
Parliament convenes on Jan. 13 to vote on a proposed government reshuffle initiated by President Volodymyr Zelensky.
As part of Zelensky's reshuffle, Kyrylo Budanov, the military intelligence chief, was appointed as the new head of the President's …
Amy B. Zegart

Parliament convenes on Jan. 13 to vote on a proposed government reshuffle initiated by President Volodymyr Zelensky.
As part of Zelensky's reshuffle, Kyrylo Budanov, the military intelligence chief, was appointed as the new head of the President's …




Moscow has two priorities for 2026 - the Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia regions - according to sources. There are at least four possible paths ahead, ranging from a full halt to the war to continued fighting with little prospect of talks.
For 2026, …
A Russian oligarch, Vladislav Baumgertner, went missing in Cyprus on January 7. A day later, a senior staffer at the Russian Embassy in Nicosia died by apparent suicide under unclear circumstances. A note was reportedly found but was not shared with …



U.S. President Donald Trump made no secret of his plan for Venezuela.
"One of the things the United States gets out of this will be even lower energy prices," Trump said in a Jan. 9 meeting with energy executives.
“Our giant oil companies will be …

As Kyiv faces prolonged blackouts and subzero temperatures, officials and energy experts warn that the city's infrastructure is nearing its limits. Although the number of buildings without heat has decreased since the Jan. 9 mass missile and drone …
Did an actual news outlet report that an oil executive said Donald Trump "smelled like rotten roast beef" and audibly farted multiple times during a White House meeting with oil industry leaders? No, that's not true: The viral message making those …

In what could be a huge boost for Ukraine's offensive capabilities, the U.K. announced on Jan. 11 it had launched Project Nightfall, a competition to rapidly develop new long-range ballistic missiles for Kyiv.
Ukraine has repeatedly stressed the need …

President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Jan. 12 that he instructed Ukraine's negotiating team to finalize a security guarantees document with the U.S. and submit it for review "at the highest level."
No further details were provided by the president.
The …
Germany’s newest missile defense system, Arrow 3 - on which Berlin and its allies had pinned key hopes against ballistic threats - is not prepared to intercept Russia’s hypersonic Oreshnik missile, according to Die Welt.
Analyzing Russia’s recent …


UKRAINE, KHARKIV OBLAST, Jan. 12 — Canadian volunteer combat medic, callsign Cooper, serving with Ukraine’s 13th Khartiia brigade, has saved more than 50 soldiers since the beginning of his service in autumn 2025, the brigade’s press service told …