President Trump will speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday, as the U.S. pursues a ceasefire deal in Ukraine.
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Zelenskyy hits back against Trump’s comments blaming Ukraine for the war with Russia
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he wants the U.S. to stop using disinformation when talking about Russia’s war on Ukraine, after President Trump accused Ukraine of starting the war.
Ukraine says one of its Western-donated F-16 warplanes has crashed
The crash was the first reported loss of an F-16 in Ukraine, where they arrived at the end of last month. At least six of the warplanes are believed to have been delivered.
Near Ukraine’s front line, a devastated community takes stock after Russian advances
For the last 10 weeks, a battle has raged for a small northeastern Ukrainian border town just five miles from Russia. After delays, Western military aid helped stall Russia’s assault.
‘We’re inside the 10-yard line’: Secretary of state on an Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal
Antony Blinken talks speaks on everything from the prospect of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, to the war in Ukraine and what the U.S. is doing to bring home Americans detained in Russia.
Ukraine’s Kharkiv has withstood Russia’s relentless strikes. Locals fear what’s next
While some have fled Ukraine’s second-largest city, others remain, even performing a classical music festival in defiance of the war.
Russia wages a scorched-earth war in Ukraine with retrofitted bombs and new airstrips
Russia has accelerated its destruction of Ukraine’s front-line cities in 2024 to a scale previously unseen in the war using glide bombs and an expanding network of airstrips just across the border.
Blinken tells Ukraine U.S. aid will make a difference against Russia’s offensive
Secretary of State Antony Blinken made an unannounced visit to Kyiv and said some new U.S. aid already arrived and more will reach the battlefield in the coming weeks.


