Ukraine-Russia War

Trump hoping to achieve halt to Ukraine fighting in Putin talks, Rubio says

"There'll have to be some conversation about ... territorial disputes and claims, and what they're fighting over," Rubio told reporters at the State Department"

 U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio attends an event at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 16, 2025.
Ukrainian police officers seen in the frontline town of Pokrovsk in Donetsk, Ukraine, April 12, 2025

Russia, US discuss plan similar to West Bank for post-war Ukraine - report

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Russia starts restricting some calls on Telegram and WhatsApp, Interfax says

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz welcomes Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy (L) upon his arrival in the garden of the chancellery in Berlin to join a video conference of European leaders with the US President on August 13, 2025.

Zelensky heads to Berlin for online meeting with Trump, European leaders


Border wars from above: 70% of cross-border incidents involve drones - opinion

As nations race to secure their expanded border zones, the question is no longer whether these boundaries will be tested, but how quickly we can detect, classify, and neutralize threats.

Drone operators from Ukraine's 109th Brigade prepare a test flight of a night-bombing drone on August 10, 2025 in Donetsk Region, Ukraine.

Putin holds call with North Korea's Kim, discusses US-Russia talks, Kremlin says

Vladimir Putin expressed appreciation for North Korea's assistance in the war with Ukraine.

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

Russian forces make sudden thrust in eastern Ukraine, open source data shows

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed on Tuesday that Russia was preparing for new offensive operations just days before the meeting between Trump and Putin in Alaska.

Service members of the 58th Separate Motorized Infantry Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces fire a cannon of a BTR-4 armoured personnel carrier during military exercises at a training ground, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kharkiv region, Ukraine August 11, 2025.

Trump says Ukraine, Russia will have to swap some land for peace

Trump told a White House press conference that his talks on Friday with Putin in Alaska would be a "feel-out meeting" to determine whether Putin was willing to make a deal.

US President Donald Trump speaks to the press about deploying federal law enforcement agents in Washington to bolster the local police presence, in the Press Briefing Room at the White House, in Washington DC, US, August 11, 2025.

Ukraine beach explosions kill three in Odessa, drones target southern Russia

Earlier on Sunday, several apartments and an industrial facility were damaged in a Ukrainian drone attack on the south Russian region of Saratov.

A sapper of the 115th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces blows up an explosive device during a training between combat missions at a training ground, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kharkiv region, Ukraine August 9, 2025

Russia's Dead Hand system return shows that global stability has become fragile - opinion

The Dead Hand system first emerged in the public eye in the 1980s, as an automatic retaliation mechanism, guaranteeing a nuclear strike even if Russia’s leadership were destroyed.

THEN-RUSSIAN prime minister Dmitry Medvedev crosses paths with US President Donald Trump at an Association of Southeast Asian Nations dinner in Manila in 2017.

White House considering inviting Zelensky to Alaska - report

US President Trump is to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin next Friday in Alaska to discuss a potential ceasefire and end to the Russia-Ukraine war.

US President Donald Trump greets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House in late February, 2025.

Europe stresses need to protect Ukrainian interests ahead of Trump-Putin talks

European leaders welcome the United States' attempt to forming a ceasfire agreement between Russia and Ukraine.

 UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer (L) bids farewell to French President Emmanuel Macron following a joint military visit to the Northwood Headquarters Northwood, on July 10, 2025 in London, England.

Trump nominates State Dept spokeswoman Bruce as US deputy representative to UN

US President Donald Trump said on Saturday he was nominating State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce as the next US deputy representative to the United Nations.

 State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce speaks during her first press briefing at the State Department in Washington, US, March 6, 2025.

A new global order threatens the West and global economic order - opinion

Israel's alliance with the United States, Europe, and the Jewish Diaspora is fraying.

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky meet on the sidelines of a NATO summit in The Hague in June. More and more signs indicate that the old order is weakening, says the writer.

Is Russia leaving Iran behind? Rift emerges over Moscow's Shahed-136 drone production  – CNN

Western officials say that Tehran feels abandoned by its ally after Moscow began improving the drone model and producing it for cheaper.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian attend a documents signing ceremony in Moscow, Russia January 17, 2025.