Ukraine hits Russian drone base in occupied Crimea; Kremlin says Putin-Zelensky meeting ‘not ready at all’

Key developments on Aug. 22: Ukraine hits Russian drone base at occupied Crimean airfield, Navy claimsPutin-Zelensky meeting ‘not ready at all,’ Kremlin says despite Trump push for peace dealUkraine shoots down Russian... Read more »

‘This Is Most Difficult’ – Trump’s Ukraine Peace Gambit Faces Collapse

WASHINGTON DC – US President Donald Trump’s high-stakes push to broker a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia is teetering on the brink of collapse after he suggested he might withdraw from... Read more »

Ukraine’s anti-corruption chief on how his agency became a target — and what’s next

Director of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine Semen Kryvonos speaks during an interview in Kyiv, Ukraine on Aug. 14, 2025. (Viacheslav Ratynskyi / The Kyiv Independent) Semen Kryvonos, head of the... Read more »

Where is Crimea? And other things you (and US presidents) should know

Yalta, Crimea, on June 18, 2023. Photo for Illustrative purposes. (Olga Maltseva/AFP via Getty Images) U.S. President Donald Trump referred to Crimea as a piece of land “right in the ocean” that... Read more »

Ukraine regains control of most of Tovste in Donetsk Oblast

Key developments on Aug. 21: Ukraine regains control of most of Tovste in Donetsk Oblast, military saysMassive Russian drone, missile attack kills 1, injures 26 in Ukrainian cities far from front line... Read more »

Going around in circles — Trump sets new deadline for peace in Ukraine, Graham again threatens with tough legislation

Donald Trump leaves the stage after taking part in a roundtable discussion hosted by Building America’s Future in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania, on Oct. 29, 2024. (Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images) August 21,... Read more »

5 days of diplomacy, 5 days of deadly Russian attacks on Ukraine

U.S. President Donald Trump (R) greets Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) in Anchorage, Alaska, U.S. on Aug. 15, 2025. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) August 20, 20253 min read Despite the flurry of diplomacy... Read more »

Massive Russian drone, missile attack kills 1, injures 14 in Ukrainian cities far from front line despite peace talks

Editor’s note: This is a developing story and is being updated. Russia launched a wave of missiles and drones targeting cities in western Ukraine, far from the front line, on Aug. 21,... Read more »

Trump calls occupied Crimea ‘size of Texas,’ says it’s ‘in the middle of the ocean’

As Kyiv braces for peace talks that will include negotiations on the status of Ukraine’s Russian-occupied territories, U.S. President Donald Trump on Aug. 20 referred to Crimea as “the size of Texas”... Read more »

Ukrainian students to protest Navalny widow’s appearance at Edinburgh literary festival over her Ukraine views

Ukrainian students at the University of Edinburgh plan to protest the upcoming appearance of the widow of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny at a literary festival in the city over what... Read more »