❗️Putin is ready for another meeting with US President Trump if a concrete agreement is reached to hold formal talks, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. He added that no such specifics currently exist and reiterated that Zelensky “can come to Moscow,” while saying there are no conditions for a peace track.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte says Article 5 is “deliberately ambiguous,” arguing that the Alliance will never specify exactly what would trigger the collective defense provision because it does not want to provide adversaries with that information. On hybrid threats, Rutte said NATO has all the response options it needs, including measures that will remain non-public. He added that responses ...
❗️Ukraine is ready to sign a landmark drone defense deal with the US, CBS News reports, citing three sources familiar with the matter. Zelensky is prepared to sign during the UN General Assembly, although the deal could be finalized later when Washington is ready. The framework would expand testing and production of Ukrainian defense technology in the US and establish broader direct cooperation be...
❗️Zelensky raised the possibility of using Starlink for strikes on targets inside Russia during his meeting with Trump, Newsmax reports, citing a senior Ukrainian official. Trump responded: “You have to talk to Elon about it.” Licensing Patriot production in Ukraine was also discussed, although the source called it a long-term issue. The official characterized the Trump-Zelensky meeting as “very g...
❗️EU officials told Ukraine they want progress on legislation targeting the shadow economy, increasing tax revenues and aligning Ukrainian law with EU rules before providing more funding, Bloomberg reports. A source briefed on the talks said Ursula von der Leyen held a tense meeting with Zelensky at the UN. Von der Leyen said additional defense support is expected and that budget support will incr...
Zelensky met UK Prime Minister Burnham to discuss security, protecting Ukrainians, preparations for winter and available diplomatic opportunities. Zelensky announced a “new contribution” from the UK, saying Ukraine particularly values the additional support as winter approaches.
Zelensky dismissed attempts to justify Russia’s war through historical arguments, saying: “If you want to end a war, don’t start it in the first place. If you want to solve a problem, solve it.” He argued that Putin is not winning on the battlefield and therefore needs to show results to Russian society. “He doesn’t respect anyone. He only cares about the Russian people. He is only afraid of his o...
Zelensky and Trump met in New York on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly before their talks moved behind closed doors. Trump said Ukrainian strikes on Russia have affected diesel prices and called this a serious problem for Moscow that would be discussed. Asked whether Ukraine could regain all its territory, Trump said: “I think they’ll make a deal. I don’t want to disclose the details of th...
Zelensky says he held detailed talks with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on ensuring Ukraine’s financial stability this year and next. Their teams agreed to work on additional avenues of financial support. Zelensky and von der Leyen also discussed expanding sanctions.
Ukraine condemned the EU decision to remove Russian billionaires Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman from its sanctions list. Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha called the move “shameful and unjustified” and urged every European country to immediately impose national sanctions against the two men.
Trump says the US is working closely with Russian and Ukrainian leaders to end the war, adding that he thinks it will happen “more quickly than people understand.” He claimed 25,000 people are dying each month and credited Melania Trump with helping secure the return of children displaced by the war.
Zelensky says Ukrainian long-range strikes hit two Russian oil refineries over the past day, one in Bashkortostan and another in the Samara region. He also confirmed hits in the Black Sea and thanked the Ukrainian units involved. “We are returning the war to where it came from,” he said.
❗️Zelensky will push Trump for an energy truce with Russia during their UN meeting in New York, Reuters reports. A source familiar with the matter says Trump has asked Zelensky to stop attacks on Russian oil refineries as part of broader de-escalation efforts. Kyiv does not want to halt such strikes unilaterally. Zelensky is also expected to discuss securing US-made Patriot air defense missiles fo...
US President Donald Trump was asked by a reporter what his message to Putin was. Trump replied: “Settle the war.”
France is strengthening Ukraine’s air defenses with a contract to supply radars and interceptor missiles, President Emmanuel Macron says. Zelensky says Ukraine is also ready to secure additional SAMP/T systems and missiles through EU loan financing. Kyiv and Paris are working toward producing SAMP/T systems and missiles in Ukraine and advancing the joint FREYJA anti-ballistic program, with Zelensk...