Ukraine plans to buy 100 Rafale warplanes from France
PARIS (AP) — Ukraine on Monday signed a letter of intent to buy up to 100 Rafale warplanes,…
Ukraine working on prisoner exchange with Russia, Zelenskyy says – POLITICO
Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council Secretary, Rustem Umerov, said on Telegram that he had “held consultations with…
Ukraine has ‘no chance’ of winning war, Hungary’s Orbán says – POLITICO
Security guarantees Europe should take an approach on Ukraine “based on the European interest,” Orbán said, adding that…
Finland’s Stubb: With a Ukraine ceasefire unlikely this year, Europe must hold its nerve
HALVALA, Finland (AP) — A ceasefire in Ukraine is unlikely before the spring and European allies need to…
A slowing wartime economy pushes the Kremlin to tap consumers for revenue
After two years of robust growth fueled by military spending on the war in Ukraine, Russia’s economy is…
Sergey Lavrov was one of Vladimir Putin’s top allies on the world stage. And then, he was gone
For more than two decades, Sergey Lavrov has been Russia’s top foreign diplomat, representing the Kremlin regime around…
As US pulls back, NATO flexes its muscles in Romania – POLITICO
Military mobility The exercise is designed to demonstrate that NATO allies are ready to work together to reinforce…
EU demands continuing graft crackdown in Ukraine as Zelenskyy confronts kickback scandal
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is grappling with the fallout from allegations in a major…
China’s Xi Joins Trump in Skipping G-20 Summit in Blow to South Africa
Chinese President Xi Jinping will not join the Group of 20 summit next week, a move that will…
Russian army captures 3 settlements in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Russian army overran three settlements in the southern Zaporizhzhia region of Ukraine, Kyiv’s…
Rubio Says Trump Needs ‘Real Chance’ of Ending War to Meet Putin
President Donald Trump will only agree to another meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin if there is a…
What the Looming Fall of a Ukraine’s Pokrovsk Says About Putin’s War
When Russians finally began to outnumber Ukrainians in Pokrovsk in recent weeks, the city lay in ruins and…