US Intelligence director says no-fly zone will not protect Ukraine.

9:06 PM

Over 150 Ukrainian war prisoners may be held in Chechnya, Kyiv says.

Some 36 Ukrainian POWs are being sought and may be in the city of Grozny, Chechnya, according to Ukraine's Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of POWs.

9:03 PM

Over 6,000 cases of Russian use of chemicals recorded over 2 years, Ukraine says.

Two laboratories of Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons confirmed that Russian munitions contained riot control agent known as CS.

8:13 PM

German drone manufacturer Quantum Systems plans to double production in Ukraine.

Quantum Systems, a German drone manufacturer operating two plants in Ukraine, plans to double its drone production in the country, Ukraine's Strategic Industries Ministry announced on Feb. 14.

7:52 PM

Drone attack

‘Nuclear blackmail:’ Russia strikes Chornobyl as world leaders gather for Munich Security Conference

7:43 PM

Saudi Arabia ready to host proposed Trump-Putin summit.

"The Kingdom (of Saudi Arabia) expresses its welcome to hosting the summit in Saudi Arabia, and reaffirms its ongoing efforts to achieve lasting peace between Russia and Ukraine," the country's foreign ministry said.

7:34 PM

'We need a 1.5 million army if we are not going to be in NATO' — Zelensky on Ukraine's membership in alliance.

"It doesn't matter what country these forces are from. In any case, we need 1.5 million troops if we are not in NATO," Volodymyr Zelensky said.

7:16 PM

Editorial

Editorial: America is folding. Europe, will you step up?

7:11 PM

Drones

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6:27 PM

Director of popular Ukrainian online casino detained over company ties to Russia.

Ukraine’s State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) has detained the director of popular online casino Pin-Up over its alleged Russian ownership and business in Russia, the agency announced in a press release on Feb. 14.

6:19 PM

'Peace deal can't be signed in Munich' — Zelensky sets out condition for talks with Putin.

"Today, we are not talking about any peace agreement... A peace deal cannot be signed in Munich because it is Munich. We remember what things were signed here. I do not repeat such things," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

5:40 PM

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NATO member turning pro-Russia? Inside Slovakia’s political turmoil.

Slovakia, a landlocked country on Ukraine’s western border, is undergoing a dramatic political shift under Prime Minister Robert Fico. As Fico meets with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin and cracks down on opposition voices at home, protests are erupting across the country. Tens of thousands of Slovaks have taken to the streets, fearing that their democracy is at risk.

5:28 PM

Russia abandons modernization of power plants due to lack of money, equipment, media reports.

The Russian government has allowed several companies to abandon the modernization of over a dozen power plants across the country, the Russian news agency Interfax reported.

3:44 PM

Putin assembling veteran negotiators for talks on ending Ukraine war, Bloomberg reports.

Putin's team will reportedly include Sergey Naryshkin, director of the Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR).

3:05 PM

Ukraine opens criminal cases against ex-President Poroshenko, sanctioned oligarchs, businessmen.

"Each of these five individuals is being held criminally liable for committing serious and especially serious crimes," the Prosecutor General's Office said in a post on Telegram.

2:28 PM

Ukraine repatriates 757 bodies of fallen soldiers.

The bodies were recovered from the Pokrovsk, Bakhmut, Vuhledar, Luhansk, and Zaporizhzhia sectors of the front.

1:31 PM

'Crazy' Putin could attack NATO in 2026, Russia building up troops in Belarus, Zelensky says.

President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Russia plans to deploy 15 divisions, totaling 100,000 to 150,000 troops, primarily in Belarus.

1:19 PM

Orban sees Russia's 'reintegration' into world economy, Europe's energy after Ukraine deal.

"If the U.S. president comes and creates peace, there is a deal, I think Russia will be reintegrated into the world economy." Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said.

1:11 PM

4,000 North Korean casualties in Russia's Kursk Oblast, 2/3 killed, Zelensky says.

Speaking at the Munich Security Conference, Zelensky said the morale of Pyongyang's troops had been "broken" by the losses.

12:21 PM

Zelensky-Vance meeting postponed as US reviews Ukraine's partnership draft.

The postponement comes as the U.S. considers a proposed minerals agreement that could link future aid to Ukraine with access to its rare earth mineral reserves.

12:19 PM

Sudan to allow Russia to build its first naval base in Africa.

The naval base — which has been under discussion since 2017 — would give Moscow access to the Red Sea, one of the world’s most strategically important waterways.

9:46 AM  (Updated:  February 14, 2025 11:23 am)

Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant sarcophagus hit by Russian drone, Zelensky releases video of explosion.

"Russia continues to expand its army and shows no change in its deranged, anti-human state rhetoric," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

11:06 AM

Opinion

3 lessons from Minsk II for the US in a future Russia-Ukraine peace deal

10:55 AM

US judge orders temporary lift Trump administration's freeze on foreign aid.

Judge Amir Ali issued the order in response to a lawsuit filed by the AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition and the Global Health Council.

10:10 AM

US aid to Ukraine could become 'carrot or stick' in talks with Russia, Hegseth says.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that President Donald Trump's administration is continuing to deliver the allocated security assistance to Kyiv but hinted that future funding could be conditional.

8:42 AM

Plane malfunction forces State Secretary Rubio to return to Washington while en route to Munich Security Conference.

U.S. State Secretary Marco Rubio is scheduled to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Feb. 14.