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Reuters: The United States for the first time on Tuesday backed a broad coalition of Ukraine's allies in vowing to provide security guarantees that leaders said would include binding commitments to support the country if Russia attacks again.
The Kyiv Independent: The Czech-led initiative supplying Ukraine with artillery ammunition will continue, Prime Minister Andrej Babis said Jan. 6, despite his earlier criticism of the project.
AP News: Russian officials indicated in 2019 that the Kremlin would be willing to back off from its support for Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela in exchange for a free hand in Ukraine, according to Fiona Hill, an adviser to Trump at the time.
The Kyiv Independent: A fire broke out at the Stary Oskol oil depot in Russia's Belgorod Oblast after it was attacked by Ukrainian drones overnight on Jan. 7, regional Governor Vyacheslov Gladkov reported.
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Reuters: The so-called Coalition of the Willing made fresh progress on a framework for NATO-style security guarantees for Ukraine during a meeting of Kyiv's allies in Paris, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Tuesday.
CNN: The United Kingdom and France have agreed to deploy forces in Ukraine if it strikes a peace deal with Russia, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said, in a renewed push by Western leaders to guarantee Kyiv’s post-war security and deter Moscow from further aggression.
The Kyiv Independent: Overnight long-range strikes by the Security Service of Ukraine have successfully damaged an ammunition depot and oil facility in central Russia, a source inside the agency told the Kyiv Independent on Jan. 6.
The Moscow Times: Russia has voiced support for Venezuela’s interim leader Delcy Rodríguez after the United States seized leader Nicolás Maduro in a shock military raid on the capital city of Caracas.
Roosevelt Four Freedoms: In April 2026 President Volodymyr Zelensky and the Ukrainian people will receive the International Four Freedoms Award.
The Moscow Times: Russia’s housing market avoided the downturn many analysts had feared last year, but state housing agency Dom.RF expects sales of newly built homes to fall sharply in 2026 as mortgage subsidies are tightened.
United24 Media: The air combat tactics Ukrainian pilots were taught during F-16 training abroad proved poorly suited to the realities of the war against Russia, forcing aircrews to independently develop new approaches once they returned home.
The Moscow Times: Telegram disputed the suggestion that it remains dependent on Russian capital or faces bond-related risks due to sanctions. Telegram spokesperson Remi Vaughn said the $1.7 billion bond issuance in 2025 involved no participation from Russian investors and was bought primarily by large U.S. funds. He added that the $500 million figure cited by the Financial Times refers to bonds issued in 2021.
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