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US May Invite Zelensky to Alaska Summit, Too

Putin and Trump meet next week

(Newser) - As President Trump prepares for a high-stakes summit with Vladimir Putin in Alaska, NBC News reports that the White House is weighing a surprise move: inviting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to join the talks. "It's being discussed," a person briefed on the discussions tells the outlet....

Report: Putin Wants Eastern Ukraine in Deal to Stop War

Ukrainian President Zelensky's reply: 'Ukrainians will not gift their land to the occupier'

(Newser) - President Trump says he's set to meet with Vladimir Putin on Friday in Alaska, with plans to discuss ending Russia's invasion of Ukraine, though the Russian leader seems to already have his asks in mind. The Wall Street Journal reports that Putin delivered a proposal this week to...

Trump Says He'll Meet Putin Next Week in Alaska

White House had said it would hold talks with Moscow even without Ukraine

(Newser) - President Trump announced Friday on social media that he'll meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Aug. 15 in Alaska to discuss ending the war in Ukraine. More details will follow, Trump said, per the AP . Earlier in the day, Trump said their talks will include discussion of Russia...

Kyiv Woman Survives 9-Story Fall After Missile Strike

Her parents died in the Russian attack that destroyed her home

(Newser) - A 23-year-old woman in Kyiv, Veronika Osintseva, is drawing national attention after surviving a fall from her ninth-floor apartment during a Russian missile strike last week. Osintseva was sleeping when the blast blew her from her bed and out of her apartment, landing her in the rubble below. She...

Feds: US Soldier Tried to Give Russia Secrets on Battle Tank

Taylor Adam Lee allegedly hoped to trade details on tank used in Ukraine for citizenship

(Newser) - A US Army soldier from Texas is accused of trying to trade classified tank secrets for Russian citizenship. Federal authorities say Taylor Adam Lee, a 22-year-old service member stationed at Fort Bliss, attempted to hand over sensitive information about America's main battle tank, the M1A2 Abrams, per CBS...

Trump Expects to Meet Soon With Putin and Zelensky

Other leaders appear not to have officially agreed

(Newser) - President Trump is preparing to meet soon with Russian President Vladimir Putin about the war on Ukraine, administration officials said, picking up on a suggestion made by the Kremlin during the US special envoy's visit there on Wednesday. Trump is open to including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in...

Someone Isn't Happy With Vladimir Putin

Trump says he's 'very disappointed' in Russian leader, will move up ceasefire deadline

(Newser) - Two weeks ago, President Trump set a 50-day deadline for Russian President Vladimir Putin to reach a ceasefire with Ukraine, threatening to slap 100% secondary tariffs on Russian trading partners if a deal wasn't reached. But now, he's tired of waiting . While meeting with British Prime Minister Keir...

Report: Russian Teens Recruited to Build War Drones

Teens are lured in through video games, national tech competitions, per banished Russian outlet

(Newser) - A new investigation by an exiled Russian outlet has uncovered a systematic effort by Russian authorities to recruit children into designing and testing military drones used in the war against Ukraine. The process reportedly begins with educational video games such as Berloga ("Bear's Den"), launched in...

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Kyiv Protesters Turn on Zelensky

Protesters decry new law curbing anticorruption agency independence

(Newser) - Thousands of Ukrainians rallied outside President Volodymyr Zelensky's office in Kyiv on Tuesday night, marking Ukraine's first major antigovernment protest since Russia's war began. The demonstration—a powerful response to new laws curbing the nation's anticorruption efforts—drew both civilians and soldiers, signaling a growing...

In One Sense, Trump Got Done in 5 Months What Took Biden 4 Years

He's ordered nearly as many airstrikes as his predecessor in much less time

(Newser) - Donald Trump entered his current term in the White House touting ambitions to be a "peacemaker" president, pledging an end to America's often drawn-out conflicts. Yet within his first six months, the Independent reports that Trump's administration has launched at least 529 airstrikes across Africa, the...

Trump to Zelensky: 'Can You Hit Moscow?'

President asked the question in a phone call

(Newser) - The Financial Times reports a notable detail from a phone call between President Trump and Ukraine leader Volodymyr Zelensky earlier this month. It came in the form of a question from Trump:
  • "Volodymyr, can you hit Moscow?" the president asked, according to the newspaper's sources. "Can you
...

Putin-Linked Conductor Catches Ire of Navalny Widow

Russian leader's ally is set to perform at Italian festival, and Yulia Navalnaya isn't having it

(Newser) - Yulia Navalnaya, widow of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, is urging Italy to revoke an invitation extended to Valery Gergiev, a conductor with strong Kremlin ties, to perform at a major music festival later this month. Gergiev, known for his decades-long alliance with Vladimir Putin, is set to...

Trump Makes Surprise Call to BBC, Spills on Putin, NATO

US president says he's 'disappointed' in Russian leader: 'I trust almost nobody'

(Newser) - In a somewhat unexpected phone interview with the BBC, President Trump said he's "disappointed but not done" with Russia's Vladimir Putin, adding, "I trust almost nobody"—a comment delivered shortly after Washington announced new weapons shipments to Ukraine and threatened tariffs on Russia if...

Greene Pushes Back as Trump Shifts on Ukraine Weapons Plan

Georgia congresswoman says new plan to speed up deliveries breaks key 'America First' promise

(Newser) - Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is sounding the alarm over President Trump's latest plan to accelerate weapons deliveries to Ukraine, warning that it violates the anti-interventionist promises she and other Republicans made to voters. In an interview on Monday with the New York Times , Greene insisted that Trump's...

Will a Dangerous Cold War Vestige Come Roaring Back?

6 nations move to exit global land mine ban amid security fears

(Newser) - Europe's borders could soon bristle once again with land mines, as several nations move to abandon a decades-old treaty banning the deadly weapons in response to rising tensions with Russia. The New York Times takes a look at the possible return to a Cold War-era tactic and the...

US Weapons Deliveries to Ukraine Resume: Sources

Though only some weapons are currently being sent, sources say

(Newser) - The Trump administration has resumed sending some weapons to Ukraine, a week after the Pentagon had directed that some deliveries be paused , US officials said Wednesday. The weapons heading into Ukraine include 155 mm munitions and precision-guided rockets known as GMLRS, two officials told the Associated Press on the condition...

European Court: Russia Was Behind Downing of MH17

It delivers judgments against Russia in four cases brought by Ukraine

(Newser) - Europe's top human rights court delivered damning judgments Wednesday against Russia in four cases brought by Kyiv and the Netherlands accusing Moscow of atrocities in Ukraine dating back more than a decade—among them the downing of Flight MH17. Reading the decisions in a packed courtroom in Strasbourg, Court...

Sources Pin Ukraine Weapons Pause Squarely on Hegseth

CNN cites 5 unnamed sources in its reporting

(Newser) - The White House got no heads up before Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth halted US weapons shipments to Ukraine last week , five sources tell CNN —a move that surprised top officials and sparked confusion as Trump's team reportedly scrambled to understand and explain the decision. President Trump publicly...

After Trump Blasts Putin's Bulls---, Russia Goes Bigger

Some 728 drones were launched overnight

(Newser) - Ukraine endured its largest aerial assault to date just hours after President Trump lashed out at Vladimir Putin and reversed his stance on military support for Kyiv . The BBC cites President Zelensky as saying 728 drones and 13 missiles were launched by Russia overnight. The AP reports Lutsk, which...

Sources Say Trump Is Mulling a Big Move on Ukraine Defense

US said to be considering sending another Patriot air-defense system to Kyiv

(Newser) - Amid renewed Russian attacks on Ukraine, the White House is weighing whether to send Kyiv another coveted Patriot air-defense system—a move that could signal a major shift in US military support and put pressure on Moscow. Two officials tell the Wall Street Journal the Trump administration has asked...

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