More than 3,400 companies shut operations in Luhansk Oblast due to war.

3:43 AM

NATO could extend Article 5 protection to Ukraine without membership, Italian PM says.

"We need to think about more durable solutions" than solely sending European peacekeepers to Ukraine, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on the sidelines of the EU leaders' meeting in Brussels. "It’s a different thing than entering NATO, but it implies extending the coverage that NATO countries have also to Ukraine," she added.

1:58 AM

'Best security guarantee is the Ukrainian army' — EU leaders dodge specifics on long-term peace plan.

"The best security guarantee are the Ukrainians themselves," European Council President Antonio Costa said at the end of a special EU summit in Brussels.

12:17 AM

'We've made a lot of progress' — Trump says US on track to peace deal with Ukraine, Russia.

"I will say that we've made a lot of progress with Ukraine and a lot of progress with Russia over the last couple of days and it'd be great to bring (the war) to an end," U.S. President Donald Trump said on March 6.

11:25 PM

No decision yet on revoking legal status of Ukrainian refugees in US, Trump says.

"I'll be making a decision pretty soon," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on March 6. "But we're not looking to hurt them. Especially Ukrainians. They've gone through a lot."

10:49 PM

US ready to go 'all in' on sanctions against Russia, treasury secretary says.

"This administration has kept the enhanced sanctions in place and will not hesitate to go 'all in' should it provide leverage in peace negotiations," U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on March 6.

10:24 PM

War update

Ukraine war latest: Ukraine, US delegations to meet next week, Zelensky announces

9:59 PM

Trump & Ukraine

‘He betrayed every one of us’ – US soldiers in Ukraine speak out after Trump’s military aid halt

9:37 PM

Eutelsat in talks with EU to possibly replace Starlink in Ukraine, CEO confirms.

"Everyone is asking us today, 'Can you replace the large number of terminals of Starlink in Ukraine,' and we are looking at that," Eutelsat CEO Eva Berneke told Bloomberg.

9:14 PM

Ukrainian, US delegations to discuss peace framework in Saudi Arabia, Witkoff says.

"The idea is to get down a framework for a peace agreement and an initial ceasefire as well," U.S. President Donald Trump’s envoy for the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, said.

9:03 PM

Istanbul talks can't serve as basis for Ukraine-Russia peace deal, Kellogg says.

"The Istanbul accords happened 30 days after the invasion, and the demands in Istanbul were fairly significant on a very weakened Ukraine," U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy for Ukraine, Keith Kellogg, said.

8:49 PM

Serbia

As protests engulf Serbia, President Vucic looks for support East and West

7:58 PM

BREAKING: Ukraine, US delegations to meet next week, Zelensky announces.

Ukraine and U.S. delegations have resumed work and are scheduled to meet next week, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced at the Special European Council on March 6.

7:46 PM

'The war continues because of Russia' – Zelensky's full speech at European Council

"Ukraine is not only ready to take the necessary steps for peace, but we are also proposing what those steps are," President Volodymyr Zelensky said during his speech at the Special European Council on March 6.

7:44 PM

hybrid warfare

Regardless of Trump’s Ukraine peace deal, war with West is ‘foundational to Putin’s rule,’ experts say.

7:14 PM

Ukraine working on alternatives to US intelligence, defense minister says.

"We are already working on alternatives, including requesting (assistance) from Germany if necessary," Umerov said at a press conference in Berlin.

6:39 PM

China's envoy calls Trump's treatment of Europe 'appalling.'

"When you look at how the Trump administration has implemented a brazen and domineering policy towards Europe, treating its allies in this way, honestly, from a European perspective, it's quite appalling," China's special envoy for European affairs, Lu Shaye, said.

6:27 PM

defense industry

The Czech weapons giant replacing the Kalashnikov in Ukraine’s army

5:36 PM

Families of Ukrainian POWs rally outside US Embassy, demand 'all-for-all' exchange before peace deal.

Protesters demanded an "all-for-all" prisoner exchange before any peace deal with Russia is signed.

4:00 PM

Ukraine's central bank raises key policy rate to 15.5%, warns about foreign policy risks.

The move marks the second raise of the key policy rate since the beginning of 2025. In late January, the central bank raised it from 13.5% to 14.5%.

3:43 PM

European air forces could protect Ukraine from Russian aerial strikes, experts suggest.

According to the plan, developed by former British Air Force planners in cooperation with Ukraine's Armed Forces, the protection zone would cover Ukraine's three operational nuclear power plants, as well as the cities of Odesa and Lviv in Ukraine's south and west.

3:25 PM

Poland, Lithuania signal openness to French nuclear deterrence for Europe.

"This readiness of France, this is something very promising," Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk told reporters in Brussels on the sidelines of an EU summit. "We have to treat this proposal seriously."

2:41 PM

Trump's team plans to revoke legal status of 240,000 Ukrainian refugees, Reuters reports.

The plan predates U.S. President Donald Trump's public spat with President Volodymyr Zelensky on Feb. 28 and is part of broader efforts to revoke the legal status of more than 1.8 million people staying in the U.S. on humanitarian grounds, Reuters reported.

1:47 PM

Opinion

US set to abandon partners again as history repeats in Ukraine

1:47 PM

US is destroying world order, Ukraine's ex-commander-in-chief Zaluzhnyi says.

"We see that it's not just the axis of evil and Russia trying to revise the world order, but the U.S. is finally destroying this order," said Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Ukraine's former commander-in-chief and current ambassador to the U.K.

12:58 PM

Opinion

Zelensky’s Oval Office berating sends a stark warning to the Middle East