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Trump: Ukraine Deal Has Been 'Fine-Tuned'

'I think we're getting very close to a deal,' he says

(Newser) - President Trump announced Tuesday that his administration has made significant progress toward a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine, with only "a few remaining points of disagreement" to be resolved. Trump said he has dispatched special envoy Steve Witkoff to Moscow to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin, while...

Ukraine Reportedly Backs a Revised Peace Deal

Zelensky may be headed to the US soon, but there's no word yet from Russia

(Newser) - It looks like a deal to end the Russia-Ukraine war is genuinely close—at least on Ukraine's end. CBS News and the BBC report that Ukraine has agreed in principle to a US-brokered peace deal after lengthy talks. The development comes after the US and Ukraine "significantly changed"...

Zelensky Cites a 'Main Problem' in Peace Talks

Trump-backed plan would force Kyiv to cede territory

(Newser) - Talks to end the Russia-Ukraine war are still in progress, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, for one, is hopeful . On Monday, however, Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky suggested that one enormous sticking point remains unsolved—Russia's claim to captured territory in the east. "Putin wants legal recognition to...

Rubio: 'Productive and Meaningful' Ukraine Progress

Trump again rips Ukraine as ungrateful as talks begin

(Newser) - American and Ukrainian officials met in Geneva on Sunday to discuss a new draft of the US proposal to end the war on Ukraine, while President Trump criticized Ukraine and his administration pushed back against charges that it's really Russia's plan. At the talks, Secretary of State Marco...

Zelensky: This Is 'Very Difficult' Moment in Ukraine History

US is pressuring Ukraine to accept its peace plan, but it requires big concessions

(Newser) - The coming week might prove to be the most consequential yet for the Russia-Ukraine war, but how things will shake out remains very much up in the air. Volodomyr Zelensky must decide whether to accept a US-crafted plan to end the war, one that requires major concessions that Ukraine has...

Report: US, Russia Secretly Drafting Ukraine Peace Plan

Sources say Zelensky is being pressured to accept territory loss, reduction in military size

(Newser) - The Trump administration has been secretly collaborating with Russia on a new peace plan to end the war in Ukraine, according to officials from both countries who spoke to Axios . The proposed plan, which consists of 28 points, is said to be inspired by the Gaza peace deal brokered by...

Poland Sees 'Unprecedented Sabotage' in Rail Explosion

Prime minister says saboteurs tried to blow up a train on line near Ukraine

(Newser) - A prime route for sending aid to Ukraine appears to have been targeted in what Poland is calling a deliberate attack. An explosion damaged a key railway line near the Ukrainian border over the weekend, forcing a passenger train to make an emergency stop, reports the Wall Street Journal . Prime...

How Hurt Soldier Survived Ukraine's 'Vicious New Normal'

Wounded Ukrainian dodges drones, crawls for hours to safety through no-man's-land, reports NYT account

(Newser) - In the drone-dominated no-man's-land of Ukraine's front lines, survival often comes down to luck and adaptation. Ukrainian infantryman Aleksandr's ordeal, detailed in CJ Chivers' piece for the New York Times , began in the pitch-black hours one night in August, when a Russian drone targeted him and his...

Russia Slams Kyiv With Hundreds of Drones, Killing 6

Attack on Ukraine's capital was the biggest in weeks

(Newser) - Russia unleashed a major missile and drone barrage on Kyiv early Friday, killing six people and leaving gaping holes in apartment buildings. Russia used at least 430 drones and 18 missiles in the nighttime attack, said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, per the AP . The aerial assault, which also targeted Odesa...

Ukraine Gives Russian Soldier Life for Executing POW

It's the first such conviction since the war began

(Newser) - A Ukrainian court has handed a life sentence to Russian soldier Dmitriy Kurashov for the execution-style killing of a prisoner of war, marking the first conviction of its kind since the conflict began. Kurashov, 27, was found guilty in Zaporizhzhia of shooting a surrendered, unarmed Ukrainian soldier during a January...

Why All Eyes Are on Ukraine's Pokrovsk

Russia has spent more than a year trying to seize the eastern city

(Newser) - Russian forces have been gunning for the eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk for a year as part of their campaign to seize control of the Donbas region, and reports indicate they may be "tightening their grip," as the Guardian puts it. NBC News describes the city's front...

Report: Russian Commanders Are Killing Their Own Troops

Independent report from Verstka alleges torture, extortion, internal executions

(Newser) - Some Russian casualties in the country's war against Ukraine are inflicted from within, or so claims a new investigation from the independent Russian outlet Verstka . Its journalists allege that Russian army commanders are executing soldiers who refuse to fight in a practice called "zeroing." Using testimonies from...

Switzerland Decides It's Time to Upgrade Civilian Bunkers

Citing global tension and war, nation invests in modernizing 370,000 shelters for new threats

(Newser) - Switzerland, long known for its neutrality in global conflicts, is making a major investment in its famous network of bunkers. The country is set to spend more than $1 billion over 15 years to overhaul and modernize public and private shelters, a move driven by security concerns and the war...

Trump Says Meeting With Putin Now Could Be a 'Waste'

White House shelves summit as Trump shifts Ukraine strategy

(Newser) - After the White House revealed the expected Trump-Putin summit would not be happening , President Trump gave some insight into why that might be, the Wall Street Journal reports. "I don't want to have a wasted meeting. I don't want to have a waste of time—so we'...

Trump-Putin Summit Is Called Off
Trump-Putin Summit
Is Called Off
Oct 21, 2025 11:50 AM CDT

Trump-Putin Summit Is Called Off

White House says the two won't be meeting in the immediate future, as was expected

(Newser) - An expected summit between President Trump and Vladimir Putin won't be happening after all. The White House said Tuesday there were "no plans" for an imminent meeting between the two leaders, reports the Washington Post . Trump had raised the possibility of meeting with Putin in Hungary soon to...

Trump: Ukraine's Donbas Region Should Be 'Cut Up' to End War

US president has shifted again, thinks Ukraine should cede territory

(Newser) - US President Trump said Sunday that the Donbas region of Ukraine should be "cut up," leaving most of it in Russian hands, to end a war that has dragged on for nearly four years, the AP reports. "Let it be cut the way it is," he...

Every Day at 9am, Ukraine Stops
Every Day at 9am, Ukraine Stops
Oct 13, 2025 5:24 PM CDT

Every Day at 9am, Ukraine Stops

Nation takes a minute every day to remember its war dead

(Newser) - Each morning at 9am, Kyiv stops for a minute. Traffic lights turn red, and the steady beat of a metronome on loudspeakers signals 60 seconds of reflection. Cars idle in the middle of the street as drivers step out and stand with heads bowed. Across Ukraine—in cafes, gyms, schools,...

Russia Not Happy With Trump's Remarks on Tomahawk Missiles

After call with Zelensky, Trump floated the idea of sending the weapons to Ukraine

(Newser) - While flying to Israel aboard Air Force One Sunday, President Trump issued a warning to Russia regarding its ongoing conflict with Ukraine, the AP reports. "I might say, 'Look: if this war is not going to get settled, I'm going to send them Tomahawks.' The...

Putin: Nobel Committee's 'Credibility' Has Been Lost

He praises Trump's 'efforts to resolve complex crises'

(Newser) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday gave a nod to President Trump's efforts to broker peace—even though the Nobel Peace Prize went to somebody else. Speaking at a summit in Tajikistan, Putin praised Trump for his ceasefire efforts in Gaza and Ukraine, the Washington Post reports. "...

Report: Trump Has Approved Escalation in Ukraine Support

Officials say administration will provide intel for strikes on Russian energy infrastructure

(Newser) - The US is set to provide Ukraine with intelligence for launching long-range missile strikes deep into Russian territory, marking a significant escalation in support amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, sources tell the Wall Street Journal and Reuters . The officials say President Trump has approved the move, and the...

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