Cristian Segura

The second Istanbul meeting confirms that Moscow has no intention of stopping the war by making demands that imply Kyiv’s surrender

Dozens of drones hidden in trucks and programmed with artificial intelligence attacked four of Russia’s most strategic airfields. According to Kyiv, Moscow has lost a third of its nuclear-capable bombers

Polls and interviews show that the majority of the country’s population is in favor of continuing to fight because they believe that Russia won’t honor a ceasefire

The US president defends the Russian leader even though he rejected a 30-day ceasefire proposal and has snubbed the Ukrainian negotiators in Turkey

Ukraine leads the way in unmanned vehicle innovation, but the invaders are advancing with weapons that have been key to their recapture of territory in Kursk

Moscow and Kyiv admit they have doubts about the limits of military operations in a key area for both their economies

The US has also pledged to help restore Russian agricultural exports, which have been crippled by international sanctions since the February 2022 invasion

The White House claims that the best way to guarantee the defense of Ukraine’s four nuclear plants is for them to be transferred to US ownership

Politicians and military personnel in Kyiv interpret the Russian leader’s call with Trump as showing that he has no intention of making peace

The US president will discuss the distribution of Ukrainian assets with Vladimir Putin on Tuesday to convince the Russian leader to accept a ceasefire

Moscow says it has expelled Kyiv’s troops from this town and is confident of the complete ‘liberation’ of Kursk province in the coming days

The temporary suspension of aid from Washington has accelerated the withdrawal of Kyiv’s troops from Russian territory they have held since 2024

The Ukrainian presidential adviser calls for calm, and argues that the U.S. president should lead the negotiations to end the war

The CIA director confirmed ‘a pause’ in the transmission of intelligence on Moscow’s movements — information that military officials and experts consider the most critical form of America’s support

The Ukrainian president offers first steps towards a ceasefire and calls on Trump to lead the peace process

Donald Trump keeps up the pressure and demands Zelenskiy agree to a cease-fire now or risk “fighting alone”

The US president has sided with Vladimir Putin, blocked Zelenskiy from peace talks and suggested he is an illegitimate leader

Russia aims to conquer the besieged city in Donetsk in the coming weeks, key to expanding the Kremlin’s dominance in the eastern region of Donbas

US president makes support for Kyiv conditional on exploitation of critical minerals worth $500 billion

UN operations in the invaded country have been severely affected by Donald Trump’s freeze on international aid and the decision to halt USAID programs

Kim Jong-Un’s troops fighting alongside Russia were withdrawn from the front due to high casualty figures, although Volodymyr Zelenskiy says they have already returned to the battlefield

Authorities point to Russian responsibility after four attacks in five days

The Ukrainian government has postponed a summit at which it was to discuss with its allies a common position vis-à-vis Moscow to end the war

Pervomaisk is home to one of two former intercontinental ballistic missile bases that Ukraine inherited from the Soviet Union and which were closed following an agreement with Russia and the United States

The currency has depreciated to levels last seen at the onset of the war due to new sanctions. Heavily reliant on imports, the country is grappling with rising inflation exacerbated by military spending

Vladimir Putin justified the strikes as a response to the Ukrainian use of US weapons against Russian territory and threatened Kyiv with the experimental hypersonic missile used on November 21

Ukrainian analysts and media argue Biden’s decision to authorize strikes within Russian territory comes too late, and will have little effect if the weapon cannot be used beyond Kursk