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Russia says it used nuclear-capable missile to strike western Ukraine
17+ hour, 11+ min ago (549+ words) KYIV, Ukraine " The Russian Defense Ministry said Friday that it had struck western Ukraine with a nuclear-capable intermediate-range ballistic missile, an ominous warning by President Vladimir Putin of Russia as U.S.-led negotiations to end the war have gained steam. The…...
Zelenskyy’s assessment darkens as Europeans gather to talk peace
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (456+ words) KYIV, Ukraine " As Ukraine peace talks have stretched on for nearly a year, through fits and spurts and dozens of rounds, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accentuated the positive. The talks are now "90% complete," he said. Ukraine works every minute to…...
Ukrainians welcome a US victory in Venezuela, and lament a double standard
6+ day, 3+ hour ago (442+ words) KYIV, Ukraine " Ukrainians have cheered a long string of Russian geopolitical setbacks coinciding with the war in their country: Swedish and Finnish membership in NATO, Russia's pullback from the South Caucasus and the collapse of the Russian-supported regime in Syria....
Zelenskyy names general to replace chief of staff ousted in graft scandal
1+ week, 17+ hour ago (961+ words) KYIV, Ukraine " President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine announced a shake-up of his national security leadership on Friday, saying he planned to replace his defense minister and had named the head of the country's military intelligence agency as his new chief…...
Russia and Ukraine trade allegations of civilian attacks on New Year’s Day
1+ week, 2+ day ago (672+ words) KYIV " Russia and Ukraine accused each other of targeting civilians "over the New Year, with Moscow reporting a deadly strike on a hotel in territory it occupies in southern Ukraine while Kyiv said there had been another broad attack on…...
US and Ukraine ‘a lot closer’ on peace deal, Trump says after meeting with Zelenskyy
1+ week, 6+ day ago (557+ words) U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy shake hands during a press conference after their lunch meeting at Trump's Mar-a-Lago club, in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., December 28, 2025. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst PALM BEACH, Fla. " President Donald Trump said on "Sunday that…...
Zelenskyy says he’ll meet with Trump over the weekend
2+ week, 17+ hour ago (642+ words) KYIV, Ukraine " President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine said Friday that he would meet this weekend with President Donald Trump, as Ukraine and the United States try to maintain momentum in U.S.-led efforts to end the war with Russia. There was…...
Zelenskyy says Ukraine ready to advance peace plan, will discuss disputed points with Trump
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (471+ words) Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and first lady Olena Zelenska visit a monument to Holodomor victims, during a commemoration ceremony of the famine of 1932-33, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine November 22, 2025. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION…...
Ukraine expected to give up land, some arms under US peace plan, sources say
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (429+ words) Smoke billows from an apartment building that was hit yesterday by a Russian missile, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Ternopil, Ukraine November 20, 2025. REUTERS/Thomas Peter LONDON/KYIV " The U.S. has signalled to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that Ukraine must accept a…...
Putin’s demand to Ukraine: Give up Donbas, no NATO and no Western troops, sources say
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (709+ words) MOSCOW " Vladimir Putin is demanding that Ukraine give up all of the eastern Donbas region, renounce ambitions to join NATO, remain neutral and keep Western troops out of the country, three sources familiar with top-level Kremlin thinking told Reuters. The…...