The US has officially sided with Ukraine in the war for the first time, as discontent grows in Moscow.
The United States has effectively abandoned its role as a "neutral intermediary" in Russia's war against Ukraine and now directly calls itself Kyiv's partner, the Kyiv Post reports. Meanwhile, Russia is trying to determine whether Trump has truly changed his position, Reuters reports. French President Emmanuel Macron,…
Intelligence: Russia is preparing hybrid attacks on the Baltic states.
Latvian intelligence warns that Russia is preparing possible provocations against the Baltic states or Poland, including the use of drones and other hybrid attacks, in order to force NATO countries to stop supporting Ukraine, Fox News reports. "We see signs that Russia is preparing...
G7 Summit: Trump Considers Reinstating Sanctions on Russian Oil, Zelensky Invites Putin to Meet in the US
On June 16, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke with US President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the G7 summit in France. Following this first meeting with Zelenskyy in four months, Trump said the US could reinstate sanctions against Russian oil, which had been…
Russia is building barracks and fortifications on its borders with NATO countries.
Russian authorities have increased the number of military units on the border with Finland and Norway in recent years, The Wall Street Journal reported on April 28. According to Meduza, the publication cited satellite images provided by Planet, an American commercial satellite company.
Nikol Pashinyan won the Armenian elections: Russia is losing influence in the country.
On the morning of June 8, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan declared victory in the parliamentary elections, which many viewed as a test of Russia's influence in the country. According to preliminary results, his ruling Civil Contract party received 49,81% of the vote, NBC News reports. Pashinyan and his…
Donald Trump's favorite architect presented a White House redesign project in Russia.
Rodney Mims Cook Jr., whom Trump appointed chairman of the Commission on Fine Arts in January, spoke at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum—Russia's version of the World Economic Forum in Switzerland—and outlined plans to rebuild the US capital, The Daily Beast reports.…
Zelensky wrote an open letter to Putin, inviting him to meet and discuss peace.
On June 4, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy published an open letter addressed to Russian President Vladimir Putin, proposing a meeting between the two leaders to work out terms for ending the war, Reuters reports. He warned that Kyiv was prepared to continue fighting if no agreement was reached.
Ukraine and Moldova are preparing to begin formal negotiations on EU accession as early as June.
Hungarian authorities have indicated they may abandon their previous stance against Ukraine joining the European Union, diplomats told Politico. Hungary has signaled its willingness to drop its long-standing objections to Ukraine's EU membership bid. According to diplomats, this will allow Kyiv and…
Russian financiers warned Putin that the war has already practically killed the Russian economy.
Russian financiers have warned President Vladimir Putin that the cost of the war in Ukraine is reaching levels the economy cannot sustain. This is the most serious sign of discord within the Russian government since the start of the full-scale invasion, Bloomberg reports. According to sources familiar with the situation,…
Robots are changing the course of the war in Ukraine and forcing Russia onto the defensive.
Ukraine, facing a shortage of personnel and uncertainty about US support, has dramatically changed its approach to warfare, CNN reports. Much of the fighting is now being conducted without human intervention: robots, drones, and remotely controlled vehicles give Kyiv an advantage over Russia.