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Putin arrives for his inauguration ceremony in Moscow, Russia, on May 7, 2024.

Open letter to the US administration: The G20 invitation to Putin should come with conditions

by David J. KramerOctober 8, 2026

The Trump administration recently announced that it has invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to December's G20 summit in Miami. This invitation erodes the well-deserved isolation of Putin for his brutal and unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. Putin last appeared on U.S. soil for a bilateral meeting with President Donald Trump in Anchorage, Alaska, in August 2025. That meeting produced no progress toward ending the war that Putin started against Ukraine. If anything, the Russian bombardment of

Russian tanks move during the military exercises near Borisov, Belarus, on Sept. 15, 2025.

Why have EU sanctions missed the company behind Russia’s tank industry?

by Nezir SinaniOctober 9, 2026

Recruits undergo Basic Military Training at the 118th Separate Mechanized Brigade in Ukraine on April 5, 2026.

War in Ukraine spreads across 3 different dimensions

by Kateryna LisunovaOctober 7, 2026

A sign reading "No drone zone" at Brussels Airport in Zaventem, Belgium, on Nov. 5, 2025.

Europe is learning the wrong lesson from Russia's drone war

by Megi BeniaOctober 6, 2026

Washington should pay attention to Ukraine's new robotic counteroffensive

by Kateryna LisunovaOctober 2, 2026

Russia's methodical use of starvation in Oleshky

by Elise Lauriot PrevostOctober 1, 2026

Putin walks walks through the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on Aug. 20, 2026.

After Nestle and Auchan seizures, Russia is coming for others

by Bennett FreemanSeptember 29, 2026

Ukrainian soldier holds a "Marsianin" attack drone in Kharkiv region, Ukraine, on April 7, 2026.

Ukraine's defense industry gets a second chance

by Daria YaniievaSeptember 28, 2026

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'A miracle that Dad didn't die today' — Russian daytime drone attack on Kyiv injures at least three

"I'm in shock... I don't know how to carry on. We're all exhausted," Kyiv resident Sheremet Yuliia told the Kyiv Independent as the Russian strike on Ukraine's capital injured her father and severely damaged her house.

01:51 PM

Ukraine's parliament passes minority schools bill to appease Hungary, advance EU talks

The vote paves the way for the EU to formally open two more accession clusters with Ukraine and Moldova at a meeting in Luxembourg on Oct. 13.

02:51 PM

Fire Point trolls Russia's Yandex after drone attack on data center

The incident follows a series of reported drone strikes on Russian data centers that have disrupted Yandex services.

02:45 PM

Kremlin has nothing to say on Trump's energy ceasefire, rejects Zelensky's truce proposal

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Oct. 12 reiterated his readiness to adhere to the energy truce — provided that Russia follows suit.

02:29 PM

US threatens to cut intel sharing, arms shipments to Ukraine in push to protect Russian oil refineries, sources confirm

The Kyiv Independent has learned that the Trump administration threatened senior Ukrainian military and government officials in a push to protect Russian oil refineries. Two Ukrainian officials said their U.S. counterparts had made clear that Washington would hold Kyiv responsible if Russian energy infrastructure were struck during the recently announced ceasefire. "They called all the top military officials with threats," one Ukrainian official told the Kyiv Independent. "They're telling ever

02:11 PM

Russian assets are only leverage if Europe uses them, says Ukraine's FM Sybiha

"Europe can no longer stay immobilized on Russia's immobilized assets. The leverage is not in holding the money, but in using it for defense," Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said.

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Russia behind Britain's Brexit vote, UK prime minister admits for first time

"These things are important now to put clearly on the record and, I believe, help voters in Germany and France understand that some of this politics is instigated via our enemies, namely Russia," media reports Burnham saying.

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Open letter to the US administration: The G20 invitation to Putin should come with conditions

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Russia's methodical use of starvation in Oleshky

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