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Unidentified drone crashes in Minsk after being downed by Belarusian forces

Belarusian independent media outlet Zerkalo, citing local residents, reported that the drone crashed into an apartment building, then struck a parked car, and exploded. – https://kyivindependent.com/tag/ukraine/rss/ This article appeared on the websitekyivindependent.com This article is taken based on Law no. 8/1996 of Romania. News does not enjoy copyright, so they can be taken, this is […]

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Minsk could be best place for trilateral talks between Russia, US, Ukraine, Kremlin says

Minsk could be the best place to host potential trilateral talks between the U.S., Ukraine, and Russia, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told the Russian news agency Interfax on March 5. Peskov’s statement follows a proposal by Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko to host U.S. President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky […]

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3 lessons from Minsk II for the US in a future Russia-Ukraine peace deal

The following op-ed is based on a broader report by the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), published on Feb. 11, 2025. Some peace deals lead to peace; others lead to more war. The Minsk II deal, aimed at ending Russia’s initial invasion of Ukraine in 2014, instead laid the groundwork for Russia’s full-scale […]

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Russia preparing delegation for US talks on war with Ukraine, consider Minsk ‘experience’, Kremlin says

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to include additional comments from Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov. Russia has started forming a group for talks with the United States, including on the war with Ukraine, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told Russian media on Feb. 13. He said Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump […]