Massive fire breaks out in St. Petersburg

2:06 AM

Trump says Russian oligarchs could be eligible for $5 million US 'gold card.'

"I know some Russian oligarchs that are very nice people," Trump told reporters on Feb. 25.

9:19 PM  (Updated:  February 26, 2025 1:42 am)

BREAKING: Ukraine, US reach agreement on minerals deal.

According to the Financial Times, Ukraine secured more favorable terms and framed the deal as a way to strengthen ties with the U.S.

12:52 AM

'Military equipment and the right to fight on' — Trump on what US minerals deal gives Ukraine.

Trump said Zelensky would visit the White House on Feb. 28 to sign the deal, which gives Ukraine "military equipment and the right to fight on." He also said the U.S. was open to signing a minerals deal with Russia.

12:13 AM

State Department officials want to unfreeze US aid to Ukraine, Politico reports.

These exemptions would extend beyond the U.S. waiver for "life-saving" programs and would allow Ukraine to receive funding for demining, narcotics control, and civil society projects.

11:08 PM

Macron wins no security guarantees from Trump on peacekeepers plan, FT reports.

There is "no definitive agreement" as to how the U.S. will provide security assurances for peacekeeping forces in Ukraine, a French official said.

10:34 PM

Germany

Taurus missiles, stronger Europe — what can Ukraine hope for after German elections

10:24 PM

War update

Ukraine war latest: Ukraine, US reach agreement on minerals deal

10:07 PM

Kursk incursion

Russia targets Ukraine’s supply lines in Kursk as both cling to gains ahead of peace talks

9:38 PM

Defense tech

‘Don’t try to build a whole new drone:’ How one Ukrainian wartime startup got into quantum encryption — and the West

9:35 PM

Russia's war objectives 'not yet achieved,' Kremlin's ambassador says.

"The constitutional territories of Russia have not been liberated," Russian Foreign Ministry's Ambassador-at-Large Rodion Miroshnik said on Feb. 25.

8:46 PM

Hungary seeks removal of eight names from EU Russia sanctions list, Reuters reports.

Hungary is demanding the removal of eight individuals from the EU's Russia sanctions list and guarantees on Ukraine's gas transit talks before agreeing to renew restrictions, Reuters reported on Feb. 25, citing sources familiar with the matter.

6:25 PM  (Updated:  February 25, 2025 8:45 pm)

1 killed, 16 injured in Russian attack on Kramatorsk.

Four children are among the injured, according to Ukraine's National Police.

8:42 PM

Trump & Ukraine

Explainer: Did Trump lie about $350 billion aid to Ukraine, and does Kyiv have to repay it?

8:16 PM

Ukraine approves Vidmak drone system to target Russian vehicles.

"These high-speed FPV drones are capable of chasing down any wheeled vehicles of the invaders," the Defense Ministry said.

7:19 PM

Business

What we know about the US, Ukraine minerals deal

6:09 PM

Poland pledges $210 million in new military aid for Ukraine.

"This is the forty-sixth contribution, and we will continue to help," Polish Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz said on Feb. 25, according to the Polish media outlet Interia.

5:14 PM

US opposed Ukraine's UN resolution to avoid 'antagonizing' Russia, Rubio says.

"We didn't feel it was conducive, frankly, to have something out there at the UN that’s antagonistic to either side," U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said.

4:30 PM

UK plans to increase defense spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2027, Starmer says.

It is the largest sustained increase in British defense spending since the end of the Cold War.

4:05 PM

France could send nuclear-armed jets to Germany, Telegraph reports.

The proposal comes as the U.S. shifts away from Europe and Ukraine, sending clear signals that the continent won’t be able to rely on Washington for its security in the future.

3:47 PM

Ukraine needs $524 billion for recovery, reconstruction after 3 years of Russia's full-scale war.

The required reconstruction costs are 2.8 times higher than Ukraine's nominal GDP for 2024, according to a new report.

3:07 PM

Opinion

In calling Zelensky a ‘dictator without elections,’ Trump misunderstands democracy

11:59 AM  (Updated:  February 25, 2025 3:03 pm)

European Commission denies EU has offered Ukraine its own proposal on minerals.

The day prior, AFP reported that the EU has offered Ukraine its own deal on the country's natural resources, describing it as "mutually beneficial" and a "win-win partnership."

2:34 PM

Peace Negotiations

In negotiations with Russia, Trump is repeating ‘complete disaster’ peace deal with Taliban

2:26 PM

Opinion

How North Korea’s role in Russia’s war undermines the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty

2:14 PM

'I was tired' — Serbia's president apologizes for accidentally backing Ukraine's UN resolution.

"I apologize to the citizens of Serbia for that, and I take the blame for that because I was probably tired and overwhelmed," Aleksandar Vucic said.