Trump weighs sanctions on Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’ if Putin refuses ceasefire, FT reports

The Trump administration is considering new sanctions on Russia’s so-called “shadow fleet” of oil tankers should President Vladimir Putin fail to agree to a ceasefire in Ukraine by Aug. 8, people familiar... Read more »

US Envoy Heads to Moscow for High-Stakes Talks

President Donald Trump’s special envoy to the Kremlin, Steve Witkoff, will meet with Russian officials in Moscow on Wednesday, an anonymous American source confirmed to AFP on Tuesday – just two days... Read more »

Witkoff’s Russia visit is ‘one last chance’ for Putin before Trump takes action, analysts say

U.S. President Donald Trump invites U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff in Washington, D.C., U.S. on May 28, 2025. (Andrew Harnik / Getty Images) As U.S. President Donald Trump... Read more »

Railway hit in Kharkiv Oblast as Russian attacks kill 10, injure 17 in Ukraine over past day

Editor’s note: The story was updated with the latest casualty figures in Kharkiv Oblast. Russian attacks against Ukraine killed at least 10 civilians and injured at least 17 others over the past... Read more »

It is unfair for West to pressure Ukraine to liberate all occupied territories, we don’t recognize them as Russian

Czech President Petr Pavel believes that Ukraine will not be able to liberate the currently occupied territories in the near future even with maximum support from partner countries and that the economic... Read more »

Russian forces regrouping near Dnipro River as they prepare for more active ‘island war,’ Ukrainian military officials say

Russian forces have temporarily decreased the number of assault operations in Kherson Oblast over the past day as they regroup in preparation for more active assaults on islands in the Dnipro River,... Read more »

World may get opportunity this week to end the war

Photo: https://t.me/ermaka2022 Head of the President’s Office of Ukraine, Andriy Yermak, has announced the possibility of ending the war against Ukraine if pressure on the Russian Federation increases this week, and has... Read more »

NBU committee unanimously backs keeping key policy rate at 15.5% in July

Photo: https://bank.gov.ua/ All 11 members of the Monetary Policy Committee of the National Bank of Ukraine (MPC) supported keeping the key policy rate at 15.5% per annum at the meeting on July... Read more »

Ukrainian drones target Shahed storage site, industrial facilities in Russia; Strikes hit oil depot in Sochi

Key developments on Aug. 2-3: Ukrainian drones target Shahed storage site, industrial facilities in Russia, military claimsUkraine’s drone strike reportedly sparks fire at oil depot in Russia’s SochiUkraine aims to secure all... Read more »

Ukraine aims to secure all EU aid planned for 2025, economy minister says

Kyiv intends to implement the reforms necessary to secure the full tranche of aid for 2025 under the European Union’s Ukraine Facility, Economy Minister Oleksii Sobolev told reporters on Aug. 2. Sobolev’s... Read more »