US president Donald Trump has said that Washington was seeing a “very strong inclination” to end Russia’s war in Ukraine, adding that both sides were “tired of fighting”.
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sides → say → fighting
A US official earlier also said that Russia and Ukraine were privately showing some “flexibility” over a possible territorial exchange ahead of the peace talks in Abu Dhabi.
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Russia → say → Dhabi
Trump had earlier also suggested that a peace deal could involve reshaping Ukraine.
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deal → suggest → Ukraine
“I think we’re gonna have it done, and I think it’s gonna happen and they’re gonna end up with a little bit different shape Ukraine,” Trump said in an interview with CBS’s 60 Minutes.
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Trump → think → Minutes
Asked whether Russian president Vladimir Putin was deliberately prolonging negotiations, Trump replied: “Oh, I don’t think so.”
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I → ask → negotiations
Meanwhile, according to data leaked from Russia’s Kremlin statistics agency, at least 390,000 Russians have been killed in the Ukraine war.
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Russians → accord → war
Two separate hacker groups, Silent Crown and Belarus Cyber Partisans, claimed responsibility for cyberattacks on the Kremlin’s ‘Rosstat’ statistics agency where they alleged to steal data on Russia’s economy, demographics and wartime losses, according to the Moscow Times.
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they → claim → Times
Trump sees ‘very strong inclination’ to end Russia-Ukraine war
Donald Trump said that Washington was seeing a “very strong inclination” towards ending Russia’s war in Ukraine, suggesting that both Moscow and Kyiv were “tired of fighting”.
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Moscow → see → fighting
Speaking to reporters at the White House on the eve of US-led trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi, Trump said discussions on ending the conflict were progressing well.
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discussions → speak → conflict
“We’re having a very good conversation about that in Abu Dhabi,” he said.
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he → have → Dhabi
Ahead of the Abu Dhabi negotiations, a US official said both Russia and Ukraine were privately showing some “flexibility” over the possibility of exchanging territory.
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Russia → say → territory
Hacked blood banks, breached supermarket fridges and plane bomb hoaxes: What’s going on in Europe?
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What → hack → Europe
After a week in which several European sectors were thrown into disarray, how concerned should the continent be of hybrid warfare by hostile adversaries?
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continent → throw → adversaries
Alex Croft reports
Russia and Ukraine showing flexibility on territory, US official says
Both Russia and Ukraine are showing some flexibility privately on the possible exchange of territory ahead of US-mediated talks in Abu Dhabi this week as President Donald Trump ramps up efforts to resolve the conflict, a US official said on Monday.
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official → report → Monday
The official, briefing reporters ahead of talks that begin on Tuesday, said security guarantees for Ukraine will be a major topic for the discussions, including the potential for a NATO-style Article 5 defense for Kyiv.
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guarantees → brief → Kyiv
Ukraine wants Russia pushed back to the original border between the two countries, while Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to obtain all of the Donbas region.
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Putin → want → region
But the official said both sides are privately showing some potential for a compromise.
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sides → say → compromise
Any territorial agreement would likely come at the end of negotiations once other items are agreed upon, including a postwar security architecture, the official said.
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official → come → architecture
Ukrainian drone attack kills two in Russian border region of Belgorod, local officials say
A Ukrainian drone attack on a car killed two people in Russia's border region of Belgorod on Monday, local officials said on Telegram.
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officials → kill → Telegram
Russia's Interfax news agency quoted officials in a Russian-held part of Zaporizhzhia region as saying Ukrainian drones had killed three people.
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drones → quote → people
Watch: Trump suggests Ukraine will end up with a ‘different shape’ after peace deal
Nato considers anti-tank barriers along Russian border as Putin rearms
Finland is looking to Ukraine’s defence experience as the country seeks to fortify a 1,340km border with Russia.
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country → watch → Russia
Finland’s army commander, Lieutenant General Pasi Välimäki, said Kyiv’s “extensive defense lines” and anti-tank obstacles have helped to slow down Russia’s attacks.
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lines → say → attacks
“Conditions in Finland are more challenging,” General Pasi Välimäki told Bloomberg.
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Välimäki → tell → Bloomberg
“If we build fortifications and dig anti-tank ditches or obstacles as deep as those in Ukraine, how long does it take before our environment turns them into artificial ponds?”
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environment → build → ponds
UK households urged to prepare for emergencies.
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households → urge → emergencies
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The British public has been told to prepare for food shortages and widespread disruption from cyber attacks and emergencies under a new national initiative.
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public → buy → initiative
The 'Be Ready' campaign marks the beginning of a three-year drive to boost household emergency preparedness, with Defence Secretary Wes Streeting unveiling updated advice for threats such as flooding and wildfires.
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Streeting → mark → flooding
UK households are advised to take simple steps in case everyday services are disrupted, like keeping a three-day supply of cash, bottled water and tinned food at home.
Royal Navy to deploy autonomous boats to tackle Russian interference
The Royal Navy will deploy a fleet autonomous drone boats to intercept Russian warships and spy vessels around British shores for the first time, the head of its fleet has confirmed.
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head → advise → fleet
The squadron of autonomous Kraken 3 boats, which are unmanned and remotely controlled, will be used to help the Ryoal Navy’s fleet of vessels to tackle Russian interference in UK waters.
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fleet → control → waters
Vice-Admiral Steve Moorhouse told The Times the boats will begin operations “as soon as possible”, meaning they could be deployed before the end of the year.
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they → tell → year
UK military chief issues stark warning over Russian threat
Britain is falling behind its European allies in confronting the “very real” threat posed by Russia, the head of the UK military has warned.
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head → issue → military
Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton told the FT that the UK needs to “catch up with our European allies” who, he said, are more awake to the Kremlin’s mounting appetite for risk.
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he → tell → risk
“This is the most dangerous period I’ve known in my adult life,” the chief of the defence staff, 57, said, adding: “That threat - principally from Russia, but more broadly globally - is rising.”
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threat → know → Russia
Ukrainian MP says "Putin has absolutely no intention to negotiate seriously"
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Putin → say → intention
Some Ukrainians are not hopeful of making progress in the upcoming US-mediated peace talks with Moscow and Kyiv in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, which are scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday.
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which → make → Tuesday
It will be the first such talks in nine months, with the US pushing for an end to the war.
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US → push → war
“I don’t expect any tangible progress in the Abu Dhabi talks.
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I → expect → talks
The reason is simple and remains the same – Putin has absolutely no intention to negotiate seriously.
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Putin → remain → intention
He remains totally fixated on the [destruction] of Ukraine,” Oleksandr Merezhko, a Ukrainian member of parliament from the Servant of the People party, told Al Jazeera.
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Merezhko → remain → Jazeera
Ukraine wants Russia to withdraw from its territory and a security guarantee as part of any peace deal.
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Russia → want → deal
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