Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a military operation in Ukraine Thursday. Kiev has confirmed war has broken out between Russia and Ukraine, and Moscow has launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
NATO chief Mark Rutte has stated that Russia did not have a veto on whether Western powers can deploy troops to Ukraine as part of security guarantees if a truce is reached.
United States President Donald Trump has issued a thinly veiled threat to Russian President Vladimir Putin on the Ukraine war, warning of unspecified consequences if he is unhappy with Moscow’s next steps in the conflict.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has reiterated his readiness to host Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky in Moscow. Holding meetings for the sake of meetings is a “path to nowhere,” however, and such talks must be meaningful, he stressed.
Moscow is not open to foreign peacekeeping troops securing a ceasefire or peace accord in Ukraine, Russian state media reported, citing Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has stated that neither Russian President Vladimir Putin nor Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is prepared to hold direct talks at this time, according to Reuters.
EU military spending is set to hit a fresh record of 381 billion euros in 2025, as the member states plough more money into warding off Russia, the bloc's defence agency announced Tuesday.
European Union countries are weighing new measures to close potential loopholes that could allow Russian gas to continue flowing into the bloc after a full ban takes effect by the end of 2027, Bloomberg has reported.
No deal has been reached between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump on the former holding talks with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky or on a trilateral summit, Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov has stated.
Around 2,000 North Korean soldiers deployed to help Russia fight Ukraine are estimated to have been killed, South Korea's spy agency claimed Tuesday, according to a lawmaker.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Fox News that the Donald Trump administration is considering new sanctions on Russia after President Vladimir Putin intensified strikes on Ukraine despite recent peace talks.
A European “war party” is trying to sabotage the diplomatic process launched by the US and Russia to end the Ukraine conflict, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has claimed.
Russian President Vladimir Putin sought on Monday to defend his Ukraine offensive to Moscow's allies, slamming the West for triggering the three-and-a-half year war that has killed tens of thousands and devastated much of eastern Ukraine.
European capitals are preparing “pretty precise plans” for potential troop deployments to Ukraine as part of postwar security guarantees, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told the Financial Times (FT), adding that the measures would carry full U.S. support.
Russian forces will push their advantage and continue their offensive against Ukrainian troops, Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov has stated.
U.S. President Donald Trump is negotiating with European allies to send American private military companies to help secure a potential peace accord in Ukraine, the Telegraph has reported, citing undisclosed sources.
US President Donald Trump has proposed deploying “Chinese peacekeepers” to Ukraine to monitor a potential ceasefire between Russian and Ukrainian soldiers, the Financial Times has reported, citing people briefed on the discussions.
French President Emmanuel Macron has issued a reminder of President Donald Trump’s deadline for Russian President Vladimir Putin to agree to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
European Union defense ministers have nominally agreed to deploy military instructors to Ukraine after a hypothetical future cease in hostilities with Russia, EU top diplomat Kaja Kallas has stated.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has warned that Russia's war in Ukraine could go on for "many more months" despite recent US-led efforts to bring it to an end.
Washington is supplying Ukraine with weapons that allow it to strike deeper into Russian territory, Permanent Representative of the United States to NATO Matthew Whitaker has stated.
Russian air attacks on Kyiv have killed at least 14 people and wounded dozens in the most deadly night raid on the Ukrainian capital since the Alaska summit between Russian and US presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump.
A significant proportion of the EU population is unhappy about the prospect of sending troops to Ukraine after any ceasefire or peace accord due to the absence of firm US “security guarantees” and fears of being drawn into a conflict with Russia, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) has reported.
