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10:39 PM

30-day ceasefire deal may be struck within days, Rubio says.

"Here’s what we’d like the world to look like in a few days: Neither side is shooting at each other — not rockets, not missiles, not bullets, nothing, not artillery," U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on March 12. "The shooting stops, the fighting stops, and the talking starts."

10:26 PM

War update

Ukraine war latest: Kyiv ready to fight in Kursk Oblast 'as long as necessary' as Russia claims to retake over 86% of seized territories

9:44 PM

Ukraine says it's ready to fight in Kursk Oblast 'as long as necessary,' as Russia claims to retake over 86% of seized territories.

Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi confirmed ongoing battles in the suburbs of Sudzha in Kursk Oblast and the surrounding areas.

9:37 PM

Ukraine Business Roundup — The foreign arms producer showing real results in Ukraine

9:32 PM

Ukraine Reforms Tracker Weekly — Issue 17

9:23 PM

Russian intelligence recruited teenagers for terrorist attack in western Ukraine, SBU claims.

According to law enforcement, the recruited agents were two teenagers aged 15 and 17 who sought quick money on Telegram channels.

8:51 PM

Ceasefire

'There will still be war' — Ukraine's soldiers on ceasefire proposal, Russia, and Putin.

7:41 PM

Trump & Russia

Trump said Ukraine is 'more difficult to deal with' than Russia — that might be about to change

7:34 PM

US officials heading to Russia for ceasefire talks, Trump says.

Speaking to journalists in the Oval Office, President Donald Trump said Washington has "some positive messages about a possible ceasefire." He added that a potential of the temporary truce is now up to Russia.

6:49 PM

War analysis

Ukraine struggles to hold on in Kursk Oblast as Russia strikes back before peace talks

6:24 PM

Russia has stepped up attacks in Ukraine's south over past two weeks, military says.

"This is not an offensive or part of the enemy's strategic actions, but tactical attempts to improve their position relative to the combat line," said Vladyslav Voloshyn, a spokesperson for the Ukrainian military's Southern Command.

5:36 PM

Ukraine won't recognize occupied territories as Russian as part of any peace deal, Zelensky says.

"Our people have fought for this, our heroes died. How many injured, how many passed. So no one will forget about it... This is the most important red line. We will not let anyone forget about this crime against Ukraine," President Volodymyr Zelensky told journalists on March 12.

5:19 PM

Video

Ex-envoy to Russia slams Trump's negotiating strategy as 'incredibly bad.'

The Kyiv Independent's Chris York sits down with Michael McFaul, former U.S. ambassador to Russia and political scientist, to discuss the Ukraine-Russia peace negotiations, U.S. President Donald Trump's approach to Russian President Vladimir Putin, and the ideological parallels between Putinism and MAGA.

5:01 PM

War analysis

Losing foothold in Kursk Oblast would be 'politically significant,' experts say

4:31 PM

Russia

Kremlin quiet on ceasefire proposal, Russian milbloggers call it 'pure treachery'

4:12 PM

Peace Talks

Temporary ceasefire or redrawing borders? What ‘territorial concessions’ mean to Ukraine, Russia, and the US

3:54 PM

Ukraine's military 'preserving maximum of lives of our soldiers' in Kursk Oblast, Zelensky says.

“The military command is doing what it should do, preserving the maximum lives of our soldiers,” President Volodymyr Zelensky said, urging a “sober” assessment of the battlefield situation.

3:34 PM

Ukraine doesn't trust Russia but wants to show readiness for peace, Zelensky says on ceasefire deal.

"I have repeatedly stressed that none of us trust Russia... but we will not play with narratives that we want the war to continue," President Volodymyr Zelensky said at a press conference.

3:01 PM

Ukraine-US talks in Jeddah concerned potential territorial concessions, Rubio confirms.

"Yeah, we’ve had conversations," U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said when asked about potential discussions regarding Ukraine ceding territory.

2:54 PM

200,000-500,000 men could leave Ukraine after war ends and borders open, minister says.

Speaking at a press conference attended by the Kyiv Independent, Deputy Prime Minister and National Unity Minister Oleksii Chernyshov stressed the demographic challenges facing Ukraine in the fourth year of the full-scale war.

1:53 PM

Northern Operational Command chief dismissed for unclear reasons.

"I'm guessing, but I don't want to talk about it yet," Major General Dmytro Krasylnykov said when asked about the possible reasons for his removal.

1:30 PM

Raiffeisen Bank International's subsidiary remains invested in sanctioned Russian entities, report says.

As of January, Raiffeisen Capital held around 31.7 billion rubles ($365 million) in sanctioned entities, such as the Sberbank bank or the state-owned energy giant Gazprom, the report said, citing financial documents.

1:09 PM

Russian, US intelligence chiefs call to discuss 'reducing confrontation,' Russian media reports.

According to Kommersant, the agencies agreed to maintain communication "to help ensure international stability and security, as well as to reduce confrontation."

12:22 PM

EU retaliates against new US steel, aluminum tariffs.

The move follows U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to impose 25% tariffs on imported steel and aluminum, reigniting trade tensions between Washington and Brussels.

11:55 AM

Putin unlikely to accept 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine, Reuters reports.

Any ceasefire agreement would have to take Russia's battlefield advances into account and provide "guarantees" to Moscow, sources told Reuters.