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Thursday, November 13, 2025
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Topic: Ukraine

Four things to watch for as NATO leaders meet in Washington for high-stakes summit

NATO is faced with the war in Ukraine, the rise of China, and the political challenges experienced by several of its members at home, such as the consequential elections in France.

‘We need air defence systems today, not tomorrow’, says Ukraine, amid Russian missile strikes

Andriy Yermak, head of Ukraine President’s Office of Ukraine, said that Kyiv doesn't need mediators to end war, but pressure applied by strong & powerful countries on Moscow.

Deadly Russian missile attack kills 29 across Ukraine, Kyiv’s main children hospital hit

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Russia fired more than 40 missiles, damaging residential and commercial buildings and infrastructure in five cities.

‘In no position to negotiate between Ukraine and Russia,’ says Hungarian PM Viktor Orban

Following Thursday’s media reports about Orban visit, Charles Michel, president of EU council, said, ‘EU rotating presidency has no mandate to engage with Russia on behalf of EU.’

Ukraine can use American-supplied weapons to hit Russian forces ‘anywhere’, says US

This comes weeks after the US quietly signalled the green light to Kyiv to strike inside Russia in retaliation to a cross-border assault on the city of Kharkiv.

Ukraine shows shell-blasted Kharkiv stadium seats to remind Euro 2024 of war

Kyiv wants to bring a stark reminder to Euro 2024 that Ukrainian forces have been engaged in Europe's bloodiest fighting since World War Two; more than 500 sports facilities have been destroyed, including 77 football stadiums.

India opts out of Ukraine summit joint communiqué — ‘peace requires bringing together all stakeholders’

Indian representative announces that New Delhi will opt out of any document emerging from 2-day summit in Switzerland. 12 other countries attended but didn't sign final document.

Ukraine summit strives for broad consensus to lean on Russia to end war

A draft of the final summit declaration refers to Russia's invasion as a 'war' and calls for Ukraine's control over Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant and its Azov Sea ports to be restored.

With Russia not attending, what can Ukraine’s global peace summit achieve?

Russia has dismissed the 'Summit on Peace in Ukraine' as irrelevant and won’t participate. No peace summit can produce a final settlement without Russia’s involvement.

World leaders join Ukraine summit in test of Kyiv’s diplomatic clout

Around 90 countries and organizations have committed to the two-day gathering in Switzerland. China earlier had said it would consider taking part, but declined because Russia would not be there.

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Wealth nears $99 trillion, still Asia’s rich don’t have succession plans

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Turkey blocks transport of Apache choppers to India through its airspace, new route being worked out

Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.