Donald Trump said that Vladimir Putin wants to meet him "as soon as possible," which comes as the IMF projects the Russia's war in Ukraine will extend into late 2025 or early 2026.
The financial aid was delivered under an extended financing mechanism, supporting critical budget expenditures while requiring continued reforms amid the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian war.
Currently, Russia targets German infrastructure and energy systems, funds far-right parties AfD and BSW, spreads disinformation through social media, Pistorius says.
Serhii Zgurets, head of Defense Express, says Russia has exhausted all conventional weapons except nuclear arms, contradicting Putin's vow of retaliation for Ukraine's drone strikes on critical military facilities in Tatarstan.
A new poll shows the majority of Ukrainians favor a nuclear weapons program despite potential international consequences, marking a shift from 1990s attitudes.
From defending rights to defending Ukraine, rights advocate Maksym Butkevych confronted his harshest test: surviving 913 days in Russian prisons he once fought from the outside.
Russian forces achieve territorial gains near Kupiansk, Toretsk, and Pokrovsk, while Ukrainian forces successfully restore previously lost positions in western Zaporizhia Oblast, ISW says.
North Korean troops secured a position in the northern forest through mass attacks but failed to properly conceal their forces, leaving them exposed to Ukrainian artillery and drone strikes.
Fico rushed to Moscow after Kyiv declared that Ukraine would not allow Moscow to earn additional billions from gas transit through Ukraine while continuing its aggression.
Seoul's military intelligence indicates Pyongyang's preparations to expand its military support for Russia, including troop rotations, artillery systems, and suicide drones.
A Russian cyberattack on government registries has limited Ukrainian banks' ability to process new accounts and loans, the National Bank of Ukraine said.
Ukraine's Ambassador to Poland revealed that over 1,000 applications have been submitted to join the Ukrainian Legion, with numbers expected to grow further.