IMF: Russia doing better than expected despite sanctions

1:38 PM

UK pledges $69 million to boost Ukraine's resilience, grain deliveries to Syria.

"This funding for social, humanitarian, and energy programs will strengthen our resilience. And this assistance is very timely right now," Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said.

1:22 PM

Russia ready to negotiate despite Zelensky's 'legitimacy problems,' Kremlin spox claims.

"Mr. Zelensky has big problems de jure in terms of his legitimacy, but even so, the Russian side remains open to negotiations," Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov claimed.

12:58 PM

UK doesn't see Russia being 'serious about negotiations' with Ukraine.

"We do not see (that) Russia is serious about negotiations and serious about peace," U.K. Foreign Secretary David Lammy said alongside his Ukrainian counterpart, Andrii Sybiha.

12:30 PM

Azerbaijani airliner that crashed in December struck by Russian Pantsir missile, source tells Reuters.

The Azerbaijani airliner that crashed in Kazakhstan in December after diverting from the Russian airspace was struck by a Russian Pantsir air defense missile, an undisclosed Azerbaijani source told Reuters in comments published on Feb. 4.

12:16 PM

38 countries announce 'major progress' on tribunal for Russian leadership.

The tribunal, set to operate within the Council of Europe, will focus on Russia's political and military leaders, including President Vladimir Putin.

12:11 PM

Ukraine strikes Russian oil facility, Buk air defense system overnight, military claims.

An attack carried out by the SBU and the Defense Forces set fire to the Albashneft oil depot in Novominskaya in southwestern Russia, according to the General Staff.

11:35 AM

US provides 30% of Ukraine's weapons, domestic production covers 40%, Zelensky says.

"This does not bring tranquility but rather a moral belief that we will not be left empty-handed, of course, without the support of the United States," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

11:20 AM

Book reviews

‘Donbas is fiction’ — Kateryna Zarembo’s book dismantles Russian myths about Ukraine’s east

11:03 AM

US leading 'very constructive talks on Ukraine,' Trump says.

"But we are having very good talks, very constructive talks on Ukraine. And we are talking to the Russians. We're talking to the Ukrainian leadership," Donald Trump said during a press conference in Washington with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

10:52 AM

Ukraine should receive nuclear weapons if NATO entry is delayed, Zelensky says.

President Volodymyr Zelensky acknowledged that Ukraine's NATO accession could be delayed "for years or decades," raising the question of how the country would defend itself.

9:44 AM

8 killed, 70 injured in Russian attacks across Ukraine over past day.

Russia launched two ballistic missiles, as well as 104 Shahed-type attack drones and decoy drones, against Ukraine overnight, the Air Force reported.

9:31 AM

UK Foreign Secretary Lammy arrives in Kyiv.

British Foreign Secretary David Lammy arrived in Kyiv on Feb. 5 to discuss Ukrainian-British cooperation and Ukraine's security, said Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Ukraine's ambassador to the U.K.

9:16 AM

US aid freeze halts support for prosecuting Russian war crimes, Ukraine's energy sector, lawmaker says.

The cuts include suspending U.S. assistance in war crimes investigations and halting support for international experts assisting in the process, Democratic Congressman Eugene Vindman said.

9:22 PM  (Updated:  February 5, 2025 9:00 am)

Trump & Ukraine

Trump wants Ukraine’s ‘rare earths’ — What critical materials does it actually have?

8:50 AM

Ukraine's drone strike reportedly sets fire to Russian oil depot in Krasnodar Krai.

The fire at the Albashneft oil depot was extinguished at 8:11 am Moscow time, the independent Telegram channel Astra reported, publishing a video of what appears to be a burning oil tank.

8:16 AM

General Staff: Russia has lost 844,070 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022.

This number includes 1,140 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.

6:48 AM

US won't rule out using American troops to 'take over' Gaza Strip, Trump says.

In a stunning proposal on Feb. 4, U.S. President Donald Trump asserted that the United States "will take over" the Gaza Strip, potentially with the help of American troops.

4:24 AM

Over 45,000 Ukrainian soldiers killed since start of war, Zelensky says.

Ukraine has lost 45,100 soldiers on the battlefield since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview with U.K. journalist Piers Morgan published Feb. 4.

2:46 AM

Putin relaunches Soviet-era Intervision song contest amid Eurovision ban.

Russia has been banned from participating in the Eurovision Song Contest since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

1:27 AM

Russia's attacks on Ukraine's energy grid could cause nuclear accident, IAEA chief warns.

"A nuclear accident can result from a direct attack on a plant, but also from power supply disruption," Director General Rafael Grossi said during his visit to Kyiv on Feb. 4.

11:43 PM

'He works for Putin' — Zelensky slams Tucker Carlson's pro-Russian commentary.

"Regrettably, this blogger or journalist, whatever he wants to call himself, he fully repeats the words of Putin. ... He works for Putin," President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview with Piers Morgan.

10:50 PM

'I consider him an enemy' — Zelensky says he's ready to sit opposite Putin in peace talks.

"If that is the only setup in which we can bring peace to the citizens of Ukraine and not lose people, definitely, we will go for this setup ... What does it matter, my attitude to him?" Zelensky told U.K. journalist Piers Morgan on Feb. 4.

10:12 PM

War update

Ukraine war latest: Kyiv denies reports that North Korean soldiers have not been seen in Kursk Oblast for weeks

10:00 PM

'Dates and participants being finalized' — Zelensky on upcoming US delegation visit.

Kyiv has indicative dates for the arrival of American officials and is currently working on its arrangement, according to Volodymyr Zelensky.

9:40 PM

Ukraine's strike on Russian command center in Kursk Oblast causes 'significant losses,' General Staff says.

The building was severely damaged, and Moscow suffered significant losses among Russian personnel, the General Staff said.