ISW: Russia has taken just 81 km² of Ukraine this year—while claiming 2,226
The false picture is not just propaganda for the public but material that appears to reach the desk of Russia's leader, the think tank says.
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Finland’s FM: It’s too early to negotiate with Russia—while the EU is already weighing contact
Helsinki's top diplomat tied any future talks to one missing condition and pointed to next month's NATO summit as a place to take stock.
Russia demands Donbas at table. DeepState says taking it would cost two years of fighting and colossal losses
Three independent assessments now pointed in the same direction.
Two birthday calls: Zelenskyy thanked Trump for “every step from Javelins to Patriots.” Putin told Trump to make Zelenskyy come to Moscow
The Zelenskyy call lasted 35 minutes and produced a G7 meeting. The claimed Putin call lasted 55 minutes and produced another Witkoff trip.
Freezing the war along today’s lines is “the quickest way” to peace, Ukraine’s leader told Sky News
Zelenskyy insisted it is no concession, but a way to save children and bring soldiers home, paired with monitoring missions and allied guarantees.
“Position of strength”: Ukraine has six to nine months to reshape negotiations, says commander of one of top fighting units
His units hold the flank around Sloviansk and force Russia to attack head-on.
Ukraine pitches EU on an “airport ceasefire” with Russia—Moscow’s two main airports are now in Ukrainian striking range
Ukraine's FM says the mutual halt could give Russia an incentive to engage, while letting European leaders broker as a complementary track to US-led talks.
Germany views Putin’s Schröder ceasefire proposal part of Russia’s hybrid strategy aimed at dividing West. It could consider him on one condition
Berlin's initial response was unambiguous, as German officials dismissed the proposal.
Most Ukrainians reject giving up Donetsk Oblast to Russia even for security guarantees — KIIS survey
For Ukrainians, the real substance of "guarantees" matters more than empty promises.
Russia claims full capture of Luhansk Oblast for the third time — Ukraine’s 3rd Assault Brigade notes it’s still holding the line there
ISW confirms Ukrainian forces control the last 0.16% of the oblast, including the settlements of Nadiya and Novoyehorivka, which Russia's military grouping Zapad claimed to have "liberated" on 1 April.
“Performance for the sake of performance”: two ceasefire experts explain what’s really happening at Russia peace talks
Last week's stalemate in Geneva was no surprise. Two experts break down Moscow's ceasefire playbook
EU wants Russia to hold free elections and withdraw troops from Belarus, Georgia, Armenia, and Transnistria— as part of a Ukraine peace deal, leaked paper shows
The document, circulated by EU top diplomat Kaja Kallas among member states, also calls for nuclear weapons removal from Belarus, reparations, and free elections inside Russia.
EU’s Kallas: Western pressure on Ukraine helps Russia secure demands it never won on the battlefield
The EU's top diplomat said Europe should instead push for concessions from Moscow — including limits on its military, army, and nuclear weapons, plus accountability for crimes committed.
She spent 15 years decoding Russian talks. Her verdict: the battlefield will decide.
A seasoned former diplomat on reading Russia's negotiation theater
From Canada to Finland: 14 nations’ security advisors meet in Kyiv to discuss Ukraine’s future
Talks continue next week in Europe and US, Zelenskyy says.
Ukraine intelligence warns Russia plans mass-casualty false flag attack around Orthodox Christmas
Churches or symbolic sites may be targeted, with Western drone fragments planted to blame Kyiv
Zelenskyy says peace deal is 90% done. The remaining 10% is everything.
"They have to give us money": Zelenskyy's answer to Russian "help"
“We know exactly what Russia wants”: Zelenskyy says US, Ukraine did not reach territory compromise during talks in Berlin
US plan demands Ukraine withdraw from demilitarized zone. Who protects it from Russia?
US peace proposal down to 20 points, anti-Ukrainian ideas cut, Zelenskyy says
Zelenskyy said the base of the plan remains the same, but openly anti-Ukrainian points have been removed.
Russia burns through 1% of its men to grab 1.45% of Ukraine, The Economist reports
After years of brutal warfare, Moscow’s cost-benefit ratio looks increasingly devastating, according to The Economist.