Ukraine war

Trump envoy says officials still working on ending Russia-Ukraine war as a lack of progress fuels doubts

By Illia Novikov, Associated Press

U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy Keith Kellogg says officials are “working very, very hard” on efforts to end the three-year war between Russia and Ukraine.

As Ukraine marks Independence Day, Moscow says Kyiv struck a nuclear power plant in Russia

By Associated Press

Russia accused Ukraine on Sunday of launching drone attacks that sparked a fire at a nuclear power plant in its western Kursk region overnight, as Ukraine celebrated 34 years since its independence.

Ukraine becoming the ‘Silicon Valley’ of defense as startups develop long-range drones and missiles

By Samya Kullab, Efrem Lukatsky, Associated Press

Last September, a Ukrainian-made drone attacked a Russian ammunition depot more than 620 miles away. This marked a significant achievement for Fire Point, the company behind the drones.

In the face of dragging peace efforts, Russia hammers Ukraine with one of its biggest drone and missile attacks of the year

By Samya Kullab, Illia Novikov, Associated Press

Ukraine and European leaders have accused President Vladimir Putin of stalling in ongoing peace efforts, including Ukraine's proposal of a ceasefire and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's offer to sit down with the Russian leader.

As Russia continues to wage war, NATO meets to plan Ukraine’s future defense

By Nick Schifrin, Sonia Kopelev

Moscow insisted that it must participate in any security guarantees provided by the U.S. and Europe to Ukraine. That is likely a non-starter for the West and shows the challenge facing allies as they try to forge a path toward…

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Expert analyzes difficulties of providing Ukraine with security guarantees

By Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn

For perspective on the challenges of providing a security guarantee to Ukraine, Amna Nawaz spoke with James Townsend, a senior advisor at the Atlantic Council. He has had a decades-long career focusing on Europe, including as deputy secretary of defense…

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NATO defense chiefs gather virtually for talks on security guarantees for Ukraine

By Sam McNeil, Associated Press

Western countries pushing for an end to Russia’s war on Ukraine are looking to devise possible future security guarantees for Kyiv that could help forge a peace agreement.

Putin ‘won’t give up on trying to destroy’ us, Ukraine’s former foreign minister warns

By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn

The White House says that Vladimir Putin told President Trump that he would meet with the man whose country Russia invaded, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. It comes as Trump is ruling out sending U.S. troops to Ukraine and also signaling…

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4 takeaways from Trump’s meeting with Zelenskyy and European leaders

By Will Weissert, Chris Megerian, Associated Press

As President Donald Trump hosted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and top European leaders to energize months of stalled U.S.-led efforts to halt Russia's 3 1/2-year-old war, the tone and style of the sit-down was far different than when Zelenskyy was…