British Defense Minister John Healey has suggested that the UK could send troops to Ukraine for a training mission. During a visit to Ukraine, Healey told The Times that the UK would work to improve its training of Ukrainian troops and wouldn't rule out sending...
Zelensky Admits Ukraine Cannot Drive Russia Out of Crimea and Donbas
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has conceded that Ukraine does not have the ability to drive Russian forces out of the territory Russia has captured since the 2022 invasion, as well as Crimea, which Russia has controlled since 2014. "We cannot give up our...
Ukrainian Intelligence Kills Senior Russian General in Moscow Bombing
A senior Russian general was killed by a bomb blast in Moscow on Tuesday in a targeted killing Ukrainian sources say was carried out by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU). Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov was the head of Russia's Radiological, Chemical, and Biological...
Trump Suggests He Could End US-Supported Long-Range Strikes on Russia
President-elect Donald Trump suggested at a press conference at Mar-a-Lago on Monday that he could reverse President Biden's decision to support long-range missile strikes on Russian territory. Trump said it was a "big mistake" for the Biden administration to...
Hungary Still Pushing for Russia-Ukraine Christmas Truce
Hungarian officials have said they're still pushing for a Christmas ceasefire and prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine despite a rejection from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Last week, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said he had proposed a...
NATO Chief Calls for Cold War-Level Military Spending
On Thursday, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte called for the alliance to significantly increase military spending up to Cold War levels and adopt a "wartime mindset." "It is true that we spend more on defense now than we did a decade ago.But we are still spending far...
France, Poland Discuss Sending Troops To Monitor Future Ukraine Ceasefire
On Thursday, French President Emmanuel Macron and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk discussed the idea of sending troops to Ukraine if a ceasefire is reached, an idea reportedly favored by President-elect Donald Trump. Tusk said that while the idea of sending troops...
Trump Says He ‘Vehemently’ Disagrees With US-Backed Long-Range Missile Strikes on Russia
President-elect Donald Trump has said that he "vehemently" disagrees with the US supporting long-range missile strikes inside Russian territory, which President Biden authorized last month. "I disagree very vehemently with sending missiles hundreds of miles into...
Orban Says Zelensky Rejected Proposal for a Christmas Truce
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said Wednesday that he had proposed the idea of Ukraine and Russia establishing a Christmas truce, but it was rejected by Ukrainian President Voldomyr Zelensky. "At the end of the Hungarian EU Presidency, we made new efforts for...
Ukraine Fires More US ATACMS Into Russia, Moscow Vows Response
The Russian Defense Ministry said Wednesday that Ukrainian forces had launched another attack on Russian territory with US-provided Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS), which have a range of up to 190 miles. Russia's TASS news agency reported that Ukraine...