Starlink’s slowdown hurt Ukraine at front. Now Kyiv and Türkiye weigh building satellite technology together, Zelenskyy says
Talks with Türkiye have begun, Zelenskyy says after meeting Turkish leader Erdogan.
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Fewer jams, simpler sights: Ukrainian marines show off Turkiye’s upgraded RDS40 40mm grenade launcher
The 42nd Separate Marine Brigade released video of its crews preparing and firing the RDS40-AGL.
Russia resumes diesel exports to Türkiye, Brazil, after Trump lifts sanctions on fuel supplies, boosting Moscow’s war revenue – Reuters
Moscow has lifted its export ban, with US sanctions relief opening the way for renewed sales even as Russia continues to face domestic fuel supply pressures.
Turkey’s Korkut guns now shoot down Russian drones over Ukraine. Almost half of the jet-powered Shaheds still get through
Russia launched about as many of the fast ones as slow ones in September, by one analyst's count, and its winter assault on the power grid is still ahead.
Putin calls Zelenskyy’s airspace warning “state terrorism” as shares in Russia’s national airline fall 5%
European and US airlines already avoid Russian airspace, while carriers from China, Turkey, and Gulf states continue using it.
Reuters: Russia dismisses Black Sea ceasefire idea after Ukraine’s offer
Reuters says Kyiv passed the proposal through a third party after attacks pushed carriers from Odesa and choked routes that move Ukrainian grain.
Erdoğan tells Merz Turkey is working to restart Russia-Ukraine peace talks ahead of Ankara NATO summit
Turkey is pushing to revive diplomacy ahead of the NATO summit it will host in Ankara next month.
Washington just removed seven more Russians, two ships, and two Turkish firms from its sanctions blacklist
The Treasury's sanctions arm gave no reason for the 24 June deletions, which restore asset access and let American companies deal with the named parties again.
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.
Russian drone kills an Egyptian cook on a civilian cargo ship in the Black Sea
The Turkish-owned bulk carrier Victress, bound for a Ukrainian port, caught fire after the overnight strike on 22 June. Another commercial ship sustained minor damage.
Szijjártó told Russia’s deputy minister he’d removed 72 entities from EU sanctions — then asked Moscow to write his arguments for removing more
The detail, buried in leaked transcripts from a call with Russia's deputy energy minister, reveals the full scope of Hungary's collusion: not just delisting oligarchs on request, but seeking Kremlin-authored justifications for Budapest's own EU lobbying.
Sanctioned Russian shadow fleet tanker struck by drone near Istanbul, 140,000 tons of oil on board
The ALTURA had transported millions of barrels of Russian crude to India and China before the strike.
Turkey’s Ukraine war bill: soybean imports at risk as Erdoğan warns of global crisis
Wartime disruptions already cut Ukrainian grain deliveries to Turkey 16%—and Ankara is now pushing hard for peace talks.
Ukraine’s defense industry is building a direct pipeline into Europe’s weapons market — one NATO certification at a time
Finland became the eighth Alliance member to finalize a mutual quality assurance deal, with five more in negotiation.
Iran hit Abu Dhabi but not the peace talks — Kyiv says the next Ukraine-Russia-US round is still days away
The Ukrainian president says the 5-6 March trilateral is on track — he prefers Geneva, though Austria, the Vatican, or Turkey are also options if Russia wants a neutral venue.
Frontline report: Russian drone incursions push Turkey to the brink of closing Black Sea shipping routes
After shooting down unauthorized Russian drones near defense facilities and Istanbul, Turkey is signaling that continued violations could trigger crippling trade restrictions.
Russian Orlan-10 drone crashes near Istanbul as Black Sea surveillance intensifies
Second drone incident in Turkish airspace this week.
Erdoğan asks Putin to take back Russian S-400 SAM systems in move to win Trump’s favor
Ankara hopes returning the anti-air system will reset ties with Washington and lift US sanctions on its defense sector, per Bloomberg.
Turkey downs drone in Black Sea as aircraft strays into NATO-patrolled airspace
The aircraft was destroyed in a safe zone away from populated areas, though officials did not identify its type or origin.
Ukraine denies involvement in attack on Russian tanker off the coast of Turkey
Ukraine's Foreign Ministry denied any involvement in the reported attack on Russian tanker Midvolga 2 off Türkiye's coast,…