NBC: Russia shows no willingness to end war in Ukraine as peace efforts stall, US intelligence assesses
The assessment reveals there is no indication Russia is prepared to negotiate as Trump attempts to broker peace talks.
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Putin envoy claims Russia, US and Ukraine “quite close” to diplomatic solution to end war
Kirill Dmitriev cited Ukrainian President Zelensky's agreement to freeze the front line as a significant shift from Kyiv's previous demand for complete Russian withdrawal.
Trump denies pushing Ukraine to cede all of Donetsk, proposes freezing war at current lines
"Let it be cut the way it is," the US president told reporters when asked directly if he had demanded Ukraine surrender Donetsk Oblast after his call with Putin.
Trump blames Biden’s policy that allowed Ukraine only to defend itself and not fight back properly
The US president used a sports analogy of banning offensive plays to criticize Biden's restrictions of strikes with American weapons, arguing that defensive capabilities alone cannot achieve victory.
Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1267: Ukrainian drones set Russian refineries ablaze as Kremlin races to seize more territory prior Alaska summit
Ukrainian drone strikes ignited massive fires at Russian oil refineries overnight, targeting facilities that produce millions of tons of fuel for Moscow's war machine.
Intelligence reports reveal that 11,000 North Korean soldiers remain stationed in Russia's Kursk and Belgorod regions, with thousands more expected for support operations.
Meanwhile, European nations have tripled their defense manufacturing capacity since 2021, constructing 7 million square meters of new weapons facilities in the continent's largest military buildup since World War II.
Nordic-Baltic nations remind before Trump-Putin meeting: international borders must not be changed by force
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, and Sweden released a joint statement three days before Trump's Alaska summit with Putin, demanding "robust and credible security guarantees" for Ukraine.