Ukraine

Russia and Ukraine to hold first ceasefire talks in seven weeks as clock ticks on Trump ultimatum

"Naturally, no one expects an easy road. Naturally, this will be a very difficult conversation. The projects (of the two sides) are diametrically opposed," said the Kremlin spokesman.

 Russian President Vladimir Putin, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky
Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar meeting with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha at the Ukrainian Foreign Affairs Ministry in Kyiv, Ukraine, July 23, 2025.

FM Sa'ar in Ukraine: Israel condemns Russia's attacks on civilians, call for sustainable peace

SERVICE MEMBERS of the National Guard of Ukraine wait before firing toward Russian troops, at a position in a front line, amid Russia’s attack on their country last Saturday in the Kharkiv region.

Assessing Russian crimes against Ukraine at deeper levels - opinion

Ukraine is inviting startups, companies, and governments from across the world to use the Ukrainian war to test their platforms.

'Test in Ukraine': Kyiv invites companies to test defense platforms in Russia war battlefield


US special envoy meets Chabad rabbis in Ukraine amid shifting US stance

"Our meeting with him in this place, which symbolizes the destruction of Kyiv's Jewry, is the best proof of the flourishing of Jewish community life in Ukraine.”

 General Kellogg meets with Chabad emissaries.

Kremlin says Putin is ready to discuss peace in Ukraine but wants to achieve goals

On Monday, Trump announced a tougher stance on Russia, pledging a new wave of military aid to Ukraine, including Patriot missile defense systems.

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia June 23, 2025

Ukrainian medic killed while rescuing dogs and wounded soldier honored by animal orgs.

Before her death, she had told soldiers “Until I leave food for every animal, we won’t go further.”

Dr. Yeryomenko with one of the many dogs she helped evacuate from the war zone.

Call of Dnipro: How the Ukrainian Army gamifies the war with Russia to motivate troops - BBC

LIke in Call of Duty, Ukrainian soldiers can now earn points for killing Russian soldiers or targeting pieces of military equipment.

 Ukrainian military soldiers rest at a position on a front line, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near the city of Kostiantynivka in Donetsk region, Ukraine July 5, 2025

‘Miracle’ in Ukraine: Rabbi and family survive Russian suicide drone hit completely unharmed

The suicide drone destroyed the front of the rabbi's Toyota Land Cruiser.

 Rescuers work at the site of a building destroyed during a Russian air strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kherson, Ukraine March 14, 2025.

Russia sentences senior Def. Min. official to six years for theme park scandal

Major General Vladimir Shesterov, a senior Russian Defence Ministry official, was sentenced to six years in prison for his involvement in a theme park funds scandal.

 Russian police officers patrol Red Square under snow falls in downtown Moscow on November 23, 2024.

Ukraine's drones target Moscow, other regions, Russia's defense ministry says

Russia and Ukraine have accused each other of targeting civilians, something both sides deny, in the course of the war, now well into its fourth year.

 Workers clean a street next to damaged cars following what local authorities said was a Ukrainian drone attack, amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict, in the town of Voronezh, Russia July 15, 2025.

Threatening Putin: Will Trump chicken out? - opinion

Presidential threats of severe tariffs and new sanctions may be empty if Donald Trump fails to carry through.

 US PRESIDENT Donald Trump and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin attend a G20 summit in Buenos Aires in 2018. Putin probably isn’t losing sleep over Trump’s recent deadline to make peace with Ukraine, says the writer.

Israeli drone company XTEND secures extension to $70 million Series B funding

The additional funding has brought XTEND, which shifted its focus to the defense sector following the October 7 massacre, to a total of $100 million.

Tactical, autonomous robotics systems developer XTEND secured extension to $70 million Series B funding

Trump asked Zelensky if Ukraine could hit Moscow, FT reports

The US president had asked his Ukrainian counterpart whether he could hit military targets deep inside Russia if he provided weapons capable of doing so.

 UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT Volodymyr Zelensky speaks with US President Donald Trump by phone, earlier this month. In his first weeks in office, Trump dramatically reversed US policy on Ukraine, even falsely accusing Zelensky of starting the war with Russia, the writer notes.

US to give Ukraine missiles capable of hitting Moscow as Trump grows frustrated with Putin - report

The offensive weapons would reportedly include long-range missiles that could reach targets deep inside Russian territory, including Moscow.

 Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy meet at Trump Tower in New York City, US, September 27, 2024