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October 17, 2025 9:20 AM

Trump says he will meet Putin in Budapest, touting progress in Ukraine talks

U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed on Thursday to another summit on the war in Ukraine, a surprise move that came as Moscow feared fresh U.S. military support for Kyiv. Trump and Putin may meet within the next two weeks in Budapest, the U.S. president said, after a more than two-hour phone conversation he called productive. The Kremlin confirmed plans for the meeting, though neither side provided a date for when it would occur. "My whole life, I've made dea...

October 15, 2025 10:25 PM

Hegseth warns Moscow US will ‘impose costs’ if Ukraine war does not end

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned Moscow on Wednesday that the United States and its allies would "impose costs on Russia for its continued aggression" if the war in Ukraine does not come to an end. "If we must take this step, the U.S. War Department stands ready to do our part in ways that only the United States can do," Hegseth said at a meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group of Kyiv's allies at NATO headquarters. Hegseth did not elaborate. His comments came as U.S. President ...

October 10, 2025 8:50 PM

Zelenskiy says he discussed frozen Russian assets with ECB President Lagarde

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday he had discussed "fair use" of frozen Russian assets with European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde. His comments come after a large overnight Russian air attack across Ukraine. "We discussed how to ensure the fair use of frozen Russian assets to protect against Russia’s war and to help rebuild life in Ukraine. There are solutions for how this can be done," Zelenskiy said, calling for more political will in Europe to do this. In...

October 8, 2025 10:32 AM

Putin says Russia has captured nearly 5,000 square km in Ukraine this year

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russian forces had captured almost 5,000 square km (1,930 square miles) of land in Ukraine in 2025 and that Moscow retained complete strategic initiative on the battlefield. Russia's 2025 gains would amount to nearly 1% of Ukraine's land area, and the country controls nearly 20% in total. Putin, addressing a meeting with Russian top military commanders on his 73rd birthday, said Ukrainian forces were retreating in all sec...

October 6, 2025 4:51 PM

Ukraine says it struck major Russian explosives factory, oil terminal

Ukraine's military said on Monday it had struck one of Russia's main factories producing explosives for a wide variety of ammunition for Russia's army as well as an oil terminal in occupied Crimea fueling Moscow's war effort. Ukraine's forces have stepped up long-range attacks on strategic Russian targets, particularly oil facilities, as diplomatic efforts to end the more than 3-1/2-year-old war have stalled. In a statement, Ukraine's General Staff said "numerous explosions" were reported ...

October 5, 2025 5:04 PM

Putin says Tomahawk supply to Ukraine would destroy U.S. relations

Russian President Vladimir Putin said that if the United States supplied Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine for long-range strikes deep into Russia then it would lead to the destruction of Moscow's relationship with Washington. Less than two months since U.S. President Donald Trump met Putin at a summit in Alaska, peace looks even further away with Russian forces advancing in Ukraine, Russian drones allegedly flying in NATO airspace and now Washington talking about direct participation in striking de...

October 3, 2025 10:10 AM

India won’t allow humiliation: Putin praises “friend” PM Modi as “balanced and wise leader”

Russian President Vladimir Putin has backed India’s decision to continue buying oil from Moscow, stressing that New Delhi will not be swayed by external forces. Speaking at the Valdai Discussion Club in Sochi, Putin said India’s energy purchases were driven by economic pragmatism rather than politics. “If India refuses our energy supplies, it will suffer losses of around $9–10 billion. If it doesn’t refuse, sanctions will be imposed, and the loss will be the same. So why refuse if it ...

October 3, 2025 9:17 AM

Putin warns the US of escalation risk if it gives Ukraine Tomahawk missiles

Russian President Vladimir Putin swiped back on Thursday at U.S. President Donald Trump for calling Russia a "paper tiger", suggesting NATO might be one and warning the United States that if it supplied Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine it would trigger a dangerous new escalation. Russia's war in Ukraine, Europe's deadliest since World War Two, has sparked the biggest confrontation between Russia and the West since the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962, and Russian officials say they are now in a "hot" c...

September 29, 2025 3:46 PM

Ukraine’s Zelenskiy proposes joint aerial shield with European allies

Ukraine would like to build a joint aerial defence shield to protect against threats from Russia together with its European partners, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday. NATO leaders have said that Russia has been testing the alliance's readiness and resolve with airspace incursions in Poland and the Baltic states, and Kyiv says its experience in dealing with aerial threats would be valuable. "Ukraine proposes to Poland and all our partners to build a joint�...

September 24, 2025 10:49 PM

Zelenskiy tells UN: Stop Russia’s war or face destructive arms race

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called on world powers on Wednesday to work together to stop Russia's war in his country, accusing Russian President Vladimir Putin of seeking to expand the fighting beyond Ukraine. He said in a speech to the 193-member United Nations General Assembly that the war had helped unleash the most destructive arms race in history and that Ukraine was moving to open up the export of its weapons to allies. "The facts are simple, stopping this war ... is cheaper ...