Macron launches working group on Ukraine security guarantees – US joins for first time
US joins for first time as Zelenskyy prepares trip to Washington.
Browsing Tag
US
247 posts
Zelenskyy warns of “one of the hardest moments” as US peace plan demands what it fought to protect
Trump’s 28-point blueprint echoes Russian demands of territorial concessions and military cuts while European allies signal they won't support forcing Ukraine to surrender.
ISW: Trump’s reported peace plan is “fundamentally the same as Russia’s 2022 Istanbul demands”
The proposed deal would give Russia vital Ukrainian territory and allow it to conserve resources for future aggression, according to ISW.
China may cut Russian oil imports by 400,000 barrels daily as US sanctions strike war budget
Energy profits make up nearly 78% of Russia's federal budget. Every cancelled shipment tightens the noose around Moscow's war financing.
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.
Russia politely asks US to continue Ukraine negotiations after Trump sanctions oil giants
After new US sanctions on Rosneft and Lukoil, Russia’s Foreign Ministry avoided harsh criticism and instead urged Washington to continue talks on a “political settlement” for Ukraine.
Trump finally acts after months of hesitation — Russia’s Rosneft and Lukoil now sanctioned
The US Treasury blocks all assets in the US and urges foreign banks to avoid dealings with Russia’s energy sector.
Russia earns $1.5 billion weekly from record oil exports since 2023, while US Senate pauses sanctions bill
Vladimir Putin leveraged upcoming talks with Donald Trump to block US sanctions and secure weapon delivery pauses to Ukraine.
From refusal to funding: Italy now ready to bankroll US arms for Ukraine it once opposed
Unnamed officials told Bloomberg that concern over losing influence inside NATO forced Rome’s change of course.
Dutch intelligence chiefs say that certain data is no longer shared with CIA under Trump’s administration
While limiting US access, Dutch intelligence strengthens cooperation with Germany, France, the UK, Poland, and Northern European nations to counter growing threats.
Trump threw maps, cursed at Zelenskyy while demanding Ukraine cede Donbas to Russia – FT
Trump reportedly warned Zelenskyy that Putin could ‘destroy’ Ukraine if no deal was reached, pressing the Ukrainian president to consider Moscow’s territorial demands and signaling a willingness to entertain Russian proposals.
White House talks turn “uncomfortable” as Trump denied long-range missiles for Kyiv ahead of Putin’s meeting in Hungary
One of the sources claims that this is due to the fact that Trump believes that Ukraine wants to prolong the war.
Trump signals interest in drones-for-Tomahawk missiles deal proposed by Zelenskyy in Washington
At the White House, Ukraine’s president offered a bold exchange: thousands of domestically-produced drones in return for US Tomahawk cruise missiles. These are the weapons that could let Kyiv strike deep into Russia’s rear and force Moscow to the table.
Co-built and tested with Ukraine, Shahed-like American drone readies for mass production
A high-tech analogue of Russia’s Shahed strike drone is ready for mass-production in the US after completing combat…
Zelenskyy: Russia fears US Tomahawks — that fear can work for peace
Zelenskyy hails potential US Tomahawk deliveries as a “signal of strength,” saying Russia’s air terror and nuclear plant blockades prove it must be forced, not persuaded, toward peace.
Global democracy crisis: How Russia exploits West’s loss of faith to win its war
Across the West and beyond, citizens lose hope in democratic systems, fueling populist movements and political instability.
Up to 25,000 Cubans may be lured in Russia’s war by pay, but Havana emphasizes it has no connection to foreign recruitment for Moscow
The Cuban Foreign Ministry calls the accusations baseless and slanderous.
Russia uses three distinct turboprop Shahed drone variants — all packed with foreign parts
Ukraine’s sanctions envoy said that Moscow’s drone assembly plants in Tatarstan and Izhevsk can’t operate without imported microcontrollers and digital converters.
Trump has “sort of made a decision” on Tomahawks for Ukraine — and it’s complicated
He hasn’t ruled it out, but insists he must first ask Ukraine "what they're doing with them."
Russia doesn’t seek peace. It seeks escalation — 18 attacks on NATO in September show it
Unable to crush Ukraine by force, Moscow now strikes at the perception of safety in Europe, using drones, bombers, and propaganda to erode unity.