Putin sends top general to Kursk as Ukraine launches new offensive

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71% : 'We and Trump come first, and Europe will support Ukraine's position,' he added.
59% : Zelensky added that Trump had indicated when they spoke late last year that there would be an official Ukrainian visit to the United States soon after he takes office.
56% : 'Trump and I will come to an agreement and... offer strong security guarantees, together with Europe, and then we can talk to the Russians,' Zelensky said, according to the published translation of the interview held in Kyiv over the New Year.
49% : A serviceman of 24th Mechanized brigade named after King Danylo of the Ukrainian Armed Forces fires a 2s5 "Hyacinth-s" self-propelled howitzer towards Russian troops at a front lineDonald Trump, right, shakes hands with Ukrainian President Volodymyr ZelenskyMembers of the artillery unit of the special rifle battalion of Zaporizhzhia region police fire a small multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) towards Russian troops in a front line, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine December 25, 2024Ukrainian soldiers of the 68th Jaeger Brigade continue their military activity in positions as Russia-Ukraine war continues in Pokrovsk region, Ukraine on December 27, 2024Ukraine launched its new counterattack in the early hours of Sunday morning, using British Challenger 2 tanks to push back Russian defenders, pro-Putin Russian sources claimed.
46% : Meanwhile, in an interview with Russian-born US podcaster and scientist Lex Fridman released Sunday, Zelensky underlined the key role Trump would play in bringing about negotiations.
31% : Kursk's acting regional governor Alexander Khinstein is seen rightUkraine's renewed New Year offensive in Kursk has prompted Vladimir Putin (L) to dispatch one of his top generals to the occupied Russian region as Volodymyr Zelensky (R) said he hoped Donald Trump could offer Ukraine security guarantees to begin ceasefire negotiationsTrump's arrival in the Oval Office is widely expected to precipitate a push for a ceasefire, with the soon-to-be president and key members of his staff having alluded to a plan to strong-arm both sides into a peace deal.
26% : Trump, he said, 'has enough power to pressure him, to pressure Putin'.

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