Russia-Ukraine war

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Trump: I Just Got Off the Phone With Putin

President says the two discussed Ukraine, Iran

(Newser) - President Trump spoke with Vladimir Putin on Wednesday and then quickly told the world as much. In a Truth Social post that was later deleted (the White House has it here ), Trump shared what transpired during their 75-minute conversation, which touched on Ukraine's Sunday attack on bombers on...

Missing Ukrainian Children a Sore Point in Talks

Moscow denies allegations of mass abductions, while Ukraine estimates 20K children were taken

(Newser) - The peace talks between Russia and Ukraine that resumed on Monday brought attention to a volatile topic: allegations that Russia abducted thousands of Ukrainian children.
  • Ukraine provided a list of about 400 children it wants returned immediately, but Russia countered that it would consider returning 10 children and insisted they
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Ukraine Notches Another Huge Hit Against Russia

Massive underwater explosion hits Kerch Bridge, a key link in Russia's wartime supply chain

(Newser) - On the heels of devastating drone strikes on Russian airfields, Ukraine hit another one of Vladimir Putin's crown jewels: the $3.7 billion Kerch Bridge that connects the Russian mainland to Crimea. As CNN reports, Ukraine's security service said that it had detonated nearly 2,500 pounds of...

Talks Didn't Move Ukraine, Russia Closer to Ending War

"The fact that the meeting took place despite yesterday's incident is an important success,' Erdogan says

(Newser) - Representatives of Russia and Ukraine met Monday for their second round of direct peace talks in just over two weeks, but aside from agreeing to swap thousands of their dead and seriously wounded troops, they made no progress toward ending the 3-year-old war, officials said. The talks unfolded a day...

Photos Capture Plight of Ukrainian POWs

The AP counts more than 200 deaths amid allegations of brutal treatment

(Newser) - More than 200 Ukrainian POWs have died while imprisoned since Russia's full-scale invasion three years ago. Abuse inside Russian prisons was likely a contributing factor in many of these deaths, according to officials from human rights groups, the UN, the Ukrainian government, and a Ukrainian medical examiner who has...

Drones Strike Airfields Deep in Russian Territory

Zelensky, who oversaw planning, says peace talks will go on Monday

(Newser) - A devastating Ukraine drone attack deep in Russia struck several scattered airfields on Sunday, the day before peace talks are scheduled to begin in Turkey. Ukrainian officials said 41 "strategic aircraft" at four airfields, including strategic bombers, were destroyed. Local Russian officials confirmed the drones struck deep in Russian...

Two Russian Bridges Destroyed Near Ukraine

Moscow investigates as potential terrorist acts, while Ukraine alleges 'false flag' operations

(Newser) - Two bridges collapsed overnight in Russian regions bordering Ukraine, officials said Sunday. Both incidents are being investigated as possible acts of terrorism. In one, seven people were killed and dozens injured, per the AP .
  • The first bridge, in the Bryansk region, collapsed on top of a passenger train on Saturday,
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Russian Economy's Singular Focus Complicates Things

Everything has been reoriented around war

(Newser) - The reason why Vladimir Putin is slow-walking peace talks with Ukraine might make sense—or, more specifically, dollars and cents. The Wall Street Journal reports that the Russian president has reoriented the economy to produce the weapons of war and pay the soldiers who are waging it, which changes the...

A Hint of Russia's Plans for Zaporizhzhia Emerges

Satellite images reveal construction of fresh power lines, says Greenpeace

(Newser) - Russia captured Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant early in the war . A new Greenpeace report viewed by the New York Times records the "first physical evidence" that Moscow is quietly plotting to source energy from the facility. Per the report, which is based in part on satellite...

Trump Issues Another Warning to Putin

'He's playing with fire!'

(Newser) - President Trump had harsh words for Russia's president again on Tuesday. "What Vladimir Putin doesn't realize is that if it weren't for me, lots of really bad things would have already happened to Russia, and I mean REALLY BAD," Trump wrote in a Truth Social...

Trump on Putin: He's 'Gone Absolutely CRAZY'

US president has some of his harshest words yet for Russian counterpart

(Newser) - President Trump on Sunday delivered some remarkably harsh comments on the subject of his Russian counterpart. Asked by reporters as he was preparing to board Air Force One from New Jersey back to Washington, DC, for an update on the Russia situation, Trump responded, "Yeah, I'll give you...

Amid Massive Russian Strikes, Moscow, Kyiv Swap POWs

Each side brings home 303 soldiers, as Moscow hits Ukraine with biggest assault of the war

(Newser) - Russia and Ukraine swapped hundreds more prisoners on Sunday, the third and last part of a major exchange that reflected a rare moment of cooperation in otherwise failed efforts to reach a ceasefire in more than three years of war. Just hours earlier, Ukrainian capital Kyiv and other regions came...

Another Prisoner Swap Follows Major Attack on Kyiv

'A difficult night,' Ukrainian officials say after strikes

(Newser) - Russia and Ukraine exchanged hundreds more prisoners on Saturday as part of a major swap that amounted to a rare moment of cooperation in otherwise failed efforts to reach a ceasefire. The exchange came hours after Kyiv came under a large-scale Russian drone and missile attack that left at least...

Russia, Ukraine Send Prisoners Home to Families

Largest exchange so far sends 390 captives back to each side

(Newser) - Hundreds of prisoners of war returned home Friday to emotional reunions as Russia and Ukraine carried out their largest swap since the fighting began. More exchanges are ahead over the next few days, the New York Times reports, until each side has received 1,000 freed prisoners. "We...

After Trump-Putin Call, &#39;the Ground Shifted Again&#39;
After Trump-Putin Call,
'the Ground Shifted Again'
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After Trump-Putin Call, 'the Ground Shifted Again'

Despite hopes for a breakthrough, a ceasefire now might be further away

(Newser) - Monday held great promise for progress in ending the Russia-Ukraine war. The gist of coverage on Tuesday is that there is no resolution in sight after President Trump spoke with Vladimir Putin , and also with Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders.
  • Trump suggested progress: "Russia and Ukraine will immediately start
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No Ceasefire Deal After Trump's 2-Hour Call With Putin

But it 'went very well,' Trump says

(Newser) - There was no announcement of a ceasefire after President Trump's two-hour phone call with Vladimir Putin on Monday, but Trump said he believes it "went very well." In a Truth Social post, Trump said, "Russia and Ukraine will immediately start negotiations toward a Ceasefire and, more...

Trump, Putin Set High-Stakes Phone Call

Russia-Ukraine war is high on the agenda

(Newser) - Monday has the potential to be a big day with regard to the Russia-Ukraine war: President Trump speaks with Vladimir Putin by phone on Monday morning, followed by a call later to Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky. "Hopefully it will be a productive day, a ceasefire will take place, and...

Trump Plans Talks With Putin, Zelensky on Monday

Separate calls will address trade as well as a ceasefire, post says

(Newser) - After saying there'll be no movement toward peace in the war over Ukraine until he and Russian President Vladimir Putin have a meeting of the minds , President Trump said he plans to talk to him on Monday. Trump posted Saturday that he plans to talk to Putin and Ukrainian...

First Direct Ukraine-Russia Talks in Years Didn't Last Long

Ukrainian source says Russian demands were 'detached from reality'

(Newser) - Ukrainian and Russian officials met for their first direct negotiations in more than three years on Friday, but they didn't last long. The Telegraph reports that the talks in Istanbul lasted just 90 minutes. A Ukrainian diplomatic source tells Reuters that the Russian side's demands were "detached...

Trump: No Peace 'Until Putin and I Get Together'

President is asked about Russian leader's decision to skip peace talks with Ukraine

(Newser) - Thursday might have been a big day in the quest for Russia-Ukraine peace, but Vladimir Putin opted to skip direct talks in Turkey. He sent a mid-level delegation instead, which Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed as "decorative," reports Reuters . Putin's decision ended any hope of a quick...

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