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Reuters: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in an interview published by the Economist that Russian forces are suffering heavy losses and the notion that Moscow is winning the nearly two-year-old war is only a "feeling" not based on reality.
AFP: Ukraine's air force said multiple missiles were flying towards the capital Kyiv on Tuesday, shortly after nationwide air alerts were raised due to a threat from Russian bombers.
Bloomberg: China has restored import levies on coal from the beginning of the year, a move that could threaten Russian exporters dependent on the world’s largest market for the fuel.
Reuters: Russia's police have detained thousands of migrants across the country in New Year's Eve raids with scores of them facing deportation, Russian media reported on Monday.
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AFP: Putin said on Monday that Moscow would intensify strikes on military targets in Ukraine, after an unprecedented Ukrainian attack over the weekend on the Russian city of Belgorod.
The Independent: Ukrainian officials say Moscow launched 90 drones in a series of attacks as the new year began, after days of intensifying strikes. Askold Krushelnycky writes that Putin is likely to be lashing out in response to a number of successful, high-profile strikes by Kyiv.
Reuters: Russian drones attacked a university and a museum linked to two of the most prominent 20th century defenders of Ukrainian national identity on Monday, leaving locals vowing to repair the damage.
The Kyiv Independent: Norwegian companies will now be able to directly sell weapons and defense equipment to Ukrainian authorities following a decision from Oslo, Norway’s Defense Ministry announced on Jan. 1.
The Times: Britain and other European countries are “cranking through the gears” trying to ensure they can help Ukraine win its war against Russia without the US should Donald Trump get into power, according to a senior Whitehall source.
WSJ: Ukrainian athletes including 1994 Olympic figure-skating champion Oksana Baiul have been spending hours scouring the Internet for evidence to keep Russian stars banned from sports over the invasion.
Reuters: Parts of Sakhalin island's western coast and the mainland Primorsk and Khabarovsk regions, which are situated close to Japan on Russia's Pacific seaboard, are under threat of tsunami, a state news agency reported on Monday, citing officials.
RFE/RL: Although Soviet dictator Josef Stalin died 70 years ago, his presence seems ubiquitous in the increasingly authoritarian Russia of Vladimir Putin. “We are definitely living inside Stalin’s legacy,” a commentator wrote.
The Times: Ukrainians with Russian passports suffer in citizenship limbo. Strict migration service rules mean that thousands are living without basic rights and are unable to apply for documents granting them access to services.
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