Vladímir Putin

Tariffs and annexation threats revive sports legend Gordie Howe’s slogan proclaiming that the country will not hesitate to defend itself against attacks from the US president

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

The statesman who was president of the European Commision between 2014 and 2019 is writing his memoirs. In his office at the executive branch of the EU, he argues that the combined shock of Trumpism and the invasion of Ukraine is forcing Europe into a geopolitical awakening. ‘The era of Trump, Putin, and Xi,’ he declares, ‘forces Europe to defend itself’ 

Beijing experts sense a transatlantic rift and believe it’s possible that Chinese troops could be sent to Ukraine following a ceasefire, provided the UN supports the move

April Huggett traded her life as a homemaker in Canada for the trenches of Ukraine to defend democracy and freedom against Russia’s expansionist ambitions

Residents of this city annexed by Moscow are calling for an end to the conflict but admit the difficulties of reaching an agreement

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

Washington confirms that the situation in the Black Sea was one of the major issues discussed in the talks held in Riyadh

Wünsdorf, a town nicknamed ‘Little Moscow’ during the Cold War because of its gigantic Soviet base, reflects the strong opposition in the former GDR to rearmament policies and support for Ukraine

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 Ukrainian president remains cautious about Putin’s commitment to the cease-fire agreed upon with the US. In the early hours of the morning, both sides targeted energy infrastructure

The Russian president demands an end to military and intelligence aid to the occupied country in order to accept a truce lasting longer than 30 days

Russian troop movements to Kursk to recapture the region are allowing Ukraine to stem the advance in the eastern province

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

Following the publication of his new essay ‘The World After Gaza’, the Indian intellectual notes that the ‘ethnic cleansing’ that Israel is carrying out is the harbinger of a new culture of cruelty and impunity taking hold in the world. In his view, the wars in Ukraine and Gaza have demonstrated the moral, political and military weakness of the West

The drive of hundreds of small Ukrainian entrepreneurs, with multimillion-dollar contributions from inside and outside the country, is transforming the national military industry and attenuating the superiority of the Russian army on the battlefield

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 Kremlin leader raises concerns over key issues, such as who would monitor the front and whether Kyiv would use the pause in hostilities to resupply its forces. ‘Hopefully they’ll do the right thing,' Trump said of the Russian authorities

Hawks denounce that the truce agreed upon by Washington and Kyiv will buy the enemy time. But Moscow does not want to lose touch with the US president and his new international order

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

The Kremlin will wait for Washington to inform it of the details of the meeting with Ukrainian representatives, while Russian forces recapture the main city in Kursk, a region partially occupied by Kyiv

The meeting between Washington and Kyiv in Saudi Arabia ended with a joint statement in which they also committed to signing the mineral exploitation agreement. The US will pass the proposal on to Russia and says the ball is now in Moscow’s court

The Russian Defense Ministry claims to have shot down 337 drones, but at least two people have died in Moscow. The attack comes hours before a meeting on the future of the conflict between Ukraine and the US in Saudi Arabia

The country that once largely championed multilateralism is now retreating behind its borders, renouncing its commitments and undermining its partners