At the same time, the US and Russia are reportedly holding talks without Ukraine's involvement. Russia is pushing to have sanctions removed but is also concerned about the US and EU gaining control over Ukraine's resources. Experts say the US is using the deal to lock in resources like lit...
Russia has broken the US-backed energy ceasefire more than 30 times, according to Ukraine. In March, a Washington-brokered agreement saw both Ukraine and Russia commit to not targeting oil fields, power stati...
Donald Trump has said the US might "take a pass" on brokering further peace talks between Russia and Ukraine if either side "makes it very difficult". Meanwhile, Ukraine's air force said Russia launched nearly 100 drones and missiles overnight.
and Ukraine ties the U.S. and Trump to Ukraine’s future – while providing very few real security assurances. Laura MannweilerMay 1, 2025 Takeaways: Harris Speech Targets Trump It was a rare political speech for Harris following her loss to Trump in the 2024 presidential election. ...
Russia's invasion of Ukraine is a 'messianic operation': Former U.K. ambassador Tony Brenton, a former U.K. ambassador to Russia, said fresh sanctions from the West will not have much impact on Moscow. "Putin and the people around him are far more concerned about Russia's nat...
Apart from the brief Kosovo war in 1999, its members never had to fight together or coordinate a joint response to aggression—until a year ago, when Russia invaded Ukraine. NATO’s response thus offers fresh, real-world evidence about how contemporary alliances work in practice. Despite a ...
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer visited the White House on Thursday to try to convince U.S. President Donald Trump that a lasting peace in Ukraine will endure only if Kyiv and European leaders are at the table as negotiations move forward with Moscow
“Europe knows one thing: the deal, if it happens, is not simply about carving up Ukraine or securing a quick ceasefire … it is about a lasting and secure peace agreement, about existential security issues for all of Europe,” Wolfgang Ischinger, a former German ambassador to Washington, ...
Vladimir Putin sees domestic and international developments trending in his favor and likely will press on with aggressive tactics in Ukraine, but the war is unlikely to end soon, the top US intelligence official said. Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines testifies during the S...
The US and Ukraine have agreed on the terms of a draft minerals deal central to Kyiv's push to win Washington's support as President Donald Trump seeks to rapidly end the war with Russia, two sources with knowledge of the matter said on Tuesday. ...