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Zelensky to meet Trump today in Florida for crucial Ukraine talks (Updated)

Zelensky to meet Trump today in Florida for crucial Ukraine talks (Updated)

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky will meet with US president, Donald Trump, in Florida on Sunday (28 December) in what many see as crucial talks on the future of Ukraine. The time of the meeting between president Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine and US president Donald Trump, in Florida today, has been moved to 1300 hours local time. A Ukrainian delegation arrived in the United States to participate in a meeting between the two presidents. Yesterday, Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced the composition of Ukraine's negotiating team: National Security and Defense Council Secretary Rustem Umerov, Economy Minister Oleksiy Sobolev, Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Andriy Hnatov, non-staff adviser to the head of the Presidential Office Oleksandr Bevz, and First Deputy Foreign Minister Serhiy Kyslytsya. On Saturday, the Ukrainian president outlined five thematic areas covered in the "peace plan" negotiations and which he wants to discuss with Trump at the meeting: "We are discussing security guarantees between Ukraine and the United States. This is one document. We are also discussing security guarantees with Europe. We are discussing the military dimension. This is part of the security guarantees." The fourth section he mentioned was a "prosperity plan, which will include many other documents," which includes discussions on raising up to $800 billion for Ukraine's reconstruction and creating a number of funds. "And fifth, what we want to discuss with the president is a plan of consistent action. That is, we want to propose, step by step, how to ensure that all the plans I've already mentioned actually work. They will, of course, discuss all of this with the Russians, and we will receive feedback," Zelenskyy stated.

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Female suicide bomber blows herself up in restless Chechnya

Female suicide bomber blows herself up in restless Chechnya

This is not the first time that female suicide bombers have struck in Chechnya. The perpetrators are often sisters or daughters of male insurgents who had been previously killed in security operations, and who swore to revenge their relatives.
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Russia starts arms build-up in Caspian Sea

Russia starts arms build-up in Caspian Sea

"The Caspian Flotilla's base in Dagestan will be reinforced with a naval infantry regiment, as well as new aircraft and ships, including two missile boats and two small air-cushioned landing ships", Russian military sources have confirmed
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Leaders gather in Paris to mark 100th anniversary since the end of the first world war

Leaders gather in Paris to mark 100th anniversary since the end of the first world war

The first world war lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918. 70 million military personnel took part in the fighting, making it one of the largest wars in history. An estimated nine million combatants and seven million civilians died as a direct result of the war.