Ukraine-Russia War
Rubio, Witkoff feud over Russia-Ukraine peace terms, blame lack of communication - report
Witkoff did not communicate his travel plans to Rubio or other State Department officials. This lack of communication was perceived by sources as an attempt to negotiate with Ukraine independently.
Oil’s geopolitical premium vanished in 2025 and may not return - opinion
Russia probes car bomb that killed top general, Moscow suspects Ukrainian involvement
US intelligence indicates Putin's war aims in Ukraine are unchanged
EU leaders agree on joint borrowing to fund Ukraine, set aside plan to use Russian frozen assets
The leaders also gave the European Commission a mandate to continue work on a so-called reparations loan based on Russian immobilized assets, but that option proved unworkable for now.
Trump expected to sign $1 trillion annual defense bill, despite provisions of aid to Ukraine
The fiscal 2026 National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, authorizes a record $901 billion in annual military spending, $8 billion more than Trump requested.
Russia sentences British man to 13 years for fighting in Ukraine
The jailed Briton was named as 30-year-old Hayden Davies by Russia's Prosecutor General, who said he had been tried by a court in a part of Russian-controlled Donetsk.
Russia jails man for 22 years for blowing up trains in Siberia at Ukraine's behest
A Russian military court jailed a Belarusian man for 22 years over two 2023 bomb attacks on freight trains in Siberia that Moscow says were ordered by Ukraine’s intelligence services.
Ex-chief rabbi of Moscow: Jews in Russia should leave, move to Israel - opinion
Now, more than ever, Russia’s Jews should heed the call to leave. Israel offers not just refuge but a homeland where Jewish life is sovereign, not contingent on geopolitical whims.
Putin vows to expand Ukraine buffer zone, achieve war goals by any means
Putin warned that Russia would push forward militarily in Ukraine if diplomacy does not bring results, while asserting progress on all fronts.
Drone Dystopia: War-torn Ukrainian towns exist as shells of themselves amid Russian assualt
War-torn Dnipro looks like it is straight out of a dystopian movie after Russian drones have pockmarked its landscape.
New Czech foreign minister announces intention to move embassy to Jerusalem
Petr Macinka expressed solidarity with Israel and the Jewish community, and noted that one way of acting on that solidarity would be to move the embassy to Jerusalem.
Ukrainian Jews celebrate Hanukkah under Russian fire
President Volodymyr Zelensky was scheduled to attend the Kyiv ceremony but traveled abroad at the last minute for discussions with US representatives on peace negotiations.
UK MI6 spy chief warns of 'aggressive' Russia threat in first speech
Blaise Metreweli said Russia posed an "aggressive, expansionist, and revisionist" threat that still sought to subjugate Ukraine and harass NATO members.
Ukraine says Russian drone attack hit civilian Turkish vessel
The navy said the vessel was called the Viva and had 11 Turkish citizens on board. It added that nobody was hurt and the vessel was continuing its journey to Egypt.
