The deal reportedly would include the sale of Russian oil infrastructure to individuals with ties to Donald Trump, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff.

President Vladimir V. Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with President Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, pushing a deal that raises new questions about conflicts of interest.

Ukraine’s president says he requested his US counterpart to impose sanctions on companies involved in developing ‘Rassvet’

Russia suffered its highest losses of 2026 in September, when 46,230 of its soldiers were killed or wounded, according to the Ukrainian military. The new record comes after Russian casualties of about 40,

Latvia will elect a new parliament this weekend, in an election dominated by security concerns over the now emboldened Russia next door and a cost-of-living crisis shaping the domestic agenda. The

Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned the West against escalating the war in Ukraine, saying Moscow is prepared to use “all weapons” in its arsenal — including nuclear — if its Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad comes under attack.

President Volodymyr Zelensky says Ukraine will keep striking Russian refineries despite Trump's calls to spare energy targets.

But, against the odds, Ukrainian tanks rolled towards the battlefield again this summer and survived. A sophisticated strategy of targeted attacks by Ukrainian drone units and commandos helped push Russian troops back and clear the way for the heavy armour.