Ukrainian surrender to Putin would “haunt us all,” says Republican senator Graham
He warns: there will be no peace while Putin thinks he's winning.
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ISW: Russia’s rate of advance “does not indicate that Russian forces will imminently seize the rest of Donetsk Oblast”
The Kremlin’s belief in inevitable victory ignores battlefield realities where major cities remain out of reach.
Trump’s Ukraine peace plan would violate 71 US international commitments
Enforcing the 28-point proposal would contradict 13 treaties and 23 political agreements Washington helped create
Trump says Zelenskyy “should like” peace proposal or “keep fighting”
Donald Trump responded to Volodymyr Zelensky's concerns about the U.S. "peace plan" by saying the Ukrainian president should either accept the proposal or "keep fighting."
After three years of grinding losses, Trump’s plan gives Russia terms it couldn’t get in 2022
Trump's 28-point plan offers Moscow territorial recognition and NATO exclusion it couldn't achieve in 2022 Istanbul talks. The plan arrives as Ukraine's government faces its worst wartime corruption crisis.
Europe races to counter Trump’s Ukraine peace plan with own proposal
European leaders are preparing an alternative peace proposal for Ukraine within days, responding to a White House plan that demands Kyiv cede the Donbas region and accept Russia's control of other territories in exchange for Moscow's return to the G8 and sanctions relief
Trump team meets top Putin envoy for three days in Miami — drafts secret Ukraine peace deal, Axios says
Kyiv remains sidelined, while Russian official Kirill Dmitriev said Trump’s envoy was receptive to Moscow’s position.
“Some European capitals believe Putin will win in Ukraine”: Germany plans to send €1B monthly to Kyiv prove Russia can be defeated
Some European countries believe that Russian leader Vladimir Putin will eventually win in Ukraine, according to Bundestag member…
Trump admin guts UN resolution backing Ukraine’s borders
White House wants "territorial integrity" stripped from annual measure condemning Russian occupation.
Putin ally Abdrazakov cancelled at Italian opera house after pressure from anti-corruption groups
The Verona Philharmonic Theatre has cancelled performances by Russian bass Ildar Abdrazakov, a member of Putin's presidential arts council and head of an opera house in occupied Crimea, with Italy's culture minister declaring that Russian art serving "despotic power" has no place in the free world.
Putin sets deadline for Pokrovsk conquest, throws 17,000 more soldiers thrown into burning city
“Putin’s goal is to demonstrate that he can dictate terms,” Malomuzh said.
Russia reactivates Syrian airbase in high-stakes gamble on post-Assad leadership
After Assad's fall, heavy cargo flights signal Moscow's determination to salvage what remains of its Mediterranean foothold.
Russia eyes Cuba and Venezuela for nuclear deployment to pressure Washington, ISW says
Putin keeps promoting Russia’s new nuclear missiles as tools to threaten the United States, while Moscow uses Belarus to menace Europe with the Oreshnik missile.
Stop fighting now, talk borders later: RFE/RL uncovers EU’s hush-hush plan to lock the Russia-Ukraine war in place
The first phase would freeze the frontline and bar Ukrainian offensives, with negotiations on territorial governance deferred to the next phase
Europe’s opera houses build bridges to Putin’s elite—with your tax money
From London to Zürich, Anna Netrebko’s return exposes how cultural institutions bankroll moral blindness.
British neurosurgeon: Putin and Xi talking about organ transplants is blasphemy
Ukraine faces "a unique experiment" unseen in Europe for decades, according to British neurosurgeon Henry Marsh, who has worked with Ukrainian doctors since 1992.
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.
Europe must be prepared, as Russia says its Peresvet system can cover up to 1,500 km and target reconnaissance satellites
Kubilius says Russian spy satellites are already shadowing German ones.
Putin shifts Russia to year-round conscription after 346,000 losses in 2025
The new legislation requires military enlistment offices to process recruits continuously throughout the year, eliminating seasonal breaks.
Putin claims Russia prioritizes civilian safety as advances stall, despite years of atrocities – ISW
Putin sought to justify Russia’s slow battlefield advances by citing concern for civilian safety, even as Russian forces continue daily attacks on Ukrainian civilians across the country.