Russia, Ukraine and Donald Trump

Trump floats Ukraine 'may be Russian someday' ahead of Zelensky-Vance meeting
US President Donald Trump floated the idea that Ukraine "may be Russian someday", as his Vice President JD Vance gears up to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky later this week. Both Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin have previously ruled out direct talks with each other,
Russia claims it's taken another eastern Ukraine town. Kyiv officials make no comment
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Trump flags Zelensky meeting as Russia claims key Ukraine town
US President Donald Trump said Friday he would "probably" meet Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky next week, as Russia said its forces had seized the key mining town of Toretsk in
Russia captures key Ukrainian mining town
Russia says it has captured the key mining town of Toretsk in eastern Ukraine after months of fighting. Ukraine has already lost the output from a crucial coal mine in the area – the only one producing coking coal for its steel industry.
Russia claims to have taken another eastern Ukraine town
Russia’s Defence Ministry claimed on Friday that its forces had captured the mining town of Toretsk in their latest breakthrough in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region, where Ukrainian defences are creaking.
Why are Ukraine’s minerals key to keeping US military aid flowing?
Ukraine has offered to strike a deal with U.S. President Donald Trump for continued American military aid in exchange for ...
Ukraine Downs Russian Fighter Jet, Hits Helicopter Sent to Rescue Pilots
Ukraine destroyed a Russian fighter jet and then ambushed a rescue helicopter trying to pluck the pilot to safety, it has ...
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Kremlin wants Putin’s demands met for peace talks as Trump envoy to visit Kyiv
The Russian envoy to the United Nations said Russia was waiting for "appropriate signals" from Washington on contacts with ...
Ukraine war latest: Russia massing troops for new assaults in Chasiv Yar; Ukraine strikes oil refinery in Krasnodar Krai
Russian forces are gathering troops for fresh assaults in Chasiv Yar in Donetsk Oblast, Lieutenant Colonel Dmytro Zaporozhets ...
Russia Claims Another Village in Eastern Ukraine
Moscow said on Friday that its forces had seized a handful of settlements in Donetsk since the start of the month.
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Ukraine-Russia war latest: Kremlin makes 'opening gambit' ahead of peace talks
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Russia says it has captured strategic city of Toretsk, Ukraine denies it
Russia's Defence Ministry said on Friday that its forces had taken control of the strategic coal-mining city of Toretsk in ...
Trump says he wants to negotiate about Ukraine. It’s not clear if Putin really does
Nearly three years after President Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine, his troops are making steady progress on the battlefield.
Fighting in Ukraine's Donetsk region intensifies as Russia makes advances
Local media reported that Moscow launched 17 attacks in the Donetsk region in one day, killing and wounding several ...
‘Donbas is fiction’ — Kateryna Zarembo’s book dismantles Russian myths about Ukraine’s east
For some, Ukraine’s Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts evoke images of coal mines, industrial sprawl, and Russian-speaking culture ...
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Massive russian strike on Donetsk Region: number of wounded rises to 17, one killed
February 9, russian occupiers dropped 10 air bombs on Kostiantynivka and Kramatorsk in the Donetsk Region. In total, one ...