Rubio reveals theory on Russia's war against Ukraine ahead of next US peace push
"People keep talking about it's a war in Ukraine. ... It's about one region of the country," U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said.
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"People keep talking about it's a war in Ukraine. ... It's about one region of the country," U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said.
The president made the comment in an interview with ABC News two days after U.S. Envoy Steve Witkoff praised Vladimir Putin as "a humanitarian." Hours later, Russia struck Kyiv with ballistic missiles and cluster munitions.
US First Lady Melania Trump announced a localized ceasefire in Russian-occupied Oleshky to enable humanitarian deliveries and civilian evacuations. The initiative builds on her earlier efforts to reunite Ukrainian children separated from their families during Russia’s war.
The Russian Defense Ministry said Friday that Russia and Ukraine had exchanged 270 prisoners each. Russian human rights commissioner Yana Lantratova said that, working with her Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Lubinets, they had helped return nearly 1,000 Russian and Ukrainian prisoners…
A massive blackout struck Russian-occupied Crimea overnight following reported drone attacks on energy infrastructure. Monitoring channels reported disabled substations and widespread outages, while Russian-installed officials confirmed disruptions in Sevastopol.
Interviews and documents show a Russian energy giant secretly funded a U.S. firm. The deal has been discussed in talks to end the war in Ukraine.
First Lady Melania Trump has brokered a localized ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine to help the predominantly elderly population of the Ukrainian city of Oleshky
In two weeks, Washington sanctioned the court prosecuting Putin, waived its own sanctions on Russia, and called him a humanitarian.
Speaking at the Hudson Institute on Friday, Oct. 23, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Starlink and Starshield restrictions remain in place, despite US President Donald Trump’s earlier claims that service was restored. Zelensky also said that agreed deliveries of interceptor missiles, used to deter Russian ballistic missiles, remain delayed.
Trilateral meetings with Russia and the US are still expected to be held in the first half of November, Zelensky said, following reports from senior US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.
President Trump says it was First Lady Melania Trump’s initiative that led to a ceasefire in Oleshky.
Metro AG responded, saying it did not approve the donations. On Sept. 28, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree placing the Russian subsidiary of Metro AG under the Kremlin's control.
He also cited unnamed genetic studies to claim Russians and Ukrainians are one people, a day after hosting a US envoy.
Russian forces struck four districts of the Dnipropetrovsk region nearly 70 times on Friday, Oct. 23, killing one person and wounding 11. According to the head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration Oleksandr Hanzha, Dnipro faced the brunt of the attack, with a private house destroyed and a body recovered from the rubble.
Ukrainian pilots are already using the 20-mm ammunition to intercept jet-powered attack drones, as Russia deploys faster targets that challenge Ukraine’s air defenses.
People in Russian-occupied city facing severe shortages of food, water and electricity, with some reportedly surviving on weedsThe White House has said that Russia and Ukraine have agreed to a ceasefire in the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky, where a deepening humanitarian crisis has left thousands of civilians struggling to survive.In a statement on Friday, the White House said both sides had agreed to halt all military operations in the city from 27 October to allow humanitarian aid deliveries and preparations for the evacuation of civilians.
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Eleven charts illustrate the support the United States has provided Ukraine since Russia’s invasion—and how that support has changed since Trump took office.
A ship called the Agioi Fanendes, which had just left Russia's Baltic Sea port of Primorsk, was carrying 40,000 metric tons to New York and had been traveling westwards through the Baltic Sea ever since.
The peace discussions will begin at the technical level with negotiation teams, Zelensky said. If those efforts prove productive, then meetings between Zelensky, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and U.S. President Donald Trump will be held.
As Russian strikes increasingly threaten civilian vessels and Ukrainian grain exports, Germany’s foreign minister warned that shipping disruptions could leave vulnerable countries without essential food and fertilizers.
President Maia Sandu condemned the latest incursion as Russia’s war on Ukraine increasingly threatens neighboring Moldova.
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Chuck Pfarrer exposes Russia’s escalating “hot war” against NATO and the technique European governments use to control public reaction: “Outrage Management.”
One sailor killed and three others missing after Comoros-flagged Khoryv hit near Romanian waters.
The first Russian diesel tanker under the new deal between Russia and the United States is now heading for New York with a 40,000-metric-ton cargo, enough to cover barely two hours of American demand.The deal began with a phone call, in which Russian President Vladimir Putin seems to
The agency says Moscow aims to weaken European support for Kyiv by making Russian attacks appear to be the work of Ukraine’s military.
Russia has built 33 air-defense positions around its main Shahed drone production complex, placing it among the country’s most heavily protected sites. A separate report describes the exploitation of North Korean laborers, foreign women and Russian students working there.
Restrictions were placed on incoming and outgoing flights in Sheremetyevo, Domodedovo, Vnukovo, and Zhukovsky airports, Russian civilian aviation authority Rosaviatsiya reported.
RFE/RL joins Ukraine’s 93rd Mechanized Brigade on a dangerous route to Druzhkivka where Russian drones target vehicles and troops. Only a few thousand civilians remain inside the battered frontline city as Russian bombs devastate homes and Ukrainian forces hold the line.
The move comes amid increased attention to the worsening humanitarian crisis in the city, which over the past weeks has gained international attention, including from Pope Leo XIV.
U.S. President Donald Trump may be considering further sanctions relief for Russia following his recent diesel deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin, several Ukrainian and U.S. officials familiar with the matter told the Kyiv Independent.The potential move would fit an approach in which the Trump administration offers
The latest exchange returned 261 military personnel and nine civilians. Some had been held since 2018, while many others were captured during the defense of Mariupol in 2022.
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explicare.deThe Kremlin has heavily invested in the promise that retreating Arctic sea ice opens up a once impassable route that is further from the reach of Ukrainian drone attacks or European naval interdiction of shadow fleet vessels. But officials are learning that cutting a path through ice isn't easy.
Russia will pitch its planned “Anti-Drone Dome” air defense system to African partners at next week’s Moscow summit, even as Ukrainian drone strikes continue to hit Russian oil refineries and other critical infrastructure, exposing gaps in Moscow’s air defenses.
US proposals reportedly include reviving Nord Stream, easing sanctions and expanding business ties with Russia. Ukrainian negotiators fear economic concessions could precede an end to the war, while access to Europe’s gas market remains outside Washington’s control.
Appearing on Piers Morgan’s show, Konstantin Malofeyev criticized Putin for not using nuclear weapons and proposed targeting Western arms depots in Ukraine. The media tycoon previously advocated a tactical nuclear attack followed by public executions.
Russia suspended arrivals and departures at Moscow’s four airports on Oct. 23. Sheremetyevo issued an air raid alert, while Vnukovo warned passengers of prolonged waits, including aboard aircraft.
Russia’s territorial gains this year are effectively nil as it heads into trilateral talks with Ukraine, US.
No confirmation from Russia or Ukraine as White House says 'localised' ceasefire to take effect in Oleshky.
The US-brokered talks are the first planned talks since negotiations stopped earlier this year.
Romania launched a rescue operation after a cargo ship carrying 13 Ukrainian and Azerbaijani crew members sent a distress signal in the Black Sea. Nine people were rescued and one body recovered, with three crew still missing, amid a series of suspected Russian drone attacks on shipping in the region.
A US peace proposal reportedly ‘offers’ Ukraine EU membership and investment in exchange for abandoning its NATO bid. The package also envisages economic incentives for Russia. No agreement has been announced, and EU accession would require approval from the bloc’s members.