Russia strikes Kharkiv Oblast with missiles

11:45 PM

Politics

Following an attack on opposition, Zelensky effectively begins election season

11:14 PM

US to hold meeting with Russian, Ukrainian officials on Feb. 14 in Munich.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Feb. 13 that U.S. representatives will attend a meeting with their Russian and Ukrainian counterparts during the Munich Security Conference on Feb. 14.

11:11 PM

Ukraine

‘A push for Ukraine’s capitulation’ – Baltic, Eastern Europe react to Trump’s rush to negotiate peace with Putin

11:00 PM

War update

Ukraine war latest: Russia preparing delegation for US talks on war with Kyiv, Kremlin says

10:31 PM

Russia should be readmitted into G7, Trump says.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Feb. 13 that he would "love" to see Russia readmitted into the Group of Seven (G7), calling Russia's 2014 expulsion from the group a "mistake."

10:00 PM

War analysis

A ‘very bloody war:' What is the death toll of Russia’s war in Ukraine?

9:58 PM

Recognizing Ukraine won't restore pre-2014 borders 'not a concession' to Putin, Hegseth says.

"I think realism is an important part of the conversation that hasn't existed enough inside conversations amongst friends, but simply pointing out realism like the borders won't be rolled back to what everybody would like them to be in 2014 is not a concession to Vladimir Putin," U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said.

9:43 PM

EU-Ukraine agri-trade reaches record $17 billion in 2024.

Agricultural trade between Ukraine and the EU reached $17 billion in 2024, exceeding the previous record of $16.5 billion in 2022 by 3%, the Kyiv-based research Institute of Agrarian Economics (IAE) reported.

9:35 PM

European stock and currencies rise on Ukraine peace deal hopes, Reuters reports.

Europe's main stock market and currencies are gaining amid growing optimism about a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia, Reuters reported on Feb. 13.

8:57 PM

Peace Negotiations

‘Totally screwed’ — How Trump, Hegseth are damaging Ukraine in talks with Russia

7:59 PM

Ukrainian drones again hit oil pumping station in Russia's Tver Oblast, SBU source claims.

"Every day this oil pumping station's idle time costs Russia tens of millions of dollars," a source in the Security Service of Ukraine told the Kyiv Independent.

6:39 PM

Opinion

Europe can no longer view Trump’s foreign policy through a binary lens

6:26 PM

US is Russia's 'main counterpart' in talks to end war, Kremlin says.

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said that Kyiv "will definitely take part in the negotiations in one way or another," but there will also be a "bilateral Russian-American track."

5:45 PM

'Not very pleasant' — Zelensky comments on Trump calling Putin first.

"I don't perceive this call as it was a priority that he (Trump) talked to Russia first. Although it's not very pleasant," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

3:44 PM

NATO 'taking over' Ukraine's security assistance, military training, Umerov says.

The remarks come amid ongoing uncertainty over U.S. aid commitments to Ukraine.

11:10 AM  (Updated:  February 13, 2025 3:24 pm)

'We cannot defend ourselves' — Russian drones crash, explode in Moldova during attack on Ukraine.

"Russian drones and bombs are falling and exploding in our villages. And we must recognize that we cannot defend ourselves against them," Moldovan President Maia Sandu said.

3:00 PM

Trump says talks with Zelensky, Putin were 'great,' optimistic about ending 'very bloody war'.

"Great talks with Russia and Ukraine yesterday. Good possibility of ending that horrible, very bloody war," Trump wrote on Truth Social.

2:11 PM

EU cannot replace USAID funding but sees opportunity to boost visibility, Kallas says.

"We agreed that we are not automatically filling the void with European money because, first, we don't have those funds," Kallas said.

1:46 PM

Opinion

Dmytro Kuleba: Trump’s rare earth deal risks Ukraine repeating history’s mistakes

1:35 PM

1 killed, 20 injured in Russian attacks across Ukraine over past day.

Russian attacks on multiple Ukrainian regions killed at least one civilian and injured 20 over the past day, regional authorities reported on Feb. 10.

1:28 PM

Europe fears bearing Ukraine's post-war costs amid exclusion from US-Russia talks, FT reports.

European nations fear they will be left to shoulder the costs of post-war security and reconstruction in Ukraine as they remain excluded from U.S.-Russia talks on ending the war, the Financial Times reported on Feb. 13, citing senior European officials.

12:24 PM

Zelensky approves sanctions against ex-President Poroshenko, oligarchs, businessmen.

The sanctions freeze all assets held by the targeted individuals in Ukraine and block them from conducting financial transactions, among other restrictions.

12:13 PM

Russia preparing delegation for US talks on war with Ukraine, consider Minsk 'experience', Kremlin says.

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said that "work will be started quickly."

11:58 AM

Russia's largest steel mill reportedly targeted by 'massive' Ukrainian drone strike.

The drones allegedly targeted the Novolipetsk Steel (NLMK) which produces about 20% of the country's steel output, according to pro-Kremlin media outlet Shot.

9:38 AM

China proposes to host Trump-Putin talks without Ukraine's Zelensky, WSJ reports.

The White House declined to confirm whether it had received China's proposal but reportedly dismissed it as "not viable at all."