Putin announced that he had ordered Russian troops to cease fire "in all directions" for the coming weekend. Moscow's announcement came after Volodymyr Zelenskyy repeatedly called for a ceasefire, but the Kremlin ignored these calls, the BBC reports. Putin declared a ceasefire effective 16:00 PM…
Russia launched its spring offensive with a large-scale attack on the "belt of fortresses"—heavily fortified cities in eastern Ukraine. The aggressor is simultaneously attacking energy infrastructure and civilian targets in Ukraine with drones and missiles, and it has plenty of soldiers. The… explains why.
President Donald Trump has often irritated his European allies with his flirtations with Russian President Vladimir Putin and harsh remarks against Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. But this apparent imbalance conceals a long-term strategic goal: countering China, according to Politico. The Trump administration believes...
The UN has declared that Russia's abduction of Ukrainian children constitutes a crime against humanity. This is according to a new report by the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine, the BBC reports. The report states that Russian authorities "at the highest levels" and with the direct involvement...
CNN journalists Jasmine Sykes and Kosta Gack visited a Kyiv rave club at the end of winter. They were surprised to find that, five years into a full-scale invasion, in the Ukrainian capital, where "brotherly" ballistic missiles and martyrs regularly fly, people still find the strength and…
On February 17, 2026, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated in an interview with Axios that the Ukrainian people would reject the peace agreement, which stipulates the unilateral withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from eastern Donbas and the transfer of the region to Russia. The Ukrainian and Russian delegations are holding a third round of negotiations…
In an interview with the BBC, Kenyan Foreign Minister Musalia Mudavadi called the recruitment of his country's citizens "unacceptable and covert." He stated that Nairobi had shut down illegal recruiting structures and would seek an agreement with Moscow banning the conscription of Kenyans. According to the government...
Donald Trump announced that Vladimir Putin had agreed to a week-long ceasefire in Ukraine. This primarily concerns the shelling of critical infrastructure facilities, which Russia has been methodically destroying in recent weeks in an attempt to unleash a "Holodomor" on Ukraine, the Daily Mail reports. "Because...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that Kyiv and the United States have reached an agreement on security guarantees in the event of a ceasefire with Russia, but the document has not yet been signed, the BBC reports. Meanwhile, trilateral technical talks between the United States, Ukraine, and…
In April 2022, when 30-year-old Trevor Reed finally returned home to Texas after three years in a Russian prison camp, he had no intention of enjoying a quiet life or going to college. The Marine veteran was thirsty for revenge, so he went to Ukraine to fight…