High-Ranking Russian General Assassinated in Moscow
Car Explosion Kills Sarvarov: The head of the Russian General Staff’s Directorate for Operational Training, Lt. Gen. Fanil Sarvarov, was killed in Moscow on December 22, Russian...
Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Ukraine Strikes Russia’s ‘Shadow Fleet’ Tanker in Mediterranean
Latest Developments First Claimed Strike in International Waters: Ukraine’s SBU intelligence service claimed that Ukrainian drones struck and critically damaged a Russian “shadow fleet” oil tanker...
Flash Briefs
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....
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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...
Op-eds
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...
Flash Briefs
‘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...
Flash Briefs
‘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...
Flash Briefs
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...
Flash Briefs
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...
Flash Briefs
Fixing Putin’s plan
Helping make Russia great again is not in America’s interest
Op-eds
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...
Policy Briefs
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...
Flash Briefs
‘Something Good May Just Be Happening’: Trump Touts Progress at Talks To End Russian War on Ukraine
Refining Original Proposal: American and Ukrainian representatives meeting in Geneva have reportedly revised the 28-point peace plan developed by U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff. According...
Flash Briefs
‘Principled Positions:’ Zelenskyy Pledges To Work With Trump Administration on Ukraine Ceasefire Proposal
Zelenskyy Meets With U.S. Officials: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with U.S. Secretary of the Army Daniel Driscoll on November 20 to discuss the Trump administration’s...
Flash Briefs
U.S. Envoy Reportedly Pushes Controversial Peace Plan As Russian Barrage Kills Dozens
U.S. Envoy Pushing Peace Plan on Kyiv: The Trump administration has been secretly working with Russia to draft a 28-point proposal to end the war, U.S. and Russian officials told...
Flash Briefs
Polish Authorities Investigating Sabotage of Critical Railway Used To Transport Aid to Ukraine
2 Incidents on Same Route: Polish authorities are investigating damage resulting from two incidents of sabotage along a railway critical to transporting people and supplies to Ukraine....
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Massive Russian Missile and Drone Attack Kills 6 Overnight in Kyiv
Russia Unleashes Major Attack: Russia launched at least 430 drones and 19 missiles into Ukraine overnight on November 14, killing six people and injuring another 35, according to...
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Ukrainian Power Outages Follow ‘Massive’ Russian Attack on Electric Grid
Ukrainian Power Outages Follow ‘Massive’ Russian Attack on Electric Grid Latest Developments ‘Zero’ Generating Capacity: Russia launched what was described as the “most massive strike”...
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‘Russia Does Not Feel Enough Pressure’: Ukraine Bombarded Over 2 Deadly Nights as Trump Sours on Meeting With Putin
Kindergarten Hit in Kharkiv: Russia launched drone and missile strikes targeting Ukrainian energy infrastructure in Kyiv and other cities on the night of October 21-22, killing...
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Letter to the POTUS
Careful, Sir, Putin wants to out-negotiate you like Stalin out-negotiated Roosevelt