• Hungary's foreign minister says country will block key EU loan to Ukraine until Russian oil shipments resume

    Hungary's foreign minister says country will block key EU loan to Ukraine until Russian oil shipments resume

    Feb 21, 2026 07:28 PM EST

    ... will not give in to this blackmail. We do not support Ukraine’s war, we will not pay for it,” Szijjártó said. “As long as Ukraine blocks the resumption of oil supplies to Hungary, Hungary will block European Union decisions that are important and favorable for Ukraine.” Hungary's decision ...

  • Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson calls on allies to send noncombat troops to Ukraine

    Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson calls on allies to send noncombat troops to Ukraine

    Feb 21, 2026 06:40 PM EST

    ... Ukraine, saying that any troops deployed to the country would be “legitimate targets.” But Johnson said Putin shouldn’t be able to dictate terms to Ukraine and its allies. “It’s about whether Ukraine is a free country or not,” he said. “If it’s a vassal state of Russia ...

  • No breakthrough on bridging differences between Russia and Ukraine, envoys signal

    No breakthrough on bridging differences between Russia and Ukraine, envoys signal

    Feb 18, 2026 06:31 PM EST

    ... s participation in the process is “indispensable,” Zelenskyy said. European leaders, mindful of Putin's wider ambitions, say their own security is at stake in Ukraine and have insisted on being consulted in peace efforts. Russia and Ukraine appear to still be far apart on their demands for a settlement ...

  • Russia and Ukraine head to latest U.S.-brokered talks with low expectations

    Russia and Ukraine head to latest U.S.-brokered talks with low expectations

    Feb 16, 2026 03:43 PM EST

    ... in the previous 24 hours. No other Russian region has come under as many simultaneous drone attacks in a single day, Gov. Alexander Bogomaz said. Ukraine’s Air Force, meanwhile, said Russia launched 62 long-range strike drones and six missiles of various types at Ukraine overnight. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry ...

  • Ukraine drone strike hits Russian Black Sea port ahead of peace talks

    Ukraine drone strike hits Russian Black Sea port ahead of peace talks

    Feb 15, 2026 03:30 PM EST

    ... an oil storage tank, warehouse and terminals, according to regional Gov. Veniamin Kondratyev. Meanwhile, falling debris from Russian drones damaged civilian and transport infrastructure in Ukraine’s Odesa region, officials said, causing disruption to the power and water supply. Ukraine’s long-range drone strikes on Russian energy sites aim ...

  • Zelenskyy says questions remain in peace talks over security guarantees for Ukraine

    Zelenskyy says questions remain in peace talks over security guarantees for Ukraine

    Feb 14, 2026 08:42 PM EST

    ... for victory “we don’t know what he will do next,” Zelenskyy said.Such a model, Zelenskyy told the AP, would have “big risks” for Ukraine and for any country which committed to guaranteeing Ukraine's security. But he said he was ready to discuss it as it could be ...

  • U.S. gave Ukraine and Russia a June deadline to reach a peace deal, Zelenskyy says

    U.S. gave Ukraine and Russia a June deadline to reach a peace deal, Zelenskyy says

    Feb 07, 2026 04:51 PM EST

    ... follows U.S.-brokered trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi that produced no breakthrough as the warring parties cling to mutually exclusive demands. Russia is pressing Ukraine to withdraw from the Donbas, where fighting remains intense — a condition Kyiv says it will never accept. “Difficult issues remained difficult. Ukraine once again ...

  • U.S. and Russia agree to reestablish military dialogue after Ukraine talks

    U.S. and Russia agree to reestablish military dialogue after Ukraine talks

    Feb 06, 2026 12:48 AM EST

    ... other developments: Russian troops have lost access to their Starlink satellite internet terminals on the front line, Ukrainian Economic Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said Thursday, after Ukraine asked Elon Musk’s SpaceX to help deny Russia use of the service in Ukraine. Russian forces have consequently lost command-and-control capabilities ...

  • Kremlin official says U.S.-brokered Russia-Ukraine talks will resume this week

    Kremlin official says U.S.-brokered Russia-Ukraine talks will resume this week

    Feb 02, 2026 07:22 PM EST

    KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A new round of U.S.-brokered talks on ending Russia’s war on Ukraine is set to go ahead this week after a brief postponement, a senior Kremlin official said Monday, with negotiations taking place against a backdrop of continued front-line fighting and deadly long ...

  • Trump says Putin agreed to temporary halt in energy attacks on Ukraine, but terms remain unclear

    Trump says Putin agreed to temporary halt in energy attacks on Ukraine, but terms remain unclear

    Jan 30, 2026 03:40 PM EST

    ... that we are ready for compromises that lead to a real end to the war, but that are in no way related to changes to Ukraine's territorial integrity," Zelenskyy said. "The American side understands this and says that there is a compromise solution regarding a free economic zone." Ukraine ...