According to Bloomberg, Russian officials are exploring options ahead of a visit by U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff to Moscow this week.

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Norway, Sweden, and Denmark are collaborating to allocate approximately 5 billion Norwegian kroner ($486 million) to a new NATO initiative aimed at supplying U.S. weaponry to Ukraine, announced the Norwegian government. This initiative is set to …
Russian armored vehicles have been spotted on the streets of Gomel, a city located in Belarus just 100 kilometers from Ukraine's Chernihiv. Some of these vehicles were equipped with makeshift anti-drone structures and marked with red tactical …
As U.S. President Donald Trump trades barbs with Russian officials amid growing tensions, he has announced he may send his special envoy Steve Witkoff to Russia this week.
The visit, which Russia has yet to confirm, would likely take place on Aug. 6 …
Amid worsening inflation, Russia is preparing to cap prices on staple food items, a move analysts say signals a shift toward a command economy that could trigger shortages, long queues, and public discontent.
According to a report by Russian …
“(Russian President Vladimir) Putin will stop killing people if you get (the price of) energy down another $10 a barrel. He’s going to have no choice, because his economy stinks,” U.S. President Donald Trump said.

Putin is reluctant to provoke Trump and recognizes that pressing ahead with the war could jeopardize a potential thaw in relations with Washington and the West, but his military objectives remain the top priority, two sources told Reuters.

As part of the ongoing military-wide reform within the Ukrainian Defense Forces, many units are undergoing significant restructuring — including expansions, downgrades, or complete reorganization. On August 2, 2025, the…
Ukraine has detected Indian-made components in Russian Shahed-type attack drones, Presidential Office head Andriy Yermak confirmed on Aug. 5, adding Moscow must be denied access to supplies that “enable the killing of Ukrainians."

Ukrainian military intelligence (HUR) special forces fought off a Russian attempt to advance in Sumy Oblast, “destroying more than eight Russian companies” during the battle, the agency said on Aug. 5

Russian forces launched an Iskander-M ballistic missile from Russia’s Bryansk Oblast and 46 Shahed-type drones from Kursk, Bryansk, Orel, and Primorsk-Akhtarsk against Ukraine overnight, according to Ukraine’s Air Force.

Five German Eurofighter Typhoon jets will help monitor NATO airspace and potential Russian activity along the eastern flank for the next few weeks, a German Air Force spokesperson told DPA news agency.
