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Kremlin wants new Ukraine talks based on Istanbul drafts and 'realities'

Russia wants any new negotiations with Ukraine to be based on the results of the talks held in Istanbul in 2022 and the current “realities on the ground,” meaning the occupation of Ukrainian territory, Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov said on May 11, Russian state news agency Interfax reported.

11 May 2025, 03:25 PM

Yellow Ribbon marks three years of resisting Russian occupation

April 25 marked three years since the launch of the Yellow Ribbon partisan movement — ordinary Ukrainians who stayed behind in Russian-occupied territories, waiting for the Ukrainian Armed Forces to return and showing nonviolent resistance to the occupiers. The movement’s coordinator, whose name is withheld for security reasons, spoke with Radio NV about how they carry out their missions.

28 April 2025, 03:30 PM

Trump pushes Ukraine to accept capitulation terms during ceasefire talks in Paris

Ukraine is under U.S. pressure to accept President Donald Trump’s administration plan to end the war, which includes recognition of Russia’s annexation of Crimea and blocking Ukraine from joining NATO, The Wall Street Journal wrote on April 20.

21 April 2025, 09:07 AM

Ukraine’s ‘five territories’ concession at core of Trump envoy’s peace ‘breakthrough’

The outlines of a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia are “gradually emerging,” US President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff told Fox News on April 14 after his third five-hour meeting with Kremlin dictator Vladimir Putin.

15 April 2025, 12:50 PM

Russia stole more than 1.7 million Ukrainian cultural artifacts

Russian authorities stole more than 1.7 million items of Ukrainian cultural heritage from occupied territories, Culture Minister Mykola Tochitsky said on April 11.

11 April 2025, 11:43 PM

Ukraine calls for international response to Russia's religious repression

Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry urges the international community to address ongoing religious freedom violations in Russian-occupied areas on April 10.

10 April 2025, 12:40 PM

Zelenskyy outlines Ukraine's 'red lines' in peace talks to end the war

Ukraine's "red lines" in any future peace talks are its territorial integrity and military strength, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on April 3.

3 April 2025, 06:10 PM

Ukraine did not strike energy facilities despite Russian accusations — General Staff

Ukraine’s Defense Forces are honoring the "energy truce" and have not targeted power facilities in Russia or occupied territories, the General Staff reported on April 3.

3 April 2025, 05:08 PM

Ukraine will resist Russia’s occupation and military restrictions — Ukrainian FM Sybiha

Ukraine will never recognize Russia's occupation, accept military restrictions, or allow interference with its alliance choices, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha stated during a press conference with Lithuanian counterpart Kęstutis Budris in Kyiv on April 1.

1 April 2025, 03:03 PM

Russians caught exporting stolen Ukrainian grain

Russian forces continue to steal Ukrainian grain, transporting it in trucks from occupied territories, former Mariupol official Petro Andryuschenko reported on March 30.

30 March 2025, 03:17 PM

Ukrainian team extends Riyadh talks with U.S.

The Ukrainian team has extended its stay in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to hold another meeting with their American counterparts following a 12-hour talks between U.S. and Russian officials, public broadcaster Suspilne reported late on March 24.

25 March 2025, 08:45 AM

Moscow’s ‘peace’ playbook: Stall talks, divide West, crush Ukraine

Russia should weaken the US negotiating position on Ukraine by creating tensions between Washington and its allies, while working towards the destruction of the Ukrainian state, The Washington Post reported on March 12, citing a document of “maximalist demands” prepared for the Kremlin by a think tank close to Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB).

13 March 2025, 08:54 AM

Ukraine will never recognize occupied territories as Russian — Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Ukraine will never recognize occupied territories as Russian and will defend its sovereignty, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said during a conversation with journalists in Saudi Arabia on March 12.

12 March 2025, 04:43 PM

Chinese companies 'developing' Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine — NV analysis

NV has identified specific Chinese companies that are rebuilding factories on Russian-occupied land in eastern Ukraine, supplying local firms with industrial equipment and other goods.

14 February 2025, 10:27 PM

Russia may have sold over 20,000 tons of stolen Ukrainian grain to Egypt

A Russian company supplied Egypt with over 20,000 tons of wheat, which might have been stolen from occupied Ukrainian territory, according to an investigation by Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) and Russian news outlet IStories, published on Feb. 5.

6 February 2025, 12:18 AM

Russia blocks Mariupol residents from receiving housing compensation

Mariupol residents are facing new bureaucratic obstacles in their attempts to claim compensation for their destroyed homes, yet the payment mechanism remains effectively non-functional, National Resistance Center (NRC) wrote on Jan. 9.

10 January 2025, 08:00 AM

Occupiers ban mobile top-ups without Russian passport on occupied territories

People on Russian-occupied Ukrainian territories can no longer top up their mobile phone balances without Russian passport, marking yet another step in the forced Russification of local populations, National Resistance Center (NRC) wrote on Jan. 6.

7 January 2025, 08:46 AM

Ukraine will not recognize occupied territories as Russian — Zelenskyy

Even after a potential peace deal with Moscow, Kyiv will not legally recognize occupied Ukrainian territories as Russian, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an interview with U.S. broadcaster CBN News on Dec. 11.

11 December 2024, 08:22 PM

Ukrainian strike hits Russian ammo depot in former pro-Kremlin president's hometown

Ukrainian forces struck a Russian ammunition depot in the occupied city of Yenakiieve, Donetsk Oblast, the hometown of exiled former President Viktor Yanukovych, according to a Dec. 10 report from Novosti Donbassa.

10 December 2024, 02:50 PM

Ukraine lacks military strength to liberate some occupied territories

The Ukrainian army now is not strong enough to forcibly liberate certain territories temporarily occupied by Russia, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an interview with Kyodo news, leading Japanese media, published on Dec. 2.

2 December 2024, 09:59 AM

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