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Trump urged Zelenskyy to accept Putin’s terms or face ‘destruction’ — FT

During his Oct. 17 meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House, U.S. President Donald Trump urged him to accept the terms of Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, the Financial Times reported.

20 October 2025, 01:17 PM

Moscow resumes arms and fuel supplies over Crimean Bridge — photos

Military cargo has been spotted being transported across the Crimean Bridge, illegally built by Russia, Petro Andriushchenko, former adviser to Mariupol mayor and head of the Center for Occupation Study, reported on Sept. 23.

23 September 2025, 10:20 AM

Kremlin inflates military gains to convince West of 'inevitable victory' over Ukraine

The Russian military leadership systematically publishes false data about its battlefield successes, creating an illusion of rapid advances and an “inevitable victory” over Ukraine, according to an Aug. 30 report by the U.S.-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW).

31 August 2025, 02:16 PM

SSO raid cripples Russian logistics sites in occupied Crimea

Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces (SSO) have disabled logistics facilities used by the Russian occupying forces in Crimea, the military reported on Aug. 26.

26 August 2025, 02:51 PM

Explosions shake occupied Donetsk in reported drone strike

Russian-occupied city of Donetsk came under drone attack, a series of explosions was heard across the city, local Telegram channels wrote on Aug. 18.

18 August 2025, 07:24 AM

Trump supports Putin’s demand for total Donbas control, frozen front lines

U.S. President Donald Trump supports Russian dictator Vladimir Putin’s proposal for Moscow to gain full control over the Donbas region and freeze the front lines in other oblasts as part of a potential deal with Ukraine, Fox News reported on Aug. 16, citing a European diplomat.

17 August 2025, 09:36 PM

Ukraine seeks peace, but not at any cost - EU Ambassador

U.S. President Donald Trump should remember that Ukraine wants to end the war and establish peace — but not at any cost, EU Ambassador to Ukraine Katarína Mathernová wrote on Facebook on Aug. 14.

15 August 2025, 09:34 AM

Ukraine may agree to front-line freeze — The Telegraph

Ukraine may agree to halt hostilities and cede territories already occupied by Russia as part of a peace plan supported by Europe, The Telegraph wrote on Aug. 11.

12 August 2025, 10:25 AM

Russia deploys judges to occupied Ukraine, targeting critics

Moscow is importing judges from Russia's remote regions to occupied Ukrainian territories, where they previously handled administrative cases against Kremlin opposition, according to research reviewed and presented in an Aug. 9 article by NV.

11 August 2025, 10:25 PM

Russian people not primed for concessions: Putin keeps territorial ambitions beyond Donbas — ISW

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin appears to be holding on to territorial ambitions in Ukraine that go beyond Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said in its Aug. 8 assessment.

9 August 2025, 05:11 PM

Trump on his peace plan: Ukraine would regain some land but give up others

U.S. President Donald Trump said his plan to end the war in Ukraine envisions a territorial swap under which Ukraine would regain part of its land but be forced to relinquish other areas, he wrote on his X account on Aug. 8.

9 August 2025, 10:20 AM

ECHR finds Russia guilty in MH17, Ukraine war crimes

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) found Russia guilty of downing Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Donetsk Oblast and violating human rights during its war against Ukraine since 2014, European Pravda reported on July 9.

9 July 2025, 03:50 PM

Errol Musk planning trip to Russian-occupied parts of Ukraine

South African businessman Errol Musk, father of oligarch Elon Musk, stated his intention to visit Ukrainian territories occupied by Russia, according to Russian propaganda outlets, including TASS, on July 7.

8 July 2025, 12:30 PM

Ukraine’s intel warns of Russia’s intensified recruitment of Ukrainians in EU

Russia’s intelligence services have escalated attempts to recruit Ukrainians, particularly those from occupied territories, to conduct illegal activities in EU countries, offering cash for monitoring critical infrastructure, Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) reported on Telegram on June 2.

2 June 2025, 11:50 AM

IAEA sees no signs Russia is preparing to restart Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant

There are no signs that Russia, which occupies Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant, is preparing to restart the facility, Reuters reported on May 29, citing an unnamed official from the International Atomic Energy Agency.

30 May 2025, 03:01 PM

Life in occupied Luhansk, told through pleas to Putin

NV has obtained rare firsthand accounts from residents in the heart of Russian-occupied Luhansk Oblast — personal appeals sent throughout 2024 to the Kremlin’s so-called “direct line” by people living in Slovianoserbsk district.

30 May 2025, 10:58 AM

Ukrainian intel destroys vehicle full of Kadyrov's Akhmat fighters

UAZ Patriot vehicle carrying four Kadyrovites exploded in the temporarily occupied territory of Kherson Oblast on May 20, killing all onboard, Ukraine’s Military Intelligence (HUR) reported on May 22.

22 May 2025, 12:30 PM

Russia uses Azov Sea to loot Ukraine’s occupied territories, Navy says

Russia is exploiting the Azov Sea to export looted resources like grain, coal, and metal from Ukraine’s occupied territories using a shadow fleet of Russian-registered vessels, Ukrainian Navy spokesperson Dmytro Pletenchuk said on national television on May 22.

22 May 2025, 11:11 AM

Italian fighter in Ukraine’s Foreign Legion killed, body unrecovered from occupied territory

An Italian volunteer serving in Ukraine’s International Legion was killed in combat in Russian-controlled territory, with his body unrecovered, making him the sixth Italian casualty in the war, La Repubblica reported on May 21.

21 May 2025, 07:13 PM

Vice President J.D. Vance downplays peace prospects in Ukraine, says it's up to Kyiv and Moscow

The war launched by Russia against Ukraine is unlikely to end anytime soon, the US Vice President J.D. Vance said in an interview with Bret Baier on Fox News on May 1.

2 May 2025, 10:25 AM

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