Ukraine-Russia War

Zelensky awards Melania Trump Ukraine's highest honor for women after brokering Oleshky ceasefire

Zelensky honored Melania Trump for helping evacuate civilians from Oleshky and reunite Ukrainian children with their families.

 First lady Melania Trump delivers remarks during an executive order signing ceremony with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Rose Garden of the White House on October 19, 2026 in Washington, DC.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky attends talks with German Parliament Bundestag President Julia Kloeckner in Berlin, Germany, November 3, 2026.

Zelensky hopes US election outcome will generate more help for Ukraine

A protest sign is seen near the White House the day after election day on November 04, 2026 in Washington, DC. Following the 2026 midterm elections the Democrats took control of Congress, winning a majority in the House and Senate, flipping several long term Republican held seats.

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Ukrainian national flag rises in front of the NATO emblem in central Kyiv

US urges NATO allies to step up weapons funding for Ukraine - report


Hackers hit Ukraine, Russia's emergency apps, send fake nuclear, chemical attack alerts

All-clear messages were sent shortly afterward for each alert, and Ukraine's Ministry for Digital Transformation said the app had been temporarily suspended.

This photograph shows a smartphone with its screen displaying notifications from emergency alert app "Air Alert", in Kyiv, on November 2, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Ukrainian evacuees reach Belarus as Melania Trump-brokered Oleshky ceasefire takes effect

The local ceasefire in Oleshky was reached thanks to mediation efforts by US First Lady Melania Trump with the pope's involvement.

People disembark a plane carrying residents evacuated from the Russian-controlled Ukrainian town of Oleshky, in Gomel, Belarus October 31, 2026.

US approves $2.1 billion Patriot missile sale to Ukraine amid delayed missile deliveries

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said earlier this week that Ukraine had been waiting for almost a month for the US to sign off on critical ​missile supplies.

Ukrainian service members walk next to a launcher of a Patriot air defence system, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in an undisclosed location, Ukraine August 4, 2024.

US general fired by Hegseth confesses to leaking classified information about Iran - report

"Classified information is not personal property. Leaking it for personal, political, or professional gain is a betrayal of the trust placed in those responsible for keeping it," Parnell wrote.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth holds a briefing on the Iran war, with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine (not pictured), at the Pentagon in Washington, US, May 5, 2026.

Ukraine temporarily halts strikes on Russian oil refineries after pressure from Trump - report

The unofficial pause is expected to last until after the US midterm elections and potentially deeper into November, it added.

Plumes of smoke rise from fires (centre) at an oil refinery following what the authorities say is a Ukrainian drone strike in the course of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, in Moscow, Russia, September, 20, 2026.

Next round of Ukraine talks depends on Middle East, other factors, Kremlin aide says

"It will also depend on the situation on the battlefield and the situation in general. You can see the situation now in the Middle East. It just doesn't allow us to hold it in the near future."

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks to the media as he arrives to attend an informal European leaders' summit in Ayia Napa, Cyprus, April 23, 2026; illustrative.

Ukraine has waited nearly a month for US to sign off on Patriot missiles, Zelensky says

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has repeatedly called on the US, which supplies missiles purchased by NATO allies under a program known as PURL, to speed up deliveries ahead of winter.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks to the media in the Chernihiv region, Ukraine, October 8, 2026.

Rubio describes Russia-Ukraine war as territorial dispute ahead of November peace talks

"At its core, (the war) is about 11% of one part of that country that Russia wants and cannot take militarily and that Ukraine is unwilling to give up," Rubio said.

United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to the media after meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, in New York, US, September 23, 2026.

Europe should be included in Ukraine peace discussions, Kremlin aide says

Zelensky said on Friday that peace negotiators from Ukraine, Russia, and the US had agreed to meet at a technical level in the first half of November in Abu Dhabi.

The Russian flag flies on the dome of the Kremlin Senate building behind Spasskaya Tower, in central Moscow, Russia, May 4, 2023.

Ukraine says Starshield back to normal, Musk says Kyiv violated terms

"Ukraine military violated Starlink terms of service and used it for offensive drone strikes to kill people. That loophole was closed last week," Musk said on X.

 A 3D-printed miniature model of Elon Musk and a SpaceX logo are seen in this illustration created on January 23, 2025.