A Ukrainian lawmaker told CBS News on Wednesday that President Trump should not approach peacemaking efforts with Russia such as a business agreementand he said that the American leader must “understand that he cannot negotiate with Putin” as the “aggressor” in the war, which is approaching its four-year mark. Lisa Yasko, a member of the … Read more
The Kremlin said on Wednesday that its army’s recent battlefield successes in Ukraine had strengthened its position in talks to end the fighting, as both Moscow and Kyiv prepared for further negotiations with the United States. US President Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff and son Jared Kushner negotiated in the early hours with Vladimir Putin … Read more
BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgium on Wednesday rejected a plan to use frozen Russian assets to help boost Ukraine’s economy and war effort over the next two years, saying the scheme poses huge financial and legal risks. Ukraine’s budget and military needs for 2026 and 2027 are estimated to total around 130 billion euros ($150 billion). … Read more
Why does JD Vance keep trying to help Russia win the war with Ukraine Marco Rubio is the only American other than Henry Kissinger to serve as secretary of state and national security adviser at the same time, but has largely been absent from high-stakes diplomacy on Ukraine. Trump envoy Steve Witkoff negotiated the recent … Read more
Ukraine’s interceptor drones are fighting against Russia’s new jet-powered Geran-3 attack drones. Russia has deployed 138 Geran-3 drones, which are faster and more advanced than the Geran-2 models. Ukrainian developers are quickly adapting drone technology to meet evolving Russian drone threats. Russia’s new high-speed attack drones are increasingly appearing on the battlefield, but Ukrainians say … Read more
John McDonnell / Stringer, Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images At the center of President Trump’s contentious plan to end the war between Russia and Ukraine is not peace: it is profit. Trump envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are negotiating with Russian officials to ensure that US businesses—and Trump’s cronies—are in a position to make … Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that he will end his offensive in Ukraine if Kyiv withdraws from territory Moscow claims alone — otherwise his army will take it by force. The Russian army has been slowly but steadily moving through eastern Ukraine in costly battles against outnumbered and outnumbered Ukrainian forces. Meanwhile Washington has … Read more
A court in Russia on Thursday convicted eight people on terrorism charges over an attack on a bridge linking Russia with Moscow-annexed Crimea that is a key supply route for Kremlin forces in the war with Ukraine. The Court sentenced all the accused to life in prison. The October 2022 attack on the bridge occurred … Read more
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Several congressional Republicans are sharply criticizing President Donald Trump’s White House over its handling of a proposed peace plan for Ukraine that they say favors Russia, a sharp departure for a party that has stuck closely to nearly all of Trump’s initiatives. Ukrainian advocates have worried that a US-based … Read more
President Donald Trump repeatedly said during his campaign for the White House that if he wins the 2024 election, he will be able to end the war between Russia and Ukraine “in 24 hours”. But in the 10 months since he took office, the road to a peace deal has been fraught with shifting dynamics … Read more