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.
Zelensky outlines Ukraine’s conditions for lasting peace, calling for a powerful army backed by at least 10 years of international funding, firm US and European security guarantees, and a ceasefire before broader negotiations. He also warns of delayed Patriot deliveries and persistent Starlink restrictions while proposing trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi.
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…
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.
Ukraine could buy newly built F-16 Block 70/72s from U.S. firm Lockheed Martin. But that's not the greatest need.
Ukraine freed 270 captives, including American teacher Stephen Hubbard, as a drone sank a cargo ship off Romania and killed a Ukrainian sailor and Ukrainian Storm Shadows reportedly hit an Oryol plant that makes Iskander components.
President Trump says it was First Lady Melania Trump’s initiative that led to a ceasefire in Oleshky.
He also cited unnamed genetic studies to claim Russians and Ukrainians are one people, a day after hosting a US envoy.
According to an official report on Monday, Oct. 19, Germany’s armed forces are overhauling how they train their combat medics, evacuate casualties and protect field hospitals. The move came after a Bundeswehr medical delegation studied battlefield care in Kyiv and Dnipro, where Ukrainian doctors reportedly told the team that drones now cause about 90% of combat wounds.
According to the doctors, roughly 100,000 soldiers have undergone amputations since the beginning of the full-scale war in 2022. Meanwhile, on Oct. 16, Ukraine approved a pilot project to deliver medicine, medical devices, blood samples and donor organs between hospitals through drones to shorten delivery times.
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.
President Maia Sandu condemned the latest incursion as Russia’s war on Ukraine increasingly threatens neighboring Moldova.
The agency says Moscow aims to weaken European support for Kyiv by making Russian attacks appear to be the work of Ukraine’s military.
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.
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European and international media criticize Donald Trump’s Ukraine mediation efforts, warning that his envoy Steve Witkoff’s praise of Vladimir Putin undermines diplomatic credibility. Commentators argue that Moscow is exploiting US eagerness for a peace deal to buy time, weaken Ukraine and divide Western allies. They stress that Ukraine will resist surrender, while doubts grow over Trump’s motives, security guarantees and prospects for lasting peace.
Kyiv Independent journalists Jimmy Rushton and Danylo Mokryk argue that Donald Trump’s pressure on Kyiv is backfiring — strengthening support for Volodymyr Zelensky while undermining trust in the United States.
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.
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’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.
Ukraine to team up with Finnish firms as Starshield problems, started amid Trump-Zelenskyy jibes, continue.
Ukraine is contracting about 1,000 Patriot missiles that will take years to arrive, so it wants partners’ stocks today.
The US-brokered talks are the first planned talks since negotiations stopped earlier this year.
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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.
Ukraine’s defense ministry says satellite connectivity losses at speeds of 161 kph are still in place, despite US President Donald Trump’s claim that SpaceX owner Elon Musk restored the service. SpaceX and the White House have blamed one another for the restrictions, which followed the US diesel deal with Russia, as Washington pressured Kyiv to halt strikes on Russian refineries without securing a bilateral ceasefire on Ukraine’s energy grid.
Ukraine has brought home 270 people in a prisoner exchange with Russia, including military personnel and nine civilians. Five of those released were previously believed to have died in the July 2022 attack on the Olenivka prison, Zelensky said.
The state budget has paid to keep war-damaged arms plants running. The new model brings private money into the digging.
The number includes 1,830 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
Eleven days after Ukraine's Starshield terminals started mysteriously malfunctioning, there is still nobody in Washington who wants to take responsibility, while Trump administration officials continue pointing fingers firmly at SpaceX CEO Elon Musk.The Wall Street Journal reported on Oct. 23 that U.S. President Donald Trump had
Ukraine’s Defense Ministry says Denmark delivered more than 50,000 rounds of 20 mm ammunition for its F-16 fighters. The ammunition is already being used in air-defense operations after Copenhagen redirected part of a planned sale with another country’s agreement.
Polish prosecutors are investigating an alleged plot to set fire to Flytronic, a factory producing reconnaissance drones used by Ukraine, after a Russia-linked recruiter reportedly offered $30,000 for the attack. The case has been referred to Poland’s Internal Security Agency.
Russia’s Doppelgänger network tracked how fabricated stories about Ukraine reached Western audiences, according to an investigation by The Insider. Internal files included JD Vance’s remarks about a Ukrainian minister buying a yacht, alongside reports on other disinformation campaigns.