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Kyiv: The threats, pressure, and ultimatums have come and gone, but Russian President Vladimir Putin has maintained Moscow’s uncompromising demands in the war in Ukraine, raising fears he could use a planned summit with US President Donald Trump in Alaska to coerce Kyiv into accepting an unfavourable deal. The maximalist demands reflect Putin’s determination to […]

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy firmly rejected US President Trump’s suggestion of a territorial swap with Russia to end the war, stressing Ukraine will not cede land. Zelenskyy urged genuine peace and criticized an upcoming Trump-Putin meeting excluding Ukraine.

Russia has ended its moratorium on deploying intermediate-range nuclear-capable missiles, blaming US missile plans in Europe. The move risks triggering a new arms race and mirrors Cold War tensions. Putin may deploy new Oreshnik missiles in Belarus this year

Donald Trump has cut his Russia-Ukraine ceasefire deadline from 50 to 10 days, warning of tariffs if Moscow doesn't end the war. The Kremlin says operations continue. Meanwhile, Russian strikes hit Ukraine’s Sumy region amid rising cross-border drone warfare.

Russia launched over 300 drones and 30 missiles on Ukraine, killing one person and injuring others, including a child. The attack damaged infrastructure and homes. Ukraine's President Zelenskyy thanked allies for defense help as Russia steps up its bombardment

Russia launched hundreds of drones and missiles at Ukraine overnight, killing two and injuring over 20 people across multiple regions. Ukraine's air force intercepted many, but falling debris caused deaths. Attacks are increasing as Russia pressures the front lines

President Trump announced renewed US arms support for Ukraine amid escalating Russian attacks and Moscow's claim of new territorial gains

Ukraine hit a major Russian airbase in Voronezh, targeting fighter jets and bombs, while Russia launched 322 drones overnight. Ukraine shot down many. Zelenskyy spoke with Trump about stronger air defense and weapons production as the war shows no end

Ukrainian President Zelensky announced Ukraine is joining EU sanctions against Iran, calling it a brutal regime. He also signed a decree to exit the Ottawa Convention, citing Russia’s use of anti-personnel mines, stressing Ukraine’s need for such tools in defence

At The Hague gathering, NATO commits to ramped-up spending on air defenses and rapid reinforcements while Ukraine’s president secures bilateral aid pledges

According to Putin, the peace talks in Istanbul make sense and have a positive outcome, Xinhua news agency reported.

Zorin, also a representative of the Russian negotiating group, said that Ukraine has not made contact, therefore the transfer of the bodies and the exchange of prisoners did not take place yet, Xinhua news agency reported.

Authorities have cited "illegal interference" as the reason behind the incident, which occurred early Sunday.

Trump’s announcement came after a two-hour-long phone call with President Vladimir Putin. He conveyed details of the conversation to Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky in a separate call and to other European leaders.

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The deal covers minerals, including rare earth elements, but also other valuable resources including oil and natural gas. It does not include resources that are already a source of revenue for the Ukrainian State

Western European officials have accused the Kremlin of dragging its feet on peace talks so that Russian forces, which are bigger than Ukraine's and have battlefield momentum, can capture more Ukrainian land

Kyiv and Washington had planned to sign a deal on extracting Ukraine's strategic minerals, until a clash between US President Donald Trump and Zelensky in February temporarily derailed work on the agreement.

The strikes come a day after Russia and Ukraine's senior diplomats accused each other of violating a tentative US-brokered deal to pause strikes on energy infrastructure, underscoring the challenges of negotiating an end to the 3-year war

Witkoff, who has met twice with Putin in recent weeks as Trump works to end the war in Ukraine, expressed confidence that talks in Saudi Arabia this week between American, Russia and Ukrainian officials would yield positive results, including on a limited ceasefire in the Black Sea, CNN reported.