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 »

Zelensky wants a meeting. Putin wants to win

Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a statement during a press conference with U.S. President Donald Trump at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on Aug. 15, 2025 in Anchorage, Alaska. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) August 20,... Read more »

MPs, experts disagree on prospects for Zelenskyy’s meeting with Putin

Photo: https://www.facebook.com/olena.kondratiuk/ Head of the Parliamentary Committee on Finance, Tax and Customs Policy (Servant of the People faction) Danylo Hetmantsev believes that following the meeting of Ukrainian and U.S. Presidents Volodymyr Zelenskyy... Read more »

Russia’s cozy nuke-proof command vehicle is back in action

In the late 1970s, Soviet officials tapped the Kirovsky Design Bureau in Saint Petersburg to develop a reconnaissance and command vehicle for nuclear warfare: a sealed, self-contained and thickly-armored turret-less tank with... Read more »

US troops won’t be sent to Ukraine as part of security guarantees, Trump says

Key developments on Aug. 19: US troops won’t be sent to Ukraine as part of security guarantees, Trump saysZelensky, Putin may meet within 2 weeks, German chancellor saysZelensky outlines $90 billion US... Read more »

White House meeting lifts Ukraine, but tough road ahead

U.S. President Donald Trump (L) greets President Volodymyr Zelensky (R) at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 18, 2025. (Alex Wong/Getty Images) When President Volodymyr Zelensky joined U.S. President Donald... Read more »

Zelensky says he will discuss territory with Putin as Ukraine signals readiness for unconditional peace talks with Russia

President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Aug. 18 that he will directly discuss territory with Russian President Vladimir Putin in potential peace talks, as Ukraine calls for unconditional negotiations. “(T)he question of territory... Read more »

‘We’ll give them very good protection, very good security’ — Trump says in White House meeting with Zelensky

Key developments on Aug. 18: ‘We’ll give them very good protection, very good security’ — Trump says in White House meeting with ZelenskyEU leaders to hold video conference on Ukraine after Washington... Read more »

‘We’ll give them very good protection, very good security’ — Trump

Editor’s note: This is a developing story and is being updated. President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived at the White House on Aug. 18 for talks with U.S. President Donald Trump. In the Oval... Read more »

Muscle beaches, drag racing, and drones falling into the sea. Summer in Odesa hasn’t stopped

People dance and raise glasses outside the wine bar Happy Wine in Odesa, Ukraine, on Aug. 8, 2025. (Stefania Amamdjian/The Kyiv Independent) Just after the sun rises over the sea in Ukraine’s... Read more »