Ukraine-Russia War
US, Ukraine discuss post-war reconstruction as Russia pummels grid
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia had launched 420 drones and 39 missiles in another night of attacks on energy and other critical infrastructure.
Ukraine images suggest Russia used missile that led US to leave nuclear pact
Ukraine to cover 4,000 km of roads with anti-drone nets by year-end
Trump says Iran will 'never' have nuclear weapons during State of the Union address
Donbas control, land swaps: Putin outlines potential Ukraine peace terms to Russian businessmen
"Vladimir Putin asserted that the Russian side is still ready to make the concessions that he made in Anchorage. In other words, that 'Donbas is ours,'" Kommersant reported.
Ukraine, US negotiators discussed how to bring peace closer, Zelensky says
Ukrainian President Zelensky said he spoke with special envoy Witkoff and Kushner on how to end the war with Russia.
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
Oil futures in 2025 have oscillated within a relatively narrow range, with the high coming in January before the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries began production increases.
Russia probes car bomb that killed top general, Moscow suspects Ukrainian involvement
The investigators published a video showing the wrecked car, with blood visible on the driver's seat.
US intelligence indicates Putin's war aims in Ukraine are unchanged
Despite claims by President Trump and his Ukraine peace negotiators, US intelligence reports warn that Putin still intends to capture all of Ukraine.
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.
