Ukraine's Prosecutor General said he submitted his resignation, calling it as a conscious political decision. He said he does not want the office of prosecutor general used as an instrument of political confrontation and that his position on the accusations remains unchanged. He thanked colleagues for their work and asked the president and parliament to accept his dismissal.
Ukrainian developers placed third in NATO's Persistent Airfield Denial competition with an AI target-guidance module designed to improve strike-system autonomy and accuracy. The challenge sought solutions for sustained denial of enemy airfield infrastructure and aviation, emphasizing autonomy, scalability and resistance to electronic warfare. More than 60 applications were submitted, with 9 teams ...
Zelensky said Ukraine and its partners completed three rounds of negotiations in Kyiv with US representatives and the E3 countries France, the UK and Germany. The talks covered Ukraine's air defense needs, technological cooperation and a winter support package. Zelensky said partners know what can work and what must be in place before winter, while Ukraine is preparing the next meetings and commun...
Zelensky said Ukraine is preparing meetings with partner governments and companies involved in developing the joint FREYJA anti-ballistic program. Ukraine is also working to expand its deep-strike capabilities, with both issues to be reviewed by the Supreme Commander-in-Chief's Staff. He added that previous decisions on countering Russian strike drones and accelerating related production must be i...
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Putin proposed in 2024 that the war should end in a way that ensures there is "no more Nazism in Europe," claiming it has again spread its "metastases." Lavrov accused Ukraine's government of honoring the remains of "Nazi criminals" and argued that leaving it in power would mean "betraying those who defeated Nazism in 1945," repeating Moscow's rhetoric a...
US Energy Secretary Chris Wright blamed Ukrainian strikes on Russian refineries as the "single biggest" factor behind record US diesel prices of $5.85 per gallon. He said Russia, once a major diesel exporter, has banned diesel exports and is now importing gasoline. Wright also blamed lower Chinese diesel exports, refinery closures and Democratic policies, while saying the Trump administration is w...
Zelensky said the next round of talks has begun with the US, UK, France and Germany. Two panel discussions are complete and a third will begin soon. Witkoff called the talks "very substantive" and said they are ready to work as long as needed. Press remarks will follow.
Ukraine-US talks with Trump's envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner have concluded in Kyiv. Kushner said Trump wants not only to end the war but create conditions for lasting peace in Ukraine. Zelensky thanked the envoys, joking they had "worked even better than Patriot systems."
Ukraine's Defense Ministry is considering exports of domestically produced weapons, Defense Minister Yevhen Khmara said after meeting representatives of the defense industry. Any exports must meet one key requirement: supplying the needs of the front remains the priority.
Ukraine-US negotiations have begun, President Zelensky announced.
Zelensky met with Ukraine's negotiating team ahead of talks with Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. He said Ukraine wants to bring the war closer to an end and needs peace, security guarantees and a dignified postwar settlement. "Our proposals are prepared," he said.
❗️The Kremlin signaled little prospect of a breakthrough and no intention of abandoning its military goals in Ukraine, Bloomberg added. Kremlin-linked sources said Putin is ready to end the war only on his terms, with Moscow hardening its demands because it believes it has the military advantage. After talks with Trump's envoys, Putin aide Yuri Ushakov said Russia pointed to what it called battlef...
❗️Witkoff and Kushner discussed US ideas for ending the war with Putin during their three-hour Kremlin meeting, Axios reports. A White House official said the sides discussed "substantive plans for next steps" that will be announced in the coming weeks. Acting…
❗️Witkoff and Kushner discussed US ideas for ending the war with Putin during their three-hour Kremlin meeting, Axios reports. A White House official said the sides discussed "substantive plans for next steps" that will be announced in the coming weeks. Acting US sanctions chief Gene Lange also joined the trip and a preparatory meeting with Kirill Dmitriev, but not the Putin meeting. Axios said hi...
Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Rzeszow, Poland, on their way to Kyiv after leaving Moscow's Vnukovo Airport aboard a US Air Force aircraft. Flightradar24 data earlier showed their flight crossing Polish airspace. The US representatives are traveling further to the Ukrainian capital by train after their talks with Putin at the Kremlin.