USA

July 30, 2025 6:44pm

Ben Borges

Kremlin officials have sought to appear unfazed by U.S. President Donald Trump's shortened timeline to reach a peace deal with Kyiv, accusing Trump of issuing ultimatums that amount to war mongering.

"We have been living under a large number of sanctions for quite some time —

July 30, 2025 2:44pm

Ben Borges

India has “always bought a vast majority of their military equipment from Russia, and are Russia’s largest buyer of energy, along with China, at a time when everyone wants Russia to stop the killing in Ukraine,” Trump said on his Truth Social platform on July 30.

July 30, 2025 9:15am

Ben Borges

“We have a lot of people that came in from Ukraine, and we’re working with them,” U.S. President Donald Trump said.

July 29, 2025 9:04pm

Ben Borges

Key developments on July 29:

• Trump says Russia tariffs will be imposed in 10 days
• Ukrainian drones strike train station, rail infrastructure amid large-scale attack on Russia's Rostov Oblast
• Zelensky signs law allowing citizens over 60 to join military during wartime
• Ukraine shows footage of FPV drones attacking

July 29, 2025 8:42pm

Ben Borges

“I don’t know if it’s gonna affect Russia, because he (Russian President Vladimir Putin) wants to obviously probably keep the war going, but we’re gonna put tariffs and various things,” U.S. President Donald Trump said.

July 29, 2025 1:00am

Ben Borges

“Indeed, peace is possible if we act strongly and decisively, and we have repeatedly said — and all partners know this — that sanctions are a key element. Russia factors in the sanctions, factors in such losses,” President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

July 28, 2025 9:04pm

Ben Borges

Key developments on July 27:

• 'I already know the answer' — Trump to shorten Ukraine deadline for Putin to 10–12 days
• Ukraine to receive 11 more IRIS-T air defense systems from Germany, ambassador says
• Ukraine has exchanged over 5,850 captives held by Russia since 2022,

July 28, 2025 8:28pm

Ben Borges

Videos and social media posts circulating online impersonate the Kyiv Independent’s branding, falsely claiming that President Volodymyr Zelensky has imposed sanctions on a list of American citizens, such as Steve Bannon, Donald Trump Jr., Elbridge Colby, Mike Flynn, and Senator Mike Lee.

July 28, 2025 2:14pm

Ben Borges

“We thought we had that settled numerous times, and then President Putin goes out and starts launching rockets into some city like Kyiv and kills a lot of people in a nursing home or whatever,” U.S. President Donald Trump said.

July 27, 2025 10:40pm

Ben Borges

U.S. President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen met in the U.K. on July 27 and agreed to a trade deal between the two major economies.

July 27, 2025 9:31am

Ben Borges

“Despite having very good interactions with (Russian President) Vladimir Putin and phone calls, it never leads to anything,” U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said. “So, the time has come for some action.”