How Trump plans to end Ukraine war, according to Volker

3:54 PM  (Updated:  November 7, 2024 8:32 pm)

Ukraine expected to reopen one airport by end of January 2025.

President Volodymyr Zelensky insists that Boryspil International Airport be opened first.

8:17 PM

Metro Awakening VR release expands famous Ukrainian post-apocalyptic game franchise.

Metro Awakening, the fourth video game in the popular post-apocalyptic survival franchise set in Russia’s underground subway, was released on Nov. 7 by the virtual reality (VR) company Vertigo Games.

8:13 PM

NATO chief Rutte wants to discuss Russia-North Korea threat with Trump.

"We have to work together. So I look forward to sitting down with Donald Trump to discuss how we can face these threats collectively, what we need to do," NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said.

3:34 PM  (Updated:  November 7, 2024 7:14 pm)

Russian strike on Zaporizhzhia kills 4, injures 33, damages hospital.

Russia struck Zaporizhzhia five times using guided aerial bombs. The attack partially destroyed an apartment building, houses and damaged a cancer hospital.

7:00 PM

Google removed photos of Ukraine's military sites from its map, Ukrainian official says.

The locations of military sites in Ukraine are no longer displayed on Google Maps, said Andrii Kovalenko, head of the Counter-Disinformation Center under Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council, on Nov. 7.

6:35 PM

No Azeri gas deal currently on table to maintain flows via Ukraine, Naftogaz CEO says.

No deal is currently on the table between Europe and Azerbaijan to keep gas flowing through Ukraine once a transit deal with Russia expires at the end of the year, despite reports a contract was nearing, CEO of Ukrainian state-owned oil and gas giant Naftogaz said.

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How Trump plans to end Ukraine war, according to Volker.

A few hours after Donald Trump was declared the winner of the U.S. presidential election, the Kyiv Independent sat down with Ambassador Kurt Volker, who served as the U.S. special representative for Ukraine negotiations in 2017-2019, and as U.S. ambassador to NATO in 2008-2009.

4:59 PM

Zelensky's office deputy head traveled to Russia at least 9 times after 2014, media investigation shows.

Oleh Tatarov, deputy head of President Volodymyr Zelensky's office, has traveled to Moscow at least nine times since Russia's initial invasion of Ukraine in 2014, RFE/RL's investigation project Schemes reported on Nov. 7, citing obtained flight data.

3:23 PM

Peace cannot be bought by weakness, Zelensky says at Budapest summit.

"Peace is a reward only for the strong," President Zelensky said.

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2:36 PM

West must negotiate war's end based on 'current realities,' Shoigu says.

The West should recognize that Russia is currently winning the war against Ukraine and therefore start negotiations, Sergei Shoigu, secretary of Russia's Security Council, said on Nov. 8, as the Russian state news agency TASS reported.

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UK targets Russian-backed mercenaries, defense industry in major sanctions package.

The U.K. government on Nov. 7 announced its largest package of sanctions against Russia since May 2023, focusing on the Russian defense industry and mercenary groups.

1:26 PM

Zelensky arrives in Hungary for European Political Community Summit.

The fifth meeting of the European Political Community will focus on Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine and the ongoing escalation in the Middle East, among other things.

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1:06 PM

Kyiv-born former US soldier, Trump whistleblower, elected to US Congress.

Eugene Vindman, a retired U.S. soldier who gained prominence for his role as a whistleblower against then-President Donald Trump along with his twin brother Alexander, won the election to the House of Representatives in Virginia, the Associated Press reported on Nov. 6.

12:46 PM

South Korea 'not ruling out' supplying arms to Ukraine, president says.

"Now, depending on the level of North Korean involvement, we will gradually adjust our support strategy in phases," South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol told the media. "This means we are not ruling out the possibility of providing weapons."

11:52 AM

Ukraine may have targeted Iranian weapon supply routes in Dagestan strike, media suggests.

Although the precise consequences of the Ukrainian attack are difficult to establish, the recent strike is still "significant in several ways," the War Zone's experts said.

11:02 AM

Ukrainian PM hopes for 'clear and quick' steps by Trump on Ukraine.

"We understand that the U.S.'s core value is the protection of democracy, the protection of democratic values. This remains unchanged, regardless of the elections," Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal commented.

10:04 AM

Russian attacks across Ukraine kill 2, injure 13 over past day.

Russia launched a mass drone attack on Kyiv, injuring two people. The air raid alert in Ukraine's capital lasted eight hours, while the air defenses shot down over 30 UAVs.

2:39 AM  (Updated:  November 7, 2024 9:57 am)

Updated: Russian drone attack on Kyiv damages buildings, causes fires in five districts.

Russia launched a drone attack on Kyiv overnight on Nov. 6, striking a residential building as well as an auto repair shop in the capital, the Kyiv City Military Administration reported.

9:46 AM

Putin, Russian officials secretly congratulate Trump, media reports.

Donald Trump also received informal and indirect congratulations from other top Russian officials, including Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Deputy Chairman of the Security Council Dmitry Medvedev, and others.

9:25 AM

Trump's team mulls postponing Ukraine's NATO membership for at least 20 years, WSJ reports.

One idea within U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's team for ending Russia's war involves delaying Kyiv's NATO membership for at least 20 years in exchange for continued arms supplies, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on Nov. 6, citing three sources close to Trump.

9:17 AM

Russia summons Moldova's ambassador over 'hostile' attitude to Russian election observers.

The Russian Foreign Ministry claimed that prior to the first round of voting and the constitutional referendum on European Union accession, the Moldovan authorities "unreasonably" denied accreditation to five international observers from Russia.

5:42 AM  (Updated:  November 7, 2024 8:30 am)

Updated: Belarus cracks down ahead of January election, over 100 people detained.

Belarusian authorities have initiated a wave of arrests ahead of January’s election, Viasna human rights center reported on Nov. 6.