Russian drone and missile attacks in and around the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, killed at least three people early Saturday, officials said, as the country’s representatives traveled to the U.S. to work on a renewed push to end the war. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote on X that the delegation, headed by national security chief Rustem…
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In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) Heads of State Council at the Yntymak Ordo (Palace of Unity) presidential residence in Bishkek on November 27, 2025. Alexander Kazakov | Afp | Getty Images Russian President Vladimir Putin…
Uganda has reiterated its support for multilateralism and called for increased investment in peace and security across Africa, Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja said on Tuesday . Speaking at the 7th African Union-European Union (AU-EU) Summit in Luanda, Nabbanja delivered President Yoweri Museveni’s message, emphasising that such investments are essential for building stable societies, promoting trade…
President Trump says only a few “points of disagreement” remain on a possible deal to end the war between Russia and Ukraine. The president says he will meet with the leaders of both countries only when the deal is in its final stages. Weijia Jiang has more.
In a meeting with Ukrainian officials in Kyiv last week, U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll delivered a grim assessment. Driscoll told his counterparts their troops faced a dire situation on the battlefield and would suffer an imminent defeat against Russian forces, two sources with knowledge of the matter told NBC News. The Russians were ramping…
A U.S. official told CBS News on Tuesday that Ukraine’s government had “agreed to a peace deal” brokered by the Trump administration to stop Russia’s nearly four-year assault. The American official and Ukraine’s national security adviser Rustem Umerov said a common understanding on a proposal had been reached, with details still to be worked out. …
A Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicle on Nov. 20, 2024, in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. Yan Dobronosov | Global Images Ukraine | Getty Images European defense stocks fell on Monday, extending declines as Ukraine and the U.S. made progress on peace proposals over the weekend. The Stoxx Europe Aerospace and Defense index preliminarily closed the session 2.2% lower,…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday that the suggested legal recognition of Russian sovereignty over captured territory in the east of his country remained a “main problem” in negotiations as President Trump pushes for a deal to end Moscow’s nearly-four-year war on Ukraine. Ukrainian and American officials met over the weekend in Switzerland to discuss…
The 28-point peace plan proposed by the U.S. for Ukraine is a basis that “requires additional work,” Western leaders gathered at the G20 summit in South Africa said. Group of Seven nations and European leaders met on the sidelines of the summit in Johannesburg to discuss the U.S. peace plan for the war in Ukraine, now…
