custody after deadly Brown University shooting leaves 2 dead, 9 wounded

Police in Rhode Island say they have a person of interest in custody after a shooting at Brown University killed two students and wounded nine others

The Independent UK

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Zelensky ditches hopes of Ukraine joining Nato ahead of crunch peace talks in Berlin

Starmer to join European allies and US envoys for talks on Russia-Ukraine peace deal

The Independent UK

How Belarus is using cigarette-stuffed balloons to sow chaos in Lithuania as part of Putin’s ‘hybrid war’

IN DEPTH: Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko has vowed to stop the balloons from flying into Lithuania after pressure from the US. But experts tell Isabella Redmayne that they form a vital part of a wider campaign to destabilise the Baltic country

The Independent UK

US envoys travel to Berlin for another round of Ukraine peace talks

U.S. envoys are due in Berlin for another round of talks intended to secure a deal to end the war

The Independent UK

Ukraine war briefing: US envoy to meet Zelenskyy, Europe leaders in Berlin

White House official confirms Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff will meet with Zelenskyy and European leaders this weekend.

The Guardian - AU

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Russia fires overnight barrage of 450 drones, 30 missiles killing at least three people in Ukraine

Volodymyr Zelenskyy blasted Russia after it launched a barrage of hundreds of drones and missiles targeting Ukraine overnight, stating that their expressed desire to end the war is insincere, as he called on allies to ramp up pressure on the Kremlin.

Euronews

President of Peace? How Trump’s claim to have ended eight wars unravelled

IN FOCUS: The US president boldly claimed to have solved thorny disputes between adversaries including Cambodia and Thailand, Kosovo and Serbia, and Israel and Lebanon. But experts tell Alex Croft that his peace agreements do not stand up to scrutiny

The Independent UK

Drone attack kills two in Russia as peace talks with Ukraine press on

A drone attack in Russia's Saratov region has killed at least two people, reports suggest

The Independent UK

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky begins crunch peace talks with Trump envoy and European leaders in Berlin

The Ukrainian president has indicated that he would be willing to abandon his ambition for Kyiv to join Nato

The Independent UK

Zelensky to meet Witkoff and Kushner on Trump's peace push

The White House thinks Zelensky may have enabled a breakthrough.

Axios

Donald Trump is pursuing regime change – in Europe

The US made it clear this week that it plans to help the parties of the European far right gain power. Keir Starmer and his fellow leaders have to face this new reality, writes Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK

Zelenskyy debunks Russia's claim it occupied Kupyansk with in-person visit

The Ukrainian president published a video Friday from Kupyansk in Kharkiv region, visiting Ukrainian positions less than 2 kilometres away from Russian troops and well within the range of Moscow’s drones and artillery.

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Why does Russia want Ukraine’s Donbas?

Moscow continues to insist that it wants Kyiv to withdraw its forces from Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region, which Ukraine has been fiercely defending since 2014. What is there, and why is Moscow keen to take control of the entire area so much?

Evening Standard

PM meets Belgian leader for talks on unlocking Russian assets for Ukraine

The Prime Minister hosted Bart De Wever at Downing Street meeting on Friday.

The Independent UK

Europe must be ready to deter Russia as ‘shadow of war’ looms, minister warns

Warning comes after head of Nato called Europe ‘Russia’s next target’ and said countries must prepare for ‘scale of war our grandparents or great-grandparents endured’

The Guardian - UK

Belgian PM meets Starmer in London as debate continues on using frozen Russian assets for Ukraine – as it happened

Bart De Wever will also discuss migration, security and economy ahead of coalition of the willing meeting and EU summit next week

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Evening Standard

'Shadow of war' is looming: UK's stark warning as conflict with Russia 'at Europe's door'

‘The shadow of war is knocking on Europe's door once more. That's the reality. We've got to be prepared to deter it’ - armed forces minister Al Carns

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine war briefing: ‘Terrorist’ attack kills serviceman in Kyiv and injures four

Explosion of improvised bomb was followed by a second as police and medics arrived, say prosecutors; drones hit major Russian military chemical maker. What we know on day 1,388

The Guardian - US

Trump news at a glance: president ‘sick of meetings’ as Ukraine-Russia peace deal talks drag on

Trump’s press secretary suggested Trump was growing weary of process as Ukraine’s president under immense pressure to sign US deal – key US politics stories from 11 December 2025

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer and allies say Ukraine at ‘pivotal moment’ in coalition call

Ukraine has pushed back against a US-drafted plan and submitted its own 20-point document to Washington as part of negotiations.

Euronews

Coalition of the Willing calls for transatlantic unity for Ukraine as peace talks accelerate

This week's diplomatic flurry continued on Thursday when 34 leaders gathered for a Coalition of the Willing meeting to discuss security guarantees for Ukraine. The other aim: get the US on board with their positions.

Axios

NATO chief: "Putin is in the empire-building business again"

"Conflict is at our door," Rutte said.

The Independent UK

Europe should prepare for war ‘like our grandparents endured’, warns Nato chief

Nato’s secretary general Mark Rutte said Europe is already Russia’s next target and ‘we are already in harm’s way’

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