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Zelenskyy Celebrates Ukrainian Gains Amid EU's Sanctions

12/13/2025

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Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, visited troops in the Kupyansk sector to stress battlefield success as diplomatic leverage.
He claimed Ukrainian forces encircled remaining Russian troops in Kupyansk, cut supply routes, and retook key districts.
The Institute for the Study of War noted Russian claims often exaggerate troop advances.
The European Union has frozen €210 billion in Russian assets to support Ukraine's war efforts.

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Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, visited troops in the Kupyansk sector to stress battlefield success as diplomatic leverage.
He claimed Ukrainian forces encircled remaining Russian troops in Kupyansk, cut supply routes, and retook key districts.
The Institute for the Study of War noted Russian claims often exaggerate troop advances.
The European Union has frozen €210 billion in Russian assets to support Ukraine's war efforts.