President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine is ready to support a US proposal to pause attacks on energy targets following a “positive” phone call with US President Donald Trump, a day after the Russian president also accepted the US plan. The two leaders spoke for around an hour on Wednesday as Trump continues his efforts to … Read moreUkraine’s Zelenskyy ready to halt attacks on energy sites after Trump call
United States President Donald Trump announced a pause on US military assistance to Ukraine on Monday, amid splintering relations with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The US has been Ukraine’s single biggest supplier of defence aid since Russia’s full-fledged invasion of the Eastern European country in February 2022, apart from serving as the diplomatic fulcrum … Read moreWhat Ukraine military aid has Trump paused, and can Kyiv fight without it?
United States President Donald Trump did not stop the war in Ukraine within 24 hours of his inauguration, as he promised during the election campaign last year. But three weeks into his presidency, things got moving in that direction at a breakneck speed. On February 12, Trump called Russian President Vladimir Putin and then posted … Read moreIt is not Trump that betrayed Ukraine
Ahead of the emergency summit in Paris on Europe’s response to being excluded from US-Russia peace talks, Ukraine’s president warned of his country’s bleak future if US military aid is cut. “[W]e will have low chance – low chance to survive without support of the United States,” President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an interview on … Read more‘We will last six months’ if Trump pulls US military aid from Ukraine
Ukraine’s military has claimed its largest air attacks yet on Russian territory since the start of the war nearly three years ago as Donald Trump prepares to take the presidency in the United States. The Russian Defence Ministry on Tuesday said it will retaliate for the large-scale missile and drone attacks overnight, and accused Ukraine … Read moreUkraine launches largest air attacks on Russia since start of war
As Ukrainian forces fight in the western Russian region of Kursk, they are encountering a new enemy – elite North Korean servicemen. On Sunday, Ukrainian infantry and armoured vehicles resumed an offensive in three directions in Kursk, trying to fence their toehold in the district centre of Sudzha that they had seized in August. By … Read moreAs battles against Russia intensify, Ukraine’s manpower struggles worsen
Russia and Ukraine have swapped more than 300 prisoners of war (POWs) in an exchange brokered by the United Arab Emirates in advance of New Year’s Eve, officials from both countries said. The Russian Ministry of Defence on Monday said it swapped 150 Ukrainian prisoners, while Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenksyy said 189 Ukrainians had returned … Read moreRussia, Ukraine swap more than 300 POWs in deal mediated by UAE
United States President Joe Biden has announced that his administration will send nearly $2.5bn in military assistance to Ukraine, as the president rushes aid to the war-torn country before President-elect Donald Trump takes office in January. The new round of assistance, announced on Monday, includes $1.25bn derived from presidential drawdown authority, which allows Biden to withdraw … Read moreUS President Biden announces $2.5bn military aid package for Ukraine
United States President Joe Biden plans to rush billions of dollars in security assistance to Ukraine before he leaves office in January, reports say, hoping to shore up the government in Kyiv before Donald Trump returns to the White House. Trump, who won Tuesday’s election, has criticised the scale of US military and financial support … Read moreBiden ‘rushing’ billions in aid to Ukraine as Trump win fuels uncertainty
Russia and Ukraine have swapped 190 prisoners of war under a deal brokered by the United Arab Emirates. The exchange late Friday saw each side release 95 prisoners. Russia’s Ministry of Defence stated that returning Russian service members were undergoing medical checks in Belarus, one of Russia’s closest allies throughout the two-and-half-year conflict. A Russian … Read moreRussia, Ukraine each bring home 95 prisoners of war in UAE-mediated swap