Europe, Russia and Ukraine

Russia says its troops have captured a strategic town in eastern Ukraine
Russia on Sunday claimed its troops had captured a strategically important town in eastern Ukraine as part of a grinding campaign to weaken Kyiv’s grip on the country’s industrial heartland, while uncertainty over the continued flow of U.
Europe considers sending troops to Ukraine if there’s a ceasefire. But would Russia accept?
With Russia wearing down Ukraine’s stretched forces and U.S. President Donald Trump pressuring the two sides to end their nearly 3-year-old war, Kyiv and some of its European allies are discussing how that might be achieved in a way that would guarantee Ukraine’s future security.
Europe seeks US troops participation in Ukraine peacekeeping mission - Bloomberg
European officials are pressing the new US administration of President Donald Trump for commitments to participate in security guarantees for Ukraine, Bloomberg reports. According to anonymous sources,
Russia claims its troops are in the last stages of taking another eastern Ukraine town
Russia’s Defense Ministry claims that Russian troops have fought their way into the center of a strategically important eastern Ukraine town and raised the Russian flag there after a monthslong battle.
Europe debates whether to send troops to secure peace in Ukraine
Kiev's partners are considering the possibility of sending troops to the front line in case of a ceasefire to deter Putin. Paris and London lead a proposal that Spain does not rule out. Olexander, a veteran of the Ukrainian special forces,
Ukraine Sends Volley of Drones at Russia, Hitting Oil Refinery
Videos showed fireballs over a facility in Ryazan, 110 miles southeast of Moscow. Kyiv is seeking to disrupt Russian military ...
Russia says it captured strategic town in eastern Ukraine
Russia's defense ministry says its troops have captured a strategically important town in Ukraine's Donetsk region as Russian ...
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Oil slips as Trump calls for Opec to cut prices
The US president reiterated his call for the oil cartel to cut prices to hurt Russia and help bring an end to the war in Ukraine ...
North Koreans 'blow themselves up with grenades rather than risk capture', say Ukraine soldiers
Interviews with several Ukrainian troops reveal an apparent initial lack of awareness about the threats from drones and ...
The Russian war economy is facing a ‘moment of truth’ as Putin’s dwindling cash reserves raise odds of a financial crash, expert says
"As the risk of a financial crash rises, Russia’s imperiled economy is about to pose serious constraints on Putin’s war." ...
Belarus strongman and Putin’s closest ally set to win a 7th term in an election the opposition calls a farce
The country held an orchestrated election virtually guaranteed to give the 70-year-old autocrat yet another term on top of ...
Trump’s threat of tariffs and sanctions on Russia over Ukraine may fall flat
President Donald Trump is threatening to impose stiff taxes, tariffs and sanctions on Russia if an agreement isn’t reached to ...
Intelligence sharing by the US and its allies has saved lives. Trump could test those ties
Current and former European and U.S. officials have raised concerns about some of President Donald Trump’s picks for top ...