Ukraine says its drone deal with the US is stuck while its deals with Europe and the Gulf move ahead
Kyiv agreed to let Washington check its air, sea, and land drones, yet the framework agreement remains open, Zelenskyy said.
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Russia’s 1500-drone strike on Ukraine was timed to Trump’s arrival in Beijing — Ukrainian Colonel explains why
Russia used the Victory Day lull to redeploy air defenses around Moscow and stockpile drones for a strike timed to Trump's Beijing arrival, Colonel Dmytro Kashchenko says.
Nicolas Tenzer: stop talking about peace, the question is victory
French geopolitical expert on his book Our War, Putin's nihilist regime, and the strategic autonomy Europe must build with or without Washington
Trump’s State Department refused to recognize Lukashenka in 2020. Today he’s a “friend.”
Trump called Lukashenka his "friend" after the latest prisoner exchange deal. The Belarusian bank financing Russia's shells is back in the dollar system.
ISW: Russia’s “Victory Day ceasefire” reduced combat but didn’t stop it
Day 2 saw Russian attacks reach Ukrainian positions across six oblasts, killing at least two civilians in Kherson.
Russia and “those sympathetic to it” will try to force Ukraine into capitulation this summer – source in Ukraine’s presidential circle
Russia demands control over Donbas, where 200,000 civilians still live.
Norwegian Nobel Committee logs 287 nominations for 2026 Peace Prize, Trump and Zelenskyy among the nominees
The Norwegian Nobel Committee has logged 287 candidates for the 2026 Peace Prize — 208 individuals and 79 organizations. Winner announced on 9 October.
Zelenskyy asks Trump whether Putin’s 9 May ceasefire means more than hours of safety for his own propaganda parade
Russia has used temporary pauses before, framed as humanitarian gestures or goodwill signals, to regroup forces, rotate units, resupply front-line positions, and then resume offensive operations.
Trump claims ongoing “good conversations” with Putin and Zelenskyy, won’t say when
In a Fox News interview, the US president groundlessly reiterated that the personal animosity between the two leaders is the obstacle to peace.
Sanctions on Russia: Do they work? Why? Why not? Blame? Changes?
For the past 50 months, the West has steadily increased its sanctions on Russia – at least on paper. A conference in Kyiv this weekend is analyzing sanctions roll back, accountability, the role of civil society, war profiteering, Putin’s enablers, and which sanctions have worked and not.
Ukraine FM: Ukraine asked Türkiye to host Zelenskyy-Putin talks — but “Putin is hiding”
Foreign Minister Sybiha said Ukraine has conveyed the proposal to Turkish partners, with Erdoğan and Trump possibly at the table.
Trump extended the ban on Russian ships docking in US ports — keeping a Biden-era measure alive through spring 2027
The White House cited Russia's policies as constituting a continuing disturbance to US international relations.
Trump and Vance showed Europe’s far right how to weaponize Ukraine. Don’t expect them to stop.
For the White House, Ukraine is now reduced to a cheap punchline—lies and stereotypes they throw about—to aid the MAGA-European extreme right-Putin axis.
Trump’s Iran war lasted 39 days. The impact on Ukraine will last longer
Five weeks on, we are updating our analysis of the Iran war and its impact on Ukraine: what we got right, what we got wrong, and the moves that nobody saw coming.
Trump wants out of NATO. Good. Let him go.
Not an anti-American position—a pro-European one.
Ukraine’s last friend in the Trump regime just walked away
Marco Rubio was supposed to be the exception—the adult in the room who understood how dangerous Putin is. But Marco has changed his mind. Ukraine and Europe should take note—because the guardrails are gone.
US warns allies: Patriots could be interrupted for Ukraine, as supplies could shift to Iran war
Three European officials confirmed the warning.
Trump on Ukraine weapons diversion: “We do this all the time” — but NATO says PURL deliveries stay on track
The Washington Post reported earlier that air defense interceptor missiles procured for Ukraine under the $4 billion PURL mechanism could be redirected to the Middle East to replenish US stockpiles drawn down by the war in Iran
Merz confirms call with Trump on Ukraine, Iran and Israel, plans further talks
Friedrich Merz is planning to invite Donald Trump to Germany for a state visit in September, weeks after the chancellor said Berlin was not consulted before the US-Israeli strikes on Iran.
“Harder to deal with than Putin”: Trump rejects Ukraine’s Middle East role as PR
Volodymyr Zelenskyy says 228 Ukrainian specialists are currently deployed in Qatar, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Jordan.