Russia-Ukraine war

Witkoff reports results of meeting of Ukrainian, U.S. and European representatives in Miami

Representatives of the United States, Ukraine, European countries, and NATO met in Miami. The sides discussed possible ways to de-escalate and end the war before the start of winter, Steve Witkoff, special envoy of U.S. President Donald Trump, reported on X on Oct. 10.

10 October, 11:25 AM

Putin rejects peace talks with Ukraine in call with Trump — Kremlin

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin rejected resuming peace talks and confirmed his intention to continue the war against Ukraine during a phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump on Oct. 9, Yuri Ushakov, an aide to the Russian dictator, has said, according to propaganda media.

10 October, 10:50 AM

Merz addresses Putin on negotiations at National Academy of Sciences building in Kyiv during air raid alert

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, who arrived in Kyiv on the morning of Oct. 4, addressed Russian dictator Vladimir Putin with a call to stop the attacks on Ukraine, according to Deutsche Welle.

4 October, 11:24 PM

Europe should have funded Ukraine's reconstruction, not war, Czech PM says

Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš spoke in favor of negotiations to end the war in Ukraine, including European participation, he said in a comment to the Czech News Agency at an event held by his ANO party in Lipník nad Bečvou, Ceske Noviny reported on Oct. 3.

4 October, 08:24 PM

Lithuania moves to ban Russian and Belarusian artists who support war

Lithuania’s government has approved a proposal to ban Russian and Belarusian artists and other cultural figures from performing in the country if they have worked in occupied Ukrainian territories, broadcaster LRT reported on Sept. 30.

2 October, 01:02 PM

Ukrainian forces neutralize over 10,000 Russian troops in one week, Zelenskyy says

Ukrainian troops neutralized 10,660 Russian soldiers killed or wounded across all active sectors of the front over the past week, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported on X on Sept. 27.

27 September, 11:46 PM

Trump: Zelenskyy and Putin could 'reach a deal before heavy winter'

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian dictator Vladimir Putin could "reach a deal before a heavy winter," U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sept. 25.

27 September, 02:00 AM

Kellogg: Putin could end war tomorrow if he declares 'victory' to Russians

Russia could end the war as early as tomorrow if Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin declared "victory" and withdrew his troops from Ukrainian territory, Keith Kellogg, former U.S. special presidential envoy for Ukraine, said in an interview with AFPI on Sept. 23.

27 September, 01:18 AM

Budanov: Russia keeps inventing new reasons not to agree to ceasefire

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called for an immediate ceasefire, but Russia has shown no readiness to agree to de-escalation. Kyrylo Budanov, head of Ukraine's Presidential Office, said in an interview with NewsForce on Sept. 25.

26 September, 10:42 PM

European rhythmic gymnastics champion caught in Kyiv attack

European rhythmic gymnastics champion Viktoriia Onopriienko survived Russia's attack on Kyiv on Sept. 23 and described what she felt during the assault in a post on Instagram.

24 September, 04:24 AM

Ukrainian tennis star Svitolina speaks out on 'neutral' athletes representing Russia and Belarus

Elina Svitolina (No. 7 in the Women's Tennis Association rankings) shared her thoughts on neutral athletes in an interview with BBC News Ukrainian on Sept. 20.

21 September, 12:30 PM

Helsinki resident who fought for Ukraine handed over to Russia by Burkina Faso

A Helsinki resident of Russian origin who fought on Ukraine's side was handed over to Russia when he went to African countries looking for work. A Russian court convicted him of mercenary activity, according to an investigation by the Finnish newspaper Helsingin Sanomat, the Finnish broadcaster Yle reported on Sept. 20.

21 September, 11:50 AM

United Russia wins predetermined Duma majority to display war support — ISW

United Russia secured a predetermined parliamentary majority in State Duma elections to showcase public support for the war, the Institute for the Study of War wrote on Sept. 20.

21 September, 10:35 AM

Who really wins from Trump's proposed Russia-Ukraine energy truce?

NV, together with several experts, assessed how viable Donald Trump's idea of a pause in airstrikes on energy infrastructure between Ukraine and Russia really is — and why there are two separate reasons it could collapse within weeks, if not days.

16 September, 01:41 PM

Focusing only on drones is a serious mistake, Zaluzhnyi says

It is a serious mistake to focus only on specific weapons such as drones, Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Ukraine’s ambassador to the United Kingdom and former commander-in-chief of the armed forces, said in a column titled The war that changed everything. On historical mistakes, the role of progress and the new world published by Ukrainska Pravda on Sept. 15.

15 September, 01:44 PM

Zelenskyy wants to discuss energy truce with Trump at New York meeting

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy hopes to discuss a possible energy truce with Russia during a meeting with President Donald Trump in New York later this month, he said on Ukraine’s United News telethon program on Sept. 14.

14 September, 03:34 PM

Ukraine keeps fighting and hope for victory remains, Zaluzhnyi says

Ukraine continues to fight because it has no other choice, and hope for victory remains, former commander-in-chief and Ambassador to Britain Valerii Zaluzhnyi said on Sept. 10 at the Defence & Resilience Tech Scale Up Showcase in London, according to Interfax-Ukraine.

10 September, 07:17 PM

Ukraine war to continue for years, Pentagon official says

As Russia rebuilds its armed forces and defense industry, European countries must prepare for a protracted war and for Ukraine to need support in the “coming months and years,” Elbridge Colby, the U.S. under secretary of defense for policy, said on Sept. 8.

8 September, 10:54 PM

Witkoff and Kushner’s Kyiv visit was no breakthrough on ending Russia’s war

The Sept. 6 visit to Kyiv by President Donald Trump’s envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, did not amount to a breakthrough in efforts to end Russia’s war against Ukraine, the Financial Times reported.

7 September, 05:40 PM

Budanov: Cease-fire with Russia unlikely before spring 2027

Ukraine is unlikely to have an opportunity to reach a cease-fire with Russia before spring 2027, Kyrylo Budanov, head of Ukraine's Presidential Office, said in an interview with The New York Times on Sept. 4, commenting on reports that cease-fire negotiations could resume in September.

4 September, 05:08 PM

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