Russia, Ukraine and Trump

First day of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine captured in images
The deafening booms of the first airstrikes. Buildings bursting into flames, reduced to rubble. Terrified people hiding in basements.
In reversal, Trump says Russia attacked Ukraine
President Donald Trump reversed course on Friday and said Russia did in fact invade Ukraine, and that Kyiv would soon sign a minerals agreement with the United States as part of efforts to end the Ukraine war.
How Trump could help Russia achieve the original aim of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine
U.S. President Donald Trump's claim that Ukraine's president is an illegitimate "dictator" aligns with Kremlin war objectives and puts Volodymyr Zelensky in an almost impossible situation, experts and analysts have told the Kyiv Independent.
Three years after Russia’s invasion, Ukraine has to battle Trump
Monday marks the third anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The war — which the Kremlin once characterized as a “special military operation” to discipline an insubordinate neighbor — has sprawled across hundreds of miles of front lines,
US-Russia talks: Key takeaways as Trump pushes for Ukraine peace deal
Russia and the United States have had their first meeting since the start of the Ukraine war, aimed at restoring relations and preparing the ground for ending the conflict.
Russia Wants to Erase Ukraine’s Future—and Its Past
The memory of Soviet-era famines, mass killings and other traumas makes Ukraine determined not to return to Russian rule.
What does Russia want out of peace talks over Ukraine?
One day after President Trump called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy a dictator and two days after he falsely claimed Ukraine started the war with Russia, Zelenskyy met Thursday with Trump's special envoy Keith Kellogg.
Russia may declare victory over Ukraine on invasion anniversary
On the third anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine, Russia might declare its victory over Kyiv and NATO, warns Ukrainian military intelligence, HUR. The Ukrainian military intelligence (HUR) warns that on the third anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine,
Villagers in Russian-controlled Ukraine visit homes destroyed in long conflict
In a ruined Soviet-era apartment block in Pisky, near the east Ukrainian city of Donetsk, huge chunks of roof and walls lie ...
What the potential outcomes of ending the Ukraine-Russia war might look like
Talks kicked off this week in a United States-led effort to end the war in Ukraine, nearly three years after Russia invaded ...
As Trump loses patience with Ukraine, Russia’s biggest backer sees a ‘window for peace’
A “window for peace is opening” in Ukraine, China’s top diplomat told a meeting of G20 foreign ministers on Thursday, as the ...
Did Ukraine start its war with Russia, as President Donald Trump said? No, Russia invaded
Russia’s attempt to blame Ukraine, which Trump has now parroted, is part of a longstanding argument that doesn’t stand up to ...
Turning Tanks Into Flames And Wreckage, Ukrainian Drones Blunt A Yearlong Russian Offensive
A Russian T-80 tank, transformed into a pillar of flames and wreckage by a Ukrainian drone near Pokrovsk on or before Saturday, wasn’t just a tragedy for any Russians in the tank and a spectacle for ...
Russia seems to have time on its side as the war in Ukraine reaches its third year
Russian President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine three years ago has turned into Europe’s largest conflict since World ...
Russia Talks Peace While Troops Threaten New Region in Ukraine
Moscow’s forces are three miles from Dnipropetrovsk, a province they have never invaded. If they cross in, the advance would ...
Russia targets infrastructure in Ukraine's east and south in extensive overnight air attack
Russia launched 161 drones and a dozen missiles overnight, targeting gas infrastructure in Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv ...
Ukraine's homegrown drones have become increasingly lethal, critical tools in war with Russia
Ukraine has honed its army of drones to the point where these tools have become one of its most potent weapons in fighting ...