@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialA profile of Ivan Urgant, a popular Russian late-night TV host who became a pariah after his suspension in February 2022 for opposing the invasion of Ukraine (Paul Sonne/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/13/wo…
@LaChasseuse@mastodon.scotGives the tragedy of the Russian aggression of Ukraine its full depth. :-(
![From Japan Times [truncated]
Ukraine faces reality of population collapse
Ukraine's population — 42 million before
the full-scale invasion in February 2022 — has already shrunk to below 36 million, including several million in areas captured by Russia.
While many Ukrainian hospitals are struggling to cope with the endless influx of wounded, a maternity ward in the western town of Hoshcha lies eerily deserted.
The hospital in Hoshcha has recorded just 139 births so far this year, down from 164…](https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/115/666/887/703/919/296/original/52b11d6e8146e10a.png)
@cdarwin@c.imDonald Trump on Saturday heaped pressure on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky,
saying he can either agree to the White House’s peace proposal by Thursday,
or “continue to fight his little heart out.”
The comment, made to reporters in Washington, is part of a White House push to get Ukraine’s leaders to agree to a 28-point plan to end the war that began with Russia’s invasion in February 2022.
It has drawn criticism, including from Republican lawmakers,
for…
