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Wednesday, January 14, 2026
TopicRussia-Ukraine war

Topic: Russia-Ukraine war

Russia will ‘achieve liberation’ by military means if Ukraine peace talks fail, says Putin

Putin said Europe’s leaders are indoctrinating people with war hysteria. He called claims of a Russian threat nonsense, insisting Moscow seeks no war but is ready if Europe chooses it.

In a first-of-its-kind attack, underwater drones hit Russian submarine: Ukraine

The drones, known as “sub-sea baby”, struck the Kilo-class submarine in the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk, the Security Service of Ukraine said. Russia denied the claim.

How the now-damaged Chernobyl nuclear plant protective ‘shield’ was built to block radiation

UN nuclear watchdog warns the shield in Ukraine was damaged in a Russian drone strike in February, and can no longer perform its primary safety functions—blocking radiation.

Russia targets infrastructure in Kremenchuk, power & water outages after overnight air strike

Mayor Vitalii Maletskyi, in a social media post, stated that officials were working to restore electricity, water, and heating in districts where supplies had been disrupted.

‘India on the side of peace’: PM Modi calls for peaceful solution to Russia-Ukraine conflict

On his part, Putin thanks Indian PM for his efforts in working towards 'finding a solution' to end the almost four-year-long war. Russia & US are holding talks to find a peace deal.

Putin says US–Ukraine peace plan could be basis for deal but warns about continued offensive

Russian president demands Ukrainian withdrawal, calls Kyiv leadership illegitimate, and insists any peace deal must recognise Moscow’s territorial gains as forces advance.

Posted to nation, returned to sender & Kremlin edits for Trump’s Ukraine peace deal

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

Russia rejects talk of concessions as leaked Witkoff call roils Trump-led Ukraine peace push

Russia said the leak was an unacceptable attempt to undermine peace efforts and amounted to hybrid warfare.

‘Unacceptable,’ Russia says leak of Ushakov-Witkoff call recording amounts to hybrid warfare

Bloomberg News published transcript of an 14 Oct telephone call in which US envoy Steve Witkoff advised Putin's aide Yuri Ushakov on how to pitch a Ukraine peace plan to Trump.

Trump says ‘deadline is when it’s over’ for Ukraine, Russia to reach peace deal

In recent days, Trump had set the Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday as the day when he wanted to see Ukraine agree to a deal to bring about an end to Russia’s war in Ukraine.

On Camera

India’s nuclear-power goal needs more than capital

New Delhi has finally accepted that the base load power demand of the future will need supplementing, and nuclear plants are one way to go about it.

Coastal states Maharashtra, TN, Gujarat top India’s exports index, landlocked UP a surprise performer

Releasing Export Preparedness Index report, NITI Aayog CEO says Centre has ‘ticked a lot of boxes’, & responsibility of driving the next phase of export growth now rests with states.

Rafale deal to be inked in 2026, final assembly line in Nagpur, Indian firms to be roped in

The proposed project costing about Rs 3.25 lakh crore will entail procurement of 18 aircraft in fly away condition & the rest made in India with up to 60% indigenous content.

Thank you Donald Trump, again. India now has reason to shed fear of trade deals and risky reform

UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.