Ukraine

Israeli drone maker XTEND to trade on Nasdaq at $1.5B valuation

Merger aims to create an autonomous defense and security systems company combining AI-driven robotic operating system with established US operating and infrastructure capabilities

Skunk Works and Xtend are collaborating to expand joint all domain command and control
A woman holds a Ukrainian flag at a protest near the United Nations office, on the day of US-mediated peace talks between Russia and Ukraine in Geneva, Switzerland, February 17, 2026.

Talks on Ukraine war settlement were tense, to continue, source tells Russian agencies

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia February 9, 2026.

Kremlin says main issues over peace talks on Ukraine to be discussed in Geneva, including territory

EU High Representative and Vice-President for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas speaks during the last day of the Munich Security Conference (MSC) in Munich, Germany, February 15, 2026.

Kallas: Member states not prepared to give Ukraine concrete accession date


Russia claims to capture Pokrovsk ahead of Witkoff visit for peace talks

The Russian defense ministry has since posted videos of soldiers in the “center” of Pokrovsk raising the Russian tricolor flag.

Russian troops at the Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk.

Putin threatens to cut Ukraine’s access to the Black Sea after drone strikes

"The most radical solution is to cut Ukraine off from the sea, then piracy will be impossible in principle," Putin said in televised remarks.

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with US President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, December 2, 2025.

Defense innovation: Canada must learn from Israel, Ukraine, US to modernize its military - opinion

As Canada embarks on its largest defense buildup in decades, it can draw inspiration from Ukraine and the US for procurement reform, and from Israel on how to nurture a competitive challenger defense

A Canadian military instructor and military instructors of the U.S. Army are seen near Ukrainian servicemen during multinational drills "Rapid Trident 2019" at the International Peacekeeping and Security Center near Lviv, Ukraine September 24, 2019

Israeli Lior Navok wins prestigious Engel Prize for Ukraine war composition

Navok describes his 10-minute orchestral piece, 'Blue, Yellow, Smoke,' composed during the early days of the Russia-Ukraine War, as trying to 'capture the melancholic mood of war.'

PRIZE-WINNING composer Lior Navok.

Witkoff, Kushner to attend talks in Russia following 'productive' US-Ukraine meeting - WSJ

A senior US official told the Wall Street Journal that Witkoff and Kushner will continue talks related to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war after flying to Russia on Monday.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, and US President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner meet with a Ukrainian delegation in Hallandale Beach, Florida, US, November 30, 2025.

Ukranian Jewish cemetery damaged amid overnight strikes, community says

Chief Rabbi Moshe Moskowitz surveyed the site on Sunday and said he will coordinate repairs with the mayor. It was not immediately clear if the cemetery was targeted.

People walking by Ukranian Jewish cemetery damaged by heavy shelling.

'Pray for true peace soon': Hungarian Jew falls fighting for Ukraine, buried in Kyiv

Benjamin Aser left the Hungarian military and enlisted in the Ukrainian army after the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

Benjamin Aser’s funeral took place on November 27, 2025, after he fell on May 24, 2025.

Rubio sees progress in Florida talks with Ukraine, needs more work to reach deal

Zelensky has said he expects the results of previous meetings in Geneva would be "hammered out" on Sunday.

Secretary of Ukraine's National Security and Defence Council Rustem Umerov and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio speak to the press after a meeting with U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, in Hallandale Beach, Florida, November 30, 2025

Zelensky says Ukrainian delegation on its way to US for talks

Zelensky said he expected that the results of previous meetings with the US in Geneva would now be "hammered out" on Sunday.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks during a meeting with Italian President Sergio Mattarella at Quirinale Palace, in Rome, Italy, July 9, 2025.

Witkoff, Kushner to offer Ukrainian land to Putin in Moscow meeting - report

The report stated that US President Donald Trump will send special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Moscow to make a direct offer to Russian President Vladimir Putin. 

A resident walks near a school building destroyed during Russian air strikes, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the town of Sloviansk, Donetsk region, Ukraine November 25, 2025.