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US president Donald Trump’s decision to ramp up arms shipments to Ukraine is a signal to Kyiv to abandon peace efforts, ...

U.S. President Donald Trump gave a 50-day ultimatum to Russia to end the war in Ukraine, promising to impose harsh sanctions otherwise. Experts who spoke with the Kyiv Independent, however, say that ...

US President Donald Trump’s 50-day pause ahead of possible secondary sanctions on Russia gifts the Kremlin a window to ...

Since the onset of full-scale Russian aggression in 2022, Ukraine has adapted swiftly to conditions on the battlefield and ...

After early setbacks, Russian helicopter pilots shifted to low-altitude operations and high-angle indirect fire, known as ...

They're cheap, they're deadly and they're among the main reasons Ukraine believes it can hold out against advancing Russian ...

Russia has launched overnight attacks on four Ukrainian cities, injuring at least 15 people and targeting energy ...

President Donald Trump’s ultimatum to Russia to accept a peace deal in Ukraine within 50 days or face bruising sanctions has ...

Trump’s about-face on Ukraine is all about face. Trump wants a face-saving solution so that he doesn’t look an idiot for promising to end the war in 24 hours. Putin, meanwhile, wants to wipe Ukraine ...