Orban meets Putin in Moscow as EU sidelined from Ukraine peace talks
Putin reveals Trump proposed Budapest as venue for Russia-US summit as both leaders have "good relations with Viktor."
Belgium’s De Wever adds “peace deal” argument to block €140 billion Ukraine loan
Prime minister's letter to von der Leyen introduces new objection: frozen assets should be "bargaining chip" with Moscow
“The stronger our defense, the more we achieve in diplomacy”: Zelenskyy signals no territorial concessions after Geneva talks
Despite a corruption scandal at home and Russian advances in the east, Ukraine's president delivered a firm message on the eve of renewed American negotiations: battlefield strength—not concessions—will determine what Kyiv achieves at the table.
Putin signs decree formalizing Russification of occupied Ukraine through 2036
Document sets 95% "Russian civic identity" target for occupied populations by 2036
US uses Russia’s growing missile stockpile to pressure Ukraine into unfavorable peace deal
Washington traditionally condemned adversaries for stockpiling weapons. Now it cites Moscow's arms buildup to sell Kyiv a settlement.
Vance attacks McConnell as GOP splits over Trump’s Ukraine peace push
The two senators who control defense funding are publicly questioning the administration's approach
Russia floods social media with AI-generated fake videos of “surrendering” Ukrainian soldiers near Pokrovsk
Visual glitches expose fakes, but millions had already watched.
Rubio and Vance dismiss NBC report claiming Army secretary warned Ukraine of “imminent defeat”
Both officials accused NBC News of fabricating claims about a 2028 rivalry over Ukraine policy.
Trump peace push hits hard walls from Moscow and Kyiv
As Washington talks up “tremendous progress” on a Ukraine peace deal, Russia’s maximalist demands and Ukraine’s refusal to abandon core red lines on territory, military size, and NATO membership leave only a narrow and fragile space for compromise.
Russia strikes frontline with new Iranian Shahed-107 drone powered by Western electronics
Ukraine’s military intelligence details a new Iranian-made attack drone now used by Russia to strike frontline regions, exposing its design and the origin of its electronics.
Ukrainian refugee Aonishiki conquers Japan’s sumo world in historic championship win
War escapee becomes first Ukrainian sumo champion, eyes ozeki rank.
US-Ukraine peace framework document drops surrender terms but dodges the hardest questions
New Geneva draft softens earlier demands seen in Kyiv as close to surrender terms
Merz rules out Russia’s G8 return amid European backlash to US peace plan
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has rejected a US-backed clause to invite Russia back into the G8, signaling there will be no return to “business as usual” with Moscow while its war on Ukraine continues.
Ukraine’s 178,391 war-crime cases collide with Trump-Putin peace plan that skips justice
Prosecution of Russia’s missile strike on a civilian bus serves yet another warning against peace without justice.