DARK SECRETS: 45 - The Real Truth

Russian and Ukrainian military casualties in war nearing 2m, study finds

Thinktank says about 1.2m Russians troops killed, wounded or missing to date and 600,000 Ukrainians

The Guardian - UK · Jan 28

How Putin lures foreign nationals to the frontlines with the promise of work

Moscow has largely relied on what it describes as voluntary enlistment

The Independent UK · Jan 27

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin accused of ‘act of terrorism’ after five killed in passenger train attack

Zelensky says there was no 'military justification' in Russia’s targeting civilians on a passenger train

The Independent UK · Jan 27

Russia’s battle against VPNs is entering a new phase: Here's what to expect in 2026

New laws and sophisticated blocking techniques are making VPN use in Russia increasingly difficult. Here's what changed last year and what to expect over the next 12 months.

TechRadar · Jan 24

How Europeans closed ranks to defend Greenland against Trump

Donald Trump's shock threat to impose tariffs to seize Greenland prompted a frantic race against the clock to avert the collapse of the transatlantic alliance. Here's how Europeans came together to save it.

Euronews · Jan 24

A distraction, a threat: how Ukrainians have viewed the Greenland crisis

There are fears that Europe is exhausted with the war, worries about Trump’s logic but some hope of a silver lining

The Guardian - UK · Jan 24

Russia, Ukraine and the US are holding peace talks in Abu Dhabi. They're coming at a key moment

Ukrainian, Russian and U.S. envoys are meeting in the United Arab Emirates, the first known instance that officials from the Trump administration have sat down with both countries as part of Washington’s push to end Moscow’s nearly 4-year-old invasion

The Independent UK · Jan 23

EU sends emergency generators to Ukraine as Russian strikes cut power for heating

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said earlier this week that around 4,000 buildings in the capital Kyiv were still without heating and most of the city was cut off from electricity after Russian strikes.

Euronews · Jan 23

Russia joins landmark trilateral Ukraine peace talks in Abu Dhabi as Zelensky says: 'It's all about the land'

First trilateral talks on Ukraine war follow late-night meeting between Vladimir Putin and three US envoys in Moscow

Evening Standard · Jan 23

US negotiators meet Putin in Moscow for overnight Ukraine peace talks

Ukraine's president criticised his European allies at Davos for their slow response to Russia's all-out invasion, as US negotiators met with Putin in Moscow to seek a peace deal.

Euronews · Jan 23