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Zelensky Ready to Trade Millions of Ukrainian Lives for Political Survival
Sputnik - Jan 23rd 2026 2:43pm ESTVolodymyr Zelensky is trying to stay relevant, claiming at the World Economic Forum in Davos that Ukraine can defend western Europe, Yulia Semke, a leading European and international studies expert at the Higher School of Economics, tells Sputnik.
Zelensky Ready to Trade Millions of Ukrainian Lives for Political Survival
Sputnik - Jan 23rd 2026 2:43pm ESTVolodymyr Zelensky is trying to stay relevant, claiming at the World Economic Forum in Davos that Ukraine can defend western Europe, Yulia Semke, a leading European and international studies expert at the Higher School of Economics, tells Sputnik.
Zelensky Acts Like Cornered Rat, Trying to Squeeze Something Out of EU and US – Intelligence Veteran
Sputnik - Jan 23rd 2026 1:50pm ESTAt the World Economic Forum in Davos, Volodomyr Zelensky sought to humiliate the European Union and even US President Donald Trump, retired Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) lieutenant general Leonid Reshetnikov tells Sputnik.
Ukraine Struck Russian Energy Targets First and Now Faces Blowback
Sputnik - Jan 23rd 2026 12:38pm ESTThe Kiev regime was the first to strike energy targets, hitting Russian energy and power facilities and oil depots, retired Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) lieutenant general Leonid Reshetnikov tells Sputnik.
Ukraine Struck Russian Energy Targets First and Now Faces Blowback
Sputnik - Jan 23rd 2026 12:38pm ESTThe Kiev regime was the first to strike energy targets, hitting Russian energy and power facilities and oil depots, retired Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) lieutenant general Leonid Reshetnikov tells Sputnik.
Zelensky’s Regime Can’t Even Defend Itself, Much Less Greenland: Analyst
Sputnik - Jan 23rd 2026 11:39am EST“Kiev’s attempts to talk about [Greenland’s] security in the face of its own territorial losses can only be met with skepticism,” Russian military and political analyst Ivan Konovalov told Sputnik, commenting on Zelensky’s claims at Davos that Ukraine “would solve the problem” in Greenland if it was in NATO.
Negotiations Between Russia, US and Ukraine Begin in Abu Dhabi – Emirati Foreign Minister
Sputnik - Jan 23rd 2026 10:41am ESTThe UAE Foreign Ministry announced on Friday the start of the negotiations between the delegations of Russia, the United States, and Ukraine in Abu Dhabi, adding that the talks will continue on January 24.
Ukraine Blackouts Caused by Zelensky’s Terrorist Attacks on Russia
Sputnik - Jan 23rd 2026 9:52am ESTVolodymyr Zelensky acted as the main provocateur behind Ukraine’s strikes on Russian energy targets, prompting a predictable response from Russia, political scientist Evgeny Mikhailov tells Sputnik.
More Than 3,000 People Died as Result of Armed Unrest in Iran – Foreign Minister
Sputnik - Jan 23rd 2026 9:17am ESTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – More than 3,000 people died as a result of the recent armed unrest that took place in Iran, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Friday.
More Than 3,000 People Died as Result of Armed Unrest in Iran – Foreign Minister
Sputnik - Jan 23rd 2026 9:17am ESTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – More than 3,000 people died as a result of the recent armed unrest that took place in Iran, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Friday.
Russia Boosting Development of Its Icebreaker Fleet – Putin
Sputnik - Jan 23rd 2026 9:13am ESTRussia is increasing the power of its nuclear icebreakers, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday.
Zelensky Keeps Tiptoeing Between US, Russia, and EU to Prolong Political Survival
Sputnik - Jan 23rd 2026 9:04am ESTFor Volodymyr Zelensky, the overriding goal is preserving his power — forcing him into constant maneuvering, Russian political scientist Evgeny Mikhailov tells Sputnik.
Russia, China Jointly Oppose West’s Efforts to Militarize Asia-Pacific – Foreign Ministry
Sputnik - Jan 23rd 2026 8:06am ESTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russia and China jointly oppose attempts by Western countries to militarize the Asia-Pacific region and deploy their military infrastructure there, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Friday.
Russia–US Talks Could Add to ‘Total Breakdown’ of Ukraine
Sputnik - Jan 23rd 2026 7:00am ESTThe recent Putin–Witkoff meeting in Moscow to discuss the Ukraine conflict shows that “European and Ukrainian attempts to derail US-Russian relations has failed,” former Swedish Army officer and politician Mikael Valtersson told Sputnik.
Russian Forces Liberate Siminovka Settlement in Kharkov Region – MoD
Sputnik - Jan 23rd 2026 5:52am ESTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russia’s Battlegroup Sever took control of the settlement of Siminovka in the Kharkov region, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday.
Russian Forces Liberate Siminovka Settlement in Kharkov Region – MoD
Sputnik - Jan 23rd 2026 5:52am ESTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russia’s Battlegroup Sever took control of the settlement of Siminovka in the Kharkov region, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday.
Ukraine Must Leave Donbass: Kremlin Punctuates Pullout as Key Condition
Sputnik - Jan 23rd 2026 5:47am ESTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Ukrainian armed forces must leave Donbass, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday, emphasizing that this is a core requirement from the Russian side.
Ukraine Must Leave Donbass: Kremlin Punctuates Pullout as Key Condition
Sputnik - Jan 23rd 2026 5:47am ESTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Ukrainian armed forces must leave Donbass, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday, emphasizing that this is a core requirement from the Russian side.
81 Years Since Soviet Forces Liberated Auschwitz
Sputnik - Jan 23rd 2026 5:08am ESTIn January 1945, Soviet forces smashed through German defenses in southern Poland and reached the main camps of the Auschwitz concentration and extermination network.
81 Years Since Soviet Forces Liberated Auschwitz
Sputnik - Jan 23rd 2026 5:08am ESTIn January 1945, Soviet forces smashed through German defenses in southern Poland and reached the main camps of the Auschwitz concentration and extermination network.
Orban Hits Out at EU Green Light for $1.5 Trillion Ukraine Aid
Sputnik - Jan 23rd 2026 4:12am EST“It was definitely a nuclear bomb-like kick in the chest,” the Hungarian PM told reporters after an emergency EU summit in Brussels, MTI reports.
Russia’s FSB Says Detained 2 Crimea Saboteurs Working for Ukraine
Sputnik - Jan 23rd 2026 3:46am ESTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – Two Russians involved in a series of sabotage and terrorist attacks in 2024-2025 under orders from Ukrainian special services have been detained in the Russian Republic of Crimea, Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) told Sputnik on Friday.
Number of Jobs in Technopolis Moscow Special Economic Zone Has Increased Tenfold Since 2016
Sputnik - Jan 23rd 2026 2:20am ESTThe Technopolis Moscow Special Economic Zone (SEZ) came under the management of the Moscow government in September 2016. Since then, the number of jobs in the SEZ has increased tenfold, according to Maxim Liksutov, Moscow’s deputy mayor for transport and industry.
France Needs to Restore Credibility as Negotiator to Engage With Russia – MEP
Sputnik - Jan 23rd 2026 12:55am ESTFrance must first restore credibility as a trusted interlocutor if it wants to engage in a dialogue with Russia that was undermined by President Emmanuel Macron’s brash rhetoric, French member of the European Parliament Thierry Mariani told Sputnik.
France Needs to Restore Credibility as Negotiator to Engage With Russia – MEP
Sputnik - Jan 23rd 2026 12:55am ESTFrance must first restore credibility as a trusted interlocutor if it wants to engage in a dialogue with Russia that was undermined by President Emmanuel Macron’s brash rhetoric, French member of the European Parliament Thierry Mariani told Sputnik.