7 d. ago Ukraine’s clandestine book club defies Russia’s push to rewrite history

Risking discovery and even prison, teenage readers meet in secret to discuss texts that Putin’s troops are trying to eraseIt must be one of the most dangerous book clubs in the world. Before they can feel safe enough to talk about poetry and prose, 17-year-old Mariika (not her real name) and her friends have to first ensure all the windows are shut and check there is no one lurking by the flat’s doors.Informants frequently report anyone studying Ukrainian in the occupied territories to the Russian secret police. Ukrainian textbooks have been deemed “extremist” – possession can carry a sentence of five years. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Donald Trump suggests US could take over Ukrainian nuclear plants in 'very good' call with Volodymyr Zelensky

Trump claimed ‘we are very much on track’ for a peace breakthrough in Ukraine after Wednesday’s talks

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The Russian leader rejected the US president’s push for a 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine

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The Russian leader rejected the US president’s push for a 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine

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1 week ago 'Round One' to Putin and Trump threatens to sell out Ukraine in secret deal, warns Ben Wallace

The Russian leader rejected the US president’s push for a 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine

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The US is currently acting as a mediator between Ukraine and Russia , with Donald Trump revealing American envoys flying to Moscow 'right now' to present a ceasefire plan to the Kremlin.

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3 w. ago Putin's 'secret women' pushed into Russian public eye as 'mistress' gets new role

Mad Vlad, 72, reportedly has two young boys – Ivan, nine, and Vladimir junior, five – with Alina Kabaeva, 41, who drew the despot's attention after she won gold at the 2004 Olympics in Greece

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3 w. ago US 'in secret talks with Putin ally to restart Nord Stream 2 pipeline' two years after it was blown up in sabotage attack

The talks aim to rescue the controversial undersea pipeline which funnels Russian gas to western Europe. It once symbolised Europe's energy reliance on Russia before being sabotaged in 2022.

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4 w. ago Tim Dowling: seven squeaky dog balls equals seven degrees of hell

The sound the toys make mimic the plaintive cries of wounded creatures, exposing our pooch’s uncontrollable sadismMy wife derives grim satisfaction from buying dog toys that advertise their indestructibility, and then watching as the dog destroys them, often within hours of their purchase.“That came with a one-year guarantee,” she says, pointing to the fragments littering the rug. Continue reading...

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