Russia, Ukraine and Trump

Trump’s strength and unpredictability can help end the war with Russia, Ukraine’s president says
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is “strong and unpredictable” and those qualities can be a decisive factor in his policy approach to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
‘Highest price for war’: Russia lost 430,000 soldiers in 2024, says Ukraine
Casualties understood to have reached record levels last year as Russia seized less than 1 percent of Ukrainian lands.
Ukraine’s drone edge over Russia could fade if Trump flips the war in 2025
The war between Russia and Ukraine has now entered its 1044th day since starting on February 24, 2022. In this relatively short time, drones have become a bona fide tour de force on the battlefield.
Ukraine-Russia war map: Where are Putin’s forces making gains on the frontline as 2025 begins?
Russian forces are advancing in the east, slowly but surely, and they are shrinking Ukraine’s partial hold of the border region of Kursk
Sanctions brought on by Putin’s war in Ukraine are taking a bite out of Russia’s New Year's salad
With soaring inflation and the ruble dropping to one of its lowest levels against the dollar since President Vladimir Putin launched his war in Ukraine, this year Russians will have to pay more for the dish, which is traditionally served alongside caviar and tangerines, before the New Year is toasted in.
Zelenskiy says US will be alongside Ukraine's efforts to stop Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said late on Tuesday that no one would give peace to his country as a gift, but he believed the United States would stand alongside Kyiv as it fights to stop Russia's 34-month invasion.
Zelenskyy says Trump's unpredictability could be 'decisive' against Russia
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is “strong and unpredictable,” and those qualities can be a decisive factor in his policy approach to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says.
Zelenskyy says Trump could be decisive in stopping war in Ukraine
For us, this is the most important thing," Zelenskyy said in an interview with Ukrainian television. Zelenskyy said Trump had told him he would be one of the first to visit Washington after the presidential inauguration later this month.
Ukraine's Zelenskiy: Trump can be decisive in helping stop Russia's Putin
(Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump could be decisive in the outcome of the 34-month-old war with Russia and help stop Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin.
Ukraine’s Zelensky says Trump ‘capable of stopping Putin’
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview that President-elect Trump is “capable of stopping” Russian President Vladimir Putin and that he will be a key factor in the outcome of the war in Eastern Europe,
Zelensky Says 'Unpredictable' Trump Could Help End War
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview aired Thursday that US President-elect Donald Trump's "unpredictability" could help end the war with Russia.

Russia, Ukraine and Kyiv

Russia seized 1,600 square miles of Ukraine's territory in 2024 while losing 427,000 troops, ISW says
Russia's losses in its invasion of Ukraine are thought to have soared in recent months while its forces have slowly advanced.
Ukraine Halts the Flow of Natural Gas From Russia to Europe
A transnational pipeline was shut down on Wednesday after Kyiv refused to renew a prewar agreement that allowed for the ...
Hundreds of soldiers freed in the latest prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine
Russia and Ukraine have exchanged prisoners of war in the latest such swap that released hundreds of captives and was ...
Russia Still Hasn't Reached Heavily-Defended Pokrovsk: Ukraine
"Russians have not reached the outskirts of the town," said Viktor Trehubov, a spokesperson for Ukraine's Khortytsia grouping ...
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The Real Risks of Escalation in Ukraine
Michael Poznansky is an Associate Professor at the U.S. Naval War College. The views expressed here are his own.
North Korean troops in Russia 'turn to booze and get drunk' while fighting in Ukraine war
North Korean troops fighting alongside Russia in southern Kursk got drunk on New Year's Eve, according to Ukrainian ...
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China, Russia, and Ukraine: December 2024
China and Russia are deepening energy ties, with natural gas exports exceeding contractual agreements. At the same time, in ...
Ukraine says its unusual missile-armed sea drones have scored hits on multiple Russian helicopters in the Black Sea
Ukraine's military intelligence agency said its naval drones hit three Russian helicopters and destroyed two of them during ...