As peace efforts fail to bear fruit, the Russian leader threatens Odesa and Mykolaiv – and warns of wider war on Europe.
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As peace efforts fail to bear fruit, the Russian leader threatens Odesa and Mykolaiv – and warns of wider war on Europe.
![A Ukrainian soldier checks the sky for Russian combat drones at a position on a front line near the town of Kostiantynivka in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on November 29, 2025 [Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-12-01T082211Z_1384974973_RC2C6IAYKJYH_RTRMADP_3_UKRAINE-CRISIS-KOSTIANTYNIVKA-1764883000.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Zelenskyy described the simultaneous military and diplomatic pressure as ‘one of the hardest moments in our history’.

Zelenskyy’s co-production agreements across the continent are kindling the fires of the naval defence industry.

As fighting rages and Russia seizes settlements, a US-Russia constructed plan looks set to upset Kyiv and its EU allies.

Moscow’s troops push further into Pokrovsk but Ukraine is managing to fight on.

Russia threatens to encircle Pokrovsk, seeing it as a gateway to the remaining free areas of Donetsk.

Heavy fighting rages in Ukraine’s east, Kyiv’s forces target Russian energy hubs and Russia’s leader ups the ante.

Analysts tell Al Jazeera that Europe lacks an assertive response to Russia’s suspected operations.

Despite losing slivers of territory, Ukraine is confident about its long-term prospects in the war.

Years after Putin ordered full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia’s financial system is showing signs of vulnerability.
