7+ hour, 38+ min ago   (329+ words) Donald Trump has said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky must stop “knocking out diesel fuel in Russia,” as Kyiv continues a campaign of long-range drone strikes against Russian oil and energy infrastructure. “He [Zelensky] has to do one thing. He has…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (597+ words) Territorial disputes remain the central obstacle preventing Ukraine and Russia from reaching an agreement to end the war, US presidential special envoy Jared Kushner said on Sunday during the Yalta European Strategy (YES 2026) forum in Kyiv. Addressing conference participants, Kushner…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (508+ words) Drones targeted the major petrochemical and oil refining cluster of Nizhnekamsk in Russia’s Republic of Tatarstan and sparked a fire at an oil refinery in Slavyansk-on-Kuban, Krasnodar Krai. In Nizhnekamsk, situated roughly 1,200 kilometers from the Ukrainian frontier, residents reported low-flying…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (850+ words) In brief: US President Trump and his special envoys appear unable to break out of the businessman’s transactional mindset. But in geopolitics there are too many unquantifiable factors to consider, which inevitably sabotage any “dealmaking” approach based on assets and…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (772+ words) In brief: A 250-page study of almost 7,000 communications between Russian military personnel and their relatives in 2025 illustrated the reality of life in the combat zone for those fed into the “meat grinder” that is Putin’s “special military operation.” A research…...

2+ day, 36+ min ago   (385+ words) In brief: Russia’s full-scale war in Ukraine cost Poland an estimated €113.4 billion between 2022 and 2025, according to Statistics Poland. The losses include reduced economic output, higher inflation, lower real wage growth, and increased defense and Ukraine-related spending. Russia’s war in Ukraine…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (244+ words) In brief: The European Commission is considering financial support for FREYJA, a pan-European anti-ballistic missile project initiated by Ukraine, EU Defence Commissioner Andrius Kubilius said on Friday, Sept. 11. Funding could be drawn from the €90 billion Ukraine support loan or the…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (516+ words) A wave of drones struck the port city of Taganrog in Russia’s Rostov region and KuibyshevAzot chemical plant in Tolyatti, Samara region, early Saturday morning, Sept. 12. Videos shared across local Telegram channels showed smoke rising over several districts following a…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (178+ words) In brief: A Russian missile and drone attack damaged a residential high-rise in Odesa early Saturday, injuring at least six people, all of whom were hospitalized. Russia launched a large-scale missile and drone attack on Odesa early Saturday, Sept. 12, damaging…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (221+ words) In brief: A Russian drone destroyed a private home in Zaporizhzhia, killing a woman as Moscow continued aerial attacks across Ukrainian cities. A Russian drone struck a residential area of Zaporizhzhia, destroying a private home and killing a woman, Ukrainian…...