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Kremlin pushes false narrative of Ukraine's collapse to force surrender

Russian officials are amplifying a baseless narrative that Ukraine's political stability and front lines are on the brink of collapse, aiming to pressure the West into capitulation on Moscow's terms that Russia cannot achieve militarily, the U.S.-based Institute for the Study of War warned in its latest report on Nov. 30.

1 December 2025, 12:08 PM

Russian FM Lavrov pledges no NATO attack plans

Russia has no plans to attack any NATO country and is ready to formalize this in security guarantees, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at the International Conference on Eurasian Security in the Belarusian city of Minsk, Russia's state news agency RIA Novosti reported on Oct. 28.

28 October 2025, 08:06 PM

Zelenskyy slams West's silence on Russian attacks

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of mocking the West's lack of strong reaction to Russia's increasingly brazen attacks on Ukraine, in a video address on Oct. 5.

5 October 2025, 08:18 PM

Lavrov blames West for Putin’s refusal to meet Zelenskyy

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused Western countries of causing Russian dictator Vladimir Putin to avoid meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Russian propaganda media reported on Aug. 24.

24 August 2025, 10:13 PM

Russia launches dual disinformation campaigns to break Ukraine’s will

Russia is planning to run two simultaneous disinformation campaigns: one targeting the international audience, another one aimed at Ukrainian society, Center for Countering Disinformation (CCD) Chief Andrii Kovalenko wrote on June 20.

20 June 2025, 12:05 PM

Macron pledges collective response if Putin breaks peace deal

If Russia violates the peace agreement with Ukraine in the future, it will be considered a conflict with all the states that contributed to its conclusion, French President Emmanuel Macron said at a joint press conference with his US counterpart Donald Trump on Feb. 24.

25 February 2025, 09:00 AM

West backs Ukraine’s strategic approach to peace deal with Russia, FM says

Kyiv's allies are not pushing Ukraine for a quick deal to end the war with Russia, Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said at a joint press conference with his Estonian counterpart Margus Tsahkna on Jan. 14.

15 January 2025, 10:30 AM

Ukrainian President urges all refugees to return when skies are safe

Leaders of some Western countries want to keep those Ukrainian refugees who are employed and contribute through taxes and repatriate those who receive social benefits, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on national television on Jan. 3.

3 January 2025, 09:27 AM

Ukraine pushes back on Western calls to lower military draft age

The White House or other Western officials cannot dictate Ukraine's approach to the mobilization age, Deputy PM for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration and Justice Minister Olha Stefanishyna told public broadcaster Suspilne on Dec. 16, commenting on calls to lower the draft age.

16 December 2024, 12:36 PM

Russia's war in Ukraine poses long-term threat to Europe, German Defense Minister Pistorius says

Europe faces a long-term threat as Russia's war in Ukraine is no longer a regional conflict, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said on Nov. 23, according to Spiegel.

24 November 2024, 12:06 PM

Russia launches new ballistic missile at Ukraine to send message to NATO

The strike with a new ballistic missile on Ukraine on Nov. 21 may be Russia's message to NATO member states as this attack marks the first use of such a missile in any war or conflict, according to the Associated Press.

22 November 2024, 02:20 PM

Zaluzhnyi’s Chatham House speech on protracted war, collective West and Ukraine's right to its own future

Ukraine's Ambassador to the United Kingdom and former Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Valerii Zaluzhnyi addressed the current situation on the battlefield, the geopolitical landscape, and the conditions for ending the war at the Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House) on Oct. 17.

18 October 2024, 08:54 AM

Survey reveals polarized views on Western peace intentions and trust in Zelenskyy

About 54% of Ukrainians believe that the West genuinely wants a just outcome to the war, while 38% think that it is pushing Ukraine to accept an unfair peace, according to a survey conducted by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS) between Sept. 20 and Oct. 3.

14 October 2024, 01:45 PM

EU nears promised artillery shell target for Ukraine, says Borrell

The European Union has 700,000 out of the promised one million 155 mm artillery shells ready for Ukraine, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell said on Aug. 30 ahead of an informal meeting of defense ministers.

30 August 2024, 01:52 PM

Russia rejects second Global Peace Summit, slams Zelenskyy’s Peace Formula

Moscow will not participate in the second Global Peace Summit, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin said in a July 11 commentary to the RIA Novosti propaganda agency, calling it an attempt by Ukraine and the West to make up for their "failure" in Switzerland.

11 July 2024, 02:43 PM

Russia considers nuclear strategy changes after Western rejection of threats

The Russian Foreign Ministry is dissatisfied that Western countries are no longer afraid of nuclear blackmail from Vladimir Putin and his henchmen, Deputy Minister Sergei Ryabkov, said in an interview with Kremlin propagandists on July 8.

9 July 2024, 02:51 PM

Moscow pushing for Eurasian security coalition to counter NATO

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov are reportedly working to create a "Eurasian security architecture" of a coalition of friendly states that would challenge the West and undermine NATO, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported on June 22.

22 June 2024, 12:37 PM

Zelenskyy seeks Western support for preemptive strikes inside Russia

Ukraine needs a “political decision” from Western leaders to carry out preemptive strikes inside Russia, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his nightly address to the nation on May 26.

27 May 2024, 03:18 PM

Helping Ukraine will bolster Western democracies - Taiwan's Foreign Minister

Helping Ukraine can be key for Western democracies to increase their relative strength against the Chinese-Russian coalition, Taiwan's Foreign Minister Joseph Wu said in an interview with Foreign Affairs.

13 May 2024, 12:24 PM

NATO chief: China must cease support for Russia to maintain good Western relations

If China wants to have good relations with the West, it must stop supporting Russia in its war against Ukraine, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said during his speech at the Atlantik-Brücke (Atlantic Bridge) event in Berlin on April 25.

26 April 2024, 12:05 PM

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