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Tuesday, December 2, 2025
TopicRussia-Ukraine conflict

Topic: Russia-Ukraine conflict

Why Buddha would be frowning at Ukraine today, and why India got it right with Pokhran 1 and 2

Would it have been so simple for Putin’s Russia to crush Zelenskyy’s Ukraine if it hadn’t given up its nuclear stockpile in 1994? India was prescient to declare itself a nuclear-armed state.

India abstains on UNSC resolution that deplores Russian aggression in Ukraine

T S Tirumurti, India's Permanent Representative at UN, stressed on dialogue as the 'only answer' to settling disputes. China and UAE too abstained from the US-sponsored resolution.

India to bring back 1st batch of Indians stranded in Ukraine, but many evacuation hurdles ahead

The process of evacuation has been made difficult because of Ukraine shutting down its airspace. Complete breakdown of public transport has further complicated matters.

Putin calls Kyiv leadership ‘gang of drug addicts’, urges Ukraine army to overthrow leadership

In a televised address, the Russian president reiterates claim that the Kyiv government engaged in 'genocide' in the Donbas region.

No vaccine yet against war, and NATO ‘think tanks’ roll into Ukraine after Russia invasion

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Russia ready to hold ‘high-level negotiations’ with Ukraine, Putin tells Xi

The official Chinese media CGTN quoted Putin as telling Xi as he spoke with his Chinese counterpart who stressed that both Moscow and Kyiv should resolve the raging crisis through talks.

Germany ‘extremely limited’ on help to NATO against Ukraine, ‘reliant on gas, oil’

German Army Chief Alfons Mais said he was ‘more or less blank’ on NATO assistance, thought he would never experience another war.

Ukraine’s path: From ‘cradle of the Russian nation’ to Soviet Republic to current conflict

For the two countries with a conjoined history, things went downhill after 1991, on the issue of NATO, EU and the conflicting demands of nationalists & ethnic Russian separatists

Russia ready to speak with Ukraine to discuss neutrality, report says

Putin aide says Russian President will take up Volodymyr Zelensky’s offer to discuss matters.

Ukrainian volunteers crowdfund $4 million in crypto to aid military against Russia

Blockchain analysis firm says these groups have helped Ukraine since Donbas conflict started 8 years ago with money, arms, medical help.

On Camera

That one sentence from US central bank changed gold prices

Central bank communication now holds as much significance as central bank action. A single clause in a press conference can move markets more than a 25-basis-point adjustment.

New cess on ‘pan masala’ to fund national security and healthcare programmes

The Health Security Se National Security Cess Bill, 2025, explained. Oppn has attacked the proposed cess as 'a new financial burden' on the citizens.

After Op Sindoor, India goes in for more Heron Mk IIs; Israel frontrunner for mega MALE drones deal

Order for 87 MALE drones will be split between 2 Indian firms in 64:36 ratio to ensure there are 2 independent manufacturing lines with at least 60% indigenous components.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.