Duda: Ukraine's entire territory must be liberated, including Crimea.

10:20 PM

War update

Ukraine war latest: Trump to discuss potential suspension of military aid for Ukraine

9:47 PM

Sanctions, shrinking exports spark crisis in Russia's coal industry, media reports.

Financial troubles have forced eight coal companies in Russia's Kemerovo Oblast to halt operations, leaving hundreds of miners without pay for months, according to Governor Ilya Seredyuk.

9:25 PM

NATO

Why doesn't NATO open its doors to Ukraine?

2:19 PM  (Updated:  March 3, 2025 9:13 pm)

KI Insights

Ukraine calendar: Events to look out for this week

9:07 PM

Ukraine committed to work with US, Europe to end war 'the soonest possible,' Zelensky says.

"It is very important that we try to make our diplomacy really substantive to end this war the soonest possible," President Volodymyr Zelensky posted on X.

11:40 PM  (Updated:  March 3, 2025 9:06 pm)

KI Insights

Fallout from the Trump-Zelensky meeting. What's next for Ukraine? – spot briefing by KI Insights

8:32 PM

'The worst statement' — Trump criticizes Zelensky for saying peace deal with Russia is far away.

President Volodymyr Zelensky made the remark in a March 2 interview with British media, saying that negotiations were in the earliest stages and that a settlement with Moscow remains a distant prospect.

8:17 PM

Video

Ukrainians react to Trump-Zelensky clash.

In the wake of the Feb. 28 clash between U.S. President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office, the Kyiv Independent went to the streets of Kyiv to ask Ukrainians what they think of the now infamous meeting.

8:11 PM

Ukraine

5 ways you can support Ukraine — even if your government doesn't want to

8:01 PM

Ukraine bonds drop sharply following Trump-Zelensky argument, Reuters reports.

Ukraine's international bonds fell to their lowest point in over a month on March 3 after a heated exchange between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and U.S. President Donald Trump last week, Reuters reported.

7:15 PM

US wants Zelensky to 'regret' Oval Office clash, sign minerals deal, Waltz says.

"What we need to hear from President Zelensky is that he regrets what happened, that he's ready to sign this minerals deal, and that he's ready to engage in peace talks," U.S. National Security Advisor Mike Waltz said.

5:52 PM

US deliberately orchestrated Zelensky-Trump Oval Office clash, Friedrich Merz says.

"It was not a spontaneous reaction to interventions by Zelensky, but obviously a manufactured escalation in this meeting in the Oval Office," Friedrich Merz, Germany's likely next chancellor, said.

5:16 PM

EU weighs satellite alternatives for Ukraine amid Starlink concerns, Politico reports.

Ukraine had shown interest in alternative satellite options, including Govsatcom, a shared network of EU national government satellites, and IRIS, a new constellation expected to be operational in the 2030s, according to European Commission spokesperson Thomas Regnier.

4:45 PM

Russia’s FSB 'neutralizes' alleged terrorist planning attack in Moscow.

Firearms and chemical substances for assembling explosive devices were reportedly found and seized during a subsequent investigation at the suspect's apartment.

4:20 PM

Russia trying to break through border in Sumy Oblast, cut off Ukraine's Kursk logistics routes, Border Guard says.

Russia is attempting to enter Ukrainian territory with assault groups in the direction of the village of Novenke.

3:44 PM

Russia plans to launch 500 kamikaze drones per day at Ukraine, HUR says.

Russia currently uses 150 to 200 drones per attack against Ukraine, but Russian forces plan to increase their capabilities to 500, Vadym Skibitskyi said.

3:31 PM

Opinion

Slavoj Žižek: Trump’s Oval Office clash with Zelensky killed diplomacy

3:26 PM

Trump says US should spend' less time worrying about Putin'.

Trump's comments are the latest instalment of a widening gulf between the U.S., and Ukraine and its European allies.

3:03 PM

Opinion

6 silver linings of the Trump-Zelensky showdown

2:56 PM

Mobilization

Attacks on Ukraine’s draft officers on the rise, fueled by social tension and Russian interference

2:45 PM

Opinion

Trump sided with Putin. Europe, what’s your move?

2:30 PM

Russian attacks across Ukraine kill 6, injure 26 over past day.

Russian forces launched 83 drones from the Russian cities of Orel, Kursk, Millerovo, and Primosk-Akhtarsk at Ukraine overnight, according to Ukraine's Air Force.

1:24 PM

Explaining Ukraine

Kyiv, not Kiev — How Ukrainians reclaimed their capital

12:58 PM

Trump-Putin summit now being 'fast-tracked,' CNN reports.

Donald Trump's spat with Volodymyr Zelensky was an additional incentive for the next round of talks on restoring relations between the U.S. and Russia to take place in the coming weeks.

12:49 PM

'A tragedy' — Russia strikes Ukrainian military training ground during exercises, Drapatyi says.

A day earlier, news of a Russian attack with an Iskander-M missile on a training ground in the village of Cherkaske near the regional center of Dnipro began circulating on social media.