Ukraine

December 17, 2025 | |

Putin Threatens Continued Armed Force Against Ukraine if Demands Are Not Met Through Negotiations

‘Little Pigs’: Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened to continue using force to achieve Moscow’s objectives in Ukraine if its demands are not granted through negotiations....

December 16, 2025 | Craig Singleton |

Hybrid Warfare in Europe Against U.S. Interests

Moscow and Beijing’s Playbook

December 12, 2025 | Cameron McMillan, Bradley Bowman

On Europe, the Trump administration is out of step with Congress, Americans

Most recognize Russia as an antagonist that must be opposed—with force, if necessary.

December 12, 2025 | John Hardie |

Ukraine says it has regained ground from Russian forces in Kupiansk

Ukrainian forces appear to have reclaimed ground in and around the northeastern Ukrainian city of Kupiansk, where Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made a surprise visit on Friday. The Ukrainian...

December 10, 2025 | |

Zelenskyy to Send Trump Peace Proposal

‘Peace Has No Alternative’: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that he is finalizing his own peace deal, formulated in consultation with European partners, and...

December 10, 2025 | Natalie Ecanow |

This Country Is Too Close to America’s Adversaries for Comfort

Amid the hubbub over last weekend’s Doha Forum, one detail was largely overlooked: the attendance of former Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif. Iranian officials, current...

December 8, 2025 | |

‘Security Must Be Guaranteed’: Ukrainian President Zelenskyy Meets With Top European Leaders in London

Leaders Meet To Discuss Sticking Points: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron, and German Chancellor...

December 8, 2025 | Dmitriy Shapiro, Keti Korkiya

Putin’s New Nationalities Strategy Seeks To Erase Ukrainian Identity

While he accuses Kyiv of repressing Russian identity and language in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin is working to erase Ukrainian identity in Ukrainian territories he has illegally annexed....

December 5, 2025 | Justin Leopold-Cohen, Cameron McMillan, Bradley Bowman

Eyeing Russia, Germany Fields First Israeli Arrow 3 Missile Defense System

The renewed Russian threat to Europe led Germany to field its first Israeli Arrow 3 ballistic missile defense system on Wednesday. Europe is working to improve its air and missile defenses in the face...

December 5, 2025 | |

‘Liberate These Territories by Force’: Putin Reasserts Russian Claim on Entire Donbas Region of Ukraine

Putin Warns Ukrainian Troops To Withdraw: Russian President Vladimir Putin signaled on December 4 that he would not compromise on his demands for Ukrainian territory, warning Ukraine’s...

December 4, 2025 | Andrea Stricker |

U.S. Approval for South Korean Enrichment of Uranium Would Be a Serious Mistake

South Korea may soon have uranium enrichment technology. “We agreed to a 50-50 joint venture,” South Korean President Lee Jae-myung said, disclosing that when President Donald Trump visited South Korea...

December 4, 2025 | Tzvi Kahn |

Trump Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: December

Trend Overview Welcome back to the Trump Administration Foreign Policy Tracker. Once a month, we ask FDD’s experts and scholars to assess the administration’s foreign policy. They provide trendlines...

December 3, 2025 | |

Putin Resistant to Trump’s Ukraine Peace Plan During Meeting With Witkoff and Kushner

Accepted Some Provisions, Rejected Others: A five-hour-long meeting in Moscow on December 2 to present President Donald Trump’s plan to end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to Russian...

December 2, 2025 | John Hardie, RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, Bradley Bowman, Joe Dougherty

What a Ukraine-Russia peace deal might look like

December 1, 2025 | |

Russia Continues Deadly Attacks on Ukraine Ahead of Witkoff Visit as Zelenskyy Looks to European Allies

Daily Russian Barrages Continue: Russia continued its daily strikes on Ukraine on December 1 with deadly drone and missile barrages. Four people were killed and at least 40 were...

November 26, 2025 | |

Putin Aide Says ‘Serious Analysis’ Needed of New Trump Proposal To End Russian War on Ukraine

Russia To Examine New Trump Proposal: Kremlin foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov said that the latest version of the Trump administration’s proposal to end the war in Ukraine warrants...

November 26, 2025 | Clifford D. May |

Fixing Putin’s plan

Helping make Russia great again is not in America’s interest

November 25, 2025 | John Hardie, Keti Korkiya

Peace in Ukraine Unlikely Until Putin’s Calculus Changes

Moscow will reject Washington’s new peace plan if it does not meet Russia’s maximalist demands, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov insinuated on Tuesday as U.S. and Russian officials met to discuss the...

November 25, 2025 | |

Romania, Germany Scramble Fighter Jets To Track Russian Drone Incursion as U.S. and Ukraine Deliberate Over Ceasefire Deal

Latest Developments Russian Drones Breach NATO Airspace: German and Romanian fighter jets were scrambled on November 25 in response to a Russian drone incursion into Romanian airspace — marking the...

November 25, 2025 | John Hardie, Max Meizlish

To Build Leverage for Peace, Enforce Oil Sanctions on Russia

American and Ukrainian officials spent the weekend in Geneva revising a peace plan that initially tilted heavily in Russia’s favor. The real challenge now is getting the Kremlin to accept terms that...