Today, as the ceasefire in occupied Oleshky—brokered by the pope and U.S. first lady Melania Trump—seems to be holding, we report how the Kremlin is already looking to exploit the rare outbreak of genuine humanitarian news.
Europe deploys Finnish President Alexander Stubb to speak to Vladimir Putin ahead of peace talks in Abu Dhabi. Meanwhile, the UN accuses Russia of war crimes and US vice president JD Vance rails against "tin pot dictators" forcing up gas prices in America.
And later, an unexplored consequence of the war on Ukrainian children: the thousands of Ukrainian teenagers who are growing up in Europe, alone.

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