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Exclusive: Trump's push for a Ukraine energy truce runs into a Putin problem

by Tim ZadorozhnyySeptember 29, 2026

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by Chris PowersSeptember 30, 2026

People take shelter during a Russian missile and drone attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, on July 4, 2025.

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Kremlin denies Russia has political prisoners as Trump weighs sanctions relief for releases

by Tim ZadorozhnyySeptember 30, 2026

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Friday, October 2

06:59 AM

Russia to conscript 120,000 men, again promises they won't be sent to fight in Ukraine

Putin repeatedly said in interviews in early March 2022 that conscripts were not being asked to participate in the invasion and would not be sent to fight. Only days later, Russia’s Defense Ministry to acknowledged that some conscripts had been deployed to Ukraine and captured.

Men walk past a military contract enlistment point in a metro station underpass in Moscow.

04:37 AM

Ukraine prepares sanctions on 20-plus Russian oligarchs in response to EU delistings

"We fought until the last moment, both publicly and privately, to prevent this from happening," Sybiha said. "You removed two oligarchs, and we will add twenty."

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha speaks during a press conference.

02:46 AM

Putin vows Russia will respond with 'all weapons at our disposal' if attacked by NATO

Putin's comments echoed warnings Russia issued to NATO on Sept. 30, saying that it would be ready to use nuclear weapons if alliance members attempt to isolate the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad.

Thursday, October 1

11:21 PM

US Treasury cracks down on Russian shadow banking network funding Iran

Led by a "sanctioned and convicted criminal fraudster," and a state-owned Russian bank tied to the military, the A7 shadow network has helped Russian entities evade sanctions since 2024.

11:01 PM

Russian drones once more hit key bridge in central Kyiv, damage reported

The latest strike follows other attacks on the Southern Bridge on Oct. 1, where two Russian drones hit near the bridge's supports. This was the first time Russian drones have targeted one of the capital's bridges.

09:16 PM

Ukraine's interceptor tech outpaced by Russia’s jet-powered Geran-5 drones

The jet-black Russian munition slammed into the Presidium building of Ukraine's National Academy of Sciences, an iconic Tsarist-era structure right in the center of Kyiv, setting the building on fire. Survivors climbed out of the windows and clambered onto the building's ledges, fleeing the flames and choking black smoke. Two people were killed in the attack. Around an hour later, an identical munition struck a private medical clinic a few blocks away. The Geran-5 jet-powered drone is Russia's

Rescuers work at a school damaged by a drone strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Oct. 1, 2026.

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Exclusive: Trump's push for a Ukraine energy truce runs into a Putin problem

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