May 26 Watch 10:02 Russia escalates assault on Ukraine with massive drone attacks on cities By Laura Barrón-López, Dan Sagalyn, Solveig Rennan In the past week, 30 Ukrainians have died and more than 163 others injured as Russia escalated its bombing campaign amid U.S. efforts to end the war. It prompted President Trump to lash out at not only Russian President Putin,… Continue watching
May 26 Trump says Putin ‘has gone absolutely CRAZY!’ as Russia escalates drone attacks on Ukraine By Illia Novikov, Volodymyr Yurchuk, Associated Press Russia launched its biggest drone attack against Ukraine overnight, a Ukrainian official said Monday, part of a bombing campaign that has further dashed hopes for a breakthrough in efforts to end the 3-year-old war. Continue reading
May 25 Ukraine and Russia complete 3rd prisoner swap hours after major Russian aerial assault By Samya Kullab, Oleksii Yeroshenko, Associated Press Russia and Ukraine swapped hundreds more prisoners on Sunday, the third and last part of a major exchange that reflected a rare moment of cooperation in otherwise failed efforts to reach a ceasefire in the more than three years of war. Continue reading
May 24 Russia launches massive nighttime drone and missile attack on Kyiv By Illia Novikov, Alex Babenko, Associated Press Russia and Ukraine exchanged hundreds more prisoners on Saturday as part of a major swap that amounted to a rare moment of cooperation in otherwise failed efforts to reach a ceasefire. The exchange came hours after Kyiv came under a large-scale Russian… Continue reading
May 23 Watch 7:07 ‘We’re playing into Russia’s hands’: Ex-U.S. ambassador to Ukraine on why she resigned By Amna Nawaz, Sonia Kopelev This week's prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine was the largest since the war’s onset. But skepticism of a lasting truce, and President Trump’s peace-making, remains. Bridget Brink resigned as ambassador to Ukraine in April, faulting the Trump administration’s Ukraine… Continue watching
May 23 Ukraine and Russia exchange prisoners a week after direct talks failed to produce a ceasefire By Samya Kullab, Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press Word of the developments emerged when U.S. President Donald Trump said on social media that Russia and Ukraine had carried out a large exchange of prisoners. Continue reading
May 20 Ukraine’s European allies hit Russia with new sanctions as peace talks sputter By Illia Novikov, Yehor Konovalov, Associated Press Diplomatic efforts have produced little progress in halting the fighting, including Monday's phone call between Trump and Putin, and Friday's direct talks between Russian and Ukrainian delegations in Istanbul. Continue reading
May 19 Following his call with Putin, Trump says Russia and Ukraine will begin ceasefire talks ‘immediately’ By Josh Boak, Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke for more than two hours Monday, after the White House said the U.S. leader has grown “frustrated” with the Ukraine conflict. Continue reading
May 18 Zelenskyy meets with Vance and European leaders ahead of high-stakes Trump-Putin call By Giada Zampano, Elise Morton, Associated Press The discussions came as Russia launched what Ukraine called its largest drone barrage against Ukraine since the start of its full-scale invasion in 2022, after the first direct talks between Moscow and Kyiv in years failed to yield a ceasefire… Continue reading
May 17 Trump says he will call Putin and then Zelenskyy on Monday to discuss ending war in Ukraine By Yehor Konovalov, Joanna Kozlowska, Associated Press Trump's remarks came less than a day after the first direct talks between Moscow and Kyiv in years failed to yield a ceasefire. Continue reading