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Ukrainian forces are holding their positions against Russian troops in the eastern Donbas region and making small advances in some areas, Volodymyr Zelenskiy has said. The Ukrainian president added in his nightly video address that Kyiv had strengthened its anti-aircraft capability and would further strengthen it in the new year to protect itself and the entire European continent. It was not possible to verify his claims. Nato’s secretary general, Jens Stoltenberg, said Vladimir Putin had not given up his plans to “control Ukraine” and warned everyone to “prepare for the long haul”. Stoltenberg told the dpa news agency that Russia...
