• News Wrap: U.S. and Ukraine sign minerals deal

    News Wrap: U.S. and Ukraine sign minerals deal

    May 01, 2025 10:40 PM EST

    ... only relates to profits that are generated by new investments. It also doesn't include any specific security guarantees to deter future Russian aggression, which Ukraine had long called for. In his nightly address, Zelenskyy insisted that the deal is good for Ukraine. Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukrainian President (through interpreter): The ...

  • Russia and Ukraine trade deadly drone strikes after U.S.-Ukraine minerals deal is signed

    Russia and Ukraine trade deadly drone strikes after U.S.-Ukraine minerals deal is signed

    May 01, 2025 09:39 PM EST

    ... minister and current president of the Kyiv School of Economics, said Thursday that despite what he described as “unimaginable pressure” during negotiations on the deal, Ukraine succeeded in defending its interests. “This is a huge political and diplomatic win for Ukraine,” Mylovanov wrote on Facebook. “The deal looks fair.” Mylovanov ...

  • What's in the minerals deal Ukraine signed with the United States?

    What's in the minerals deal Ukraine signed with the United States?

    May 01, 2025 08:14 PM EST

    ... Ukrainian mineral industry accounted for 6.1 percent of the country’s gross domestic product and 30 percent of exports. An estimated 40 percent of Ukraine's metallic mineral resources are inaccessible because of Russian occupation, according to data from We Build Ukraine, a Kyiv-based think tank. Ukraine has ...

  • Ukraine signs economic deal with U.S. after pressure from Trump for continued aid

    Ukraine signs economic deal with U.S. after pressure from Trump for continued aid

    Apr 30, 2025 04:15 PM EST

    ... telling her. Russia has effectively rejected a U.S. proposal for an immediate and full 30-day ceasefire, making it conditional on a halt to Ukraine’s mobilization effort and Western arms supplies to Kyiv.Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov claimed Wednesday that Ukraine had accepted an unconditional truce only ...

  • Russia offers short-term ceasefire as Ukraine demands immediate, lasting peace

    Russia offers short-term ceasefire as Ukraine demands immediate, lasting peace

    Apr 28, 2025 10:40 PM EST

    ... momentum, especially in Northeast Ukraine. Let's take a look at the map. Over the weekend, Russia claimed it recaptured the entirety of Kursk, which Ukraine partially occupied last August. You see that in blue up top there. Ukraine says the fighting is ongoing, but it admits it has lost ...

  • Russia declares unilateral 72-hour ceasefire in Ukraine to mark Victory Day in World War II

    Russia declares unilateral 72-hour ceasefire in Ukraine to mark Victory Day in World War II

    Apr 28, 2025 02:18 PM EST

    Ukraine, meanwhile, has balked at the possibility of surrendering land to Russia in return for peace, which Washington has indicated could be necessary. A key point of leverage for Ukraine could be a deal with Washington that grants access to Ukraine's critical mineral wealth. Ukraine and the United States ...

  • Russia launches drone attack on Ukraine after Trump questions Putin’s goals

    Russia launches drone attack on Ukraine after Trump questions Putin’s goals

    Apr 27, 2025 09:50 PM EST

    Russia continues its deadly assault on Ukraine, launching a sweeping drone attack a day after President Trump met with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy at the Vatican before Pope Francis’ funeral. Trump criticized Russian President Putin on social media after that meeting, raising doubts about Putin’s desire for peace. John Yang ...

  • Russia launches nearly 150 drones against Ukraine as Trump doubts Putin's desire for peace

    Russia launches nearly 150 drones against Ukraine as Trump doubts Putin's desire for peace

    Apr 27, 2025 04:34 PM EST

    KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched a sweeping drone assault and airstrikes across Ukraine early Sunday, killing at least four people, officials said, after U.S. President Donald Trump cast doubt over Russian President Vladimir Putin’s willingness to end the war. Three people died and four were wounded in airstrikes ...

  • After meeting with Zelenskyy, Trump expresses doubts Putin is willing to end the Ukraine war

    After meeting with Zelenskyy, Trump expresses doubts Putin is willing to end the Ukraine war

    Apr 26, 2025 04:43 PM EST

    ... funeral, was perhaps a fitting way to honor his wishes. Trump said on social media, after he arrived in Italy late Friday, that Russia and Ukraine should meet for “very high level talks” on ending the war. Neither Putin nor Zelenskyy have commented on Trump's calls for direct talks ...

  • News Wrap: U.S. envoy meets with Putin for talks to end Russia's war in Ukraine

    News Wrap: U.S. envoy meets with Putin for talks to end Russia's war in Ukraine

    Apr 25, 2025 10:50 PM EST

    In our news wrap Friday, U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff sat down with Vladimir Putin for talks to end Russia's war in Ukraine, Indian and Pakistani soldiers exchanged gunfire across the border of Kashmir, Luigi Mangione pleaded not guilty to federal murder charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson and George Santos was sentenced...