Russia-Ukraine war

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

Putin: Russia, Ukraine must negotiate war's end themselves

Ukraine and Russia should be the ones to reach an agreement to end the war, with other countries only able to offer support and assistance, Russian dictator Vladimir Putin said at the Eastern Economic Forum on Sept. 3, according to Russian state-controlled media outlets.

3 September, 03:07 PM

Putin canceled meeting with CIA chief after reading his message

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin had originally been willing to meet with CIA Director John Ratcliffe during his visit to Moscow. But after learning the content of the message Ratcliffe brought with him, the Kremlin decided the meeting no longer made sense, Russian outlet Agentstvo reported on Sept. 1, citing an anonymous source described as close to the Kremlin.

1 September, 11:40 AM

China will stop Russia from using nukes, Finland's Stubb says

China is a "pretty good deterrence" against Russian escalation in its war on Ukraine, and Beijing will prevent Moscow from using nuclear weapons, Finnish President Alexander Stubb said in an interview with German journalist Paul Ronzheimer, Politico reported on Aug. 31.

31 August, 05:04 PM

Erdogan to offer Putin Turkiye as Ukraine talks mediator

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan intends to tell Russian dictator Vladimir Putin at their upcoming meeting this week that Ankara is ready to mediate negotiations over Ukraine, according to Russian state propaganda agency RIA Novosti, citing a source in the Turkish government.

31 August, 11:40 AM

Russian FM Lavrov threatens tougher tactics, signals war will continue

Moscow will make its "methods much tougher" in order to "destroy everything" the West does to help strengthen Ukraine's defense capabilities, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview with the Russian state propaganda broadcaster VGTRK, published on Aug. 14.

14 August, 02:55 PM

Businesses in Ukraine can temporarily avoid tax payments because of war under some conditions

Since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion, 11,214 taxpayers in Ukraine have received the right to temporarily postpone fulfillment of tax obligations because of war-related damage and disruption, the State Tax Service told NV Business on Aug. 13, citing acting head Lesya Karnaukh.

13 August, 07:00 PM

Kremlin gains new edge as Ukraine's allies falter again

Any attempt at negotiations to end Russia's war against Ukraine is highly unlikely, as Russian President Vladimir Putin sees significant developments working in his favor, Bloomberg columnist Marc Champion wrote on Aug. 7, warning that Western allies risk letting Ukraine down once again.

9 August, 05:19 PM

Drones strike Belgorod, damaging buildings and sparking fires

Drones attacked the Russian city of Belgorod overnight into Aug. 9, triggering a series of explosions and fires, according to acting Gov. Aleksandr Shuvayev.

9 August, 11:20 AM

Turkiye urges moratorium on Black Sea vessel attacks

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan called on Russia and Ukraine to establish a "moratorium" on attacks against commercial vessels in the Black Sea, Le Temps reported on Aug. 8.

9 August, 10:00 AM

Serbia President Vučić doubts quick end to Russia-Ukraine war

Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić does not expect Russia's war against Ukraine to end soon, he said in Belgrade during a joint press conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Aug. 8.

8 August, 06:08 PM

Russia's Wildberries marketplace drops 'war section' but still sells military gear

The Russian online marketplace Wildberries has removed its "Everything for the SVO (special military operation -ed.)" category — a section for military-related goods tied to Russia's war — but continues selling such items under other listings, The Moscow Times and several other Russian outlets reported on July 26.

27 July, 01:19 AM

Ukraine praises Kazakhstan's call for Putin to freeze war

Ukraine's acting Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha praised Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev's call urging Russian President Vladimir Putin to freeze the war, calling it a "realistic, timely, and wise message,” in a post on X on July 26.

26 July, 03:00 PM

Russia loses 1,440 soldiers in one day – General Staff

Russian forces lost approximately 1,440 troops over the past 24 hours, Ukraine's General Staff reported. Total Russian personnel losses since the start of the full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, through July 26, 2026, stand at approximately 1,438,990.

26 July, 11:40 AM

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