Russia preparing to strike Kyiv government buildings to derail talks with Trump, as peace deal is 90% ready, Zelenskyy warns
Putin tells Trump he'll "revise position" after an invented drone attack.
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Russia’s answer to peace efforts: Double Kinzhal-Iskander strike on Kyiv killed six and injured 14
"If there are negotiations, there must be no missiles,' Zelenskyy said hours before Russia's air assault.
Russia tests 100-megaton Poseidon torpedo capable of radioactive tsunami as pressure on Trump over Ukraine escalates
The announcement marks a chilling escalation in the global arms race, as the Kremlin seeks to intimidate both the US and Europe amid stalled peace efforts.
“Putin outplayed Trump again”: Russia pulls US president into Budapest meeting on its terms, says expert
The pattern was seen during the Alaska summit: talk, no results.
White House talks turn “uncomfortable” as Trump denied long-range missiles for Kyiv ahead of Putin’s meeting in Hungary
One of the sources claims that this is due to the fact that Trump believes that Ukraine wants to prolong the war.
Zelenskyy: Russia fears US Tomahawks — that fear can work for peace
Zelenskyy hails potential US Tomahawk deliveries as a “signal of strength,” saying Russia’s air terror and nuclear plant blockades prove it must be forced, not persuaded, toward peace.
Trump still wants to get deal and to make money with Putin despite change of Ukraine’s rethoric, former US envoy says
Trump demands cuts in Russian energy purchases while hinting at tariffs on China and India.
ISW: Russia dangles nuclear talks to extract Trump concessions on war in Ukraine
Russia's push for arms control dialogue masks an ultimatum that could fracture Western unity if Trump prioritizes nuclear negotiations over Ukrainian sovereignty and NATO commitments.
CNN: Trump’s repeated calls to Putin failed to slow Russia in Ukraine
During the last eight months, Russia has consolidated gains, from Chinese and North Korean support to unchecked advances in Donetsk and Kharkiv.
Putin tells Trump Russia will escalate Ukraine offensive within 60 days as US president calls Kremlin leader disappointing
Vladimir Putin informed Donald Trump during their 3 July phone call that Russia intends to continue offensive operations until securing full administrative borders of occupied Ukrainian oblasts.
Putin has received ammo from North Korea. Now he wants soldiers — and Pyongyang is ready to send them in July
Month by month, authoritarian allies deepen their military cooperation.
Middle East nuclear crisis may drown out Ukraine and enrich Russia
Oil prices spike, Western focus drifts — and the Kremlin cashes in.
ISW: Russian security officials urge Putin to escalate war in Ukraine
Sources within the Russian presidential administration report growing elite frustration over insufficient resources for the war in Ukraine, which led to high casualties for limited territorial gains
Cold War lessons show why West must abandon “escalation management” now
The Cuban Missile Crisis proved firm boundaries contained Soviet expansion - but today's cautious deterrence approach achieves the opposite effect, with political transitions in 2024 leaving a narrowing window to apply these historical lessons.
UK intel: Russia’s Oreshnik missile likely deployed for strategic messaging
Russia likely used its expensive, experimental Oreshnik missile as symbolic retaliation for Ukraine’s Western missile use, despite limited production, per UK intelligence.
Reuters: Putin again threatens “range of responses” if deep Russia strikes allowed with Western weapons
Ukraine is not allowed to use Western-supplied missiles inside Russia.
Zelenskyy: North Korean troops will join Russia’s war against Ukraine on 27-28 October
Ukrainian Armed Forces Commander Syrskyi provided deployment dates during frontline briefing.
Scholz: No immediate NATO invitation for Ukraine during wartime, supplying Tauruses “wrong”
The German Chancellor reiterated his rejection of an immediate NATO invitation for Ukraine and his refusal to transfer Taurus missiles.
Western weapon use restrictions for Ukraine are “militarily silly and strategically stupid,” Mike Pompeo says
The ex-CIA director and former US State Secretary condemns limitations on Ukraine's use of long-range Western weapons and dismisses escalation concerns.
The dark truth behind NATO’s “fear of Russian escalation”
NATO frets over poking the Russian bear while its own paper tiger growls. Eastern allies demand action as Western powers reveal an Alliance scared of its own shadow.