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European allies back Ukraine as country marks Independence Day without US envoys
Usagevpn.com – Kyiv, August 24, 2026 — For the fifth consecutive year since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022, Ukraine observed its Independence Day with the weight of survival hanging over every ceremony. Thirty-five years of statehood, a milestone that Western intelligence agencies openly questioned would endure, was celebrated not with triumphal fanfare but with a sober acknowledgment of how close the republic came to collapse just four years ago.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed his citizens and visiting dignitaries by recalling the pre-war assessments that predicted Ukraine would fold back into Russian orbit within days or weeks of a major assault. He rejected that narrative outright.…
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Brad Pitt returns to San Sebastian after 17 years to present ‘Heart of the Beast’
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Meloni made migrant ‘returns’ popular in the EU. Now the policy is backfiring on her
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Britain must be ‘bolder’ in seeking closer relations with EU, UK PM Burnham says
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Spain PM Pedro Sanchez convenes security council over Ceuta migrant crisis
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Trump threatens to double tariffs on Canadian vehicles to 50% after trade talks collapse
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Brad Pitt returns to San Sebastian after 17 years to present ‘Heart of the Beast’
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