Amy B. Zegart
Russian presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky confirmed that Moscow has received a Ukrainian memorandum aimed at peaceful settlement. He stated that the major points are already well-known.
On June 1, the Russian official discussed the matter, noting …
Russia has proposed Ukraine a temporary ceasefire for two or three days in certain areas of the front line to collect the bodies of the fallen soldiers, Vladimir Medinsky, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s aide and head of the country’s …
Russia and Ukraine are preparing to hold a new prisoners of war (POWs) exchange mediated by Turkey after the second round of peace talks, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on June 2 at the Bucharest Nine (B9) summit.
Ukrainian and Russian …
A massive drone attack has reportedly destroyed at least 13 Russian aircraft at military airbases, according to Andriy Kovalenko, head of Ukraine's Center for Countering Disinformation. Kovalenko shared the information on his Telegram channel, …
Some of the sanctions against Russia could be lifted following a potential full ceasefire, according to Ukraine’s official proposal, seen by the Kyiv Independent on June 2.
Yet, the condition proposed by Ukraine is that sanctions are …
The Federal Highway R-255 "Siberia" has been blocked in the aftermath of yesterday's drone attacks in the settlement of Sredny in the Irkutsk region, according to regional news outlet IrCity.
As indicated by the Yandex traffic service, movement near …
Homophobia and transphobia are intrinsic to today’s Russian ideology. They fuel violence and war crimes against LGBTQ+ people in the Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine, activists say.
A 20-year-old Roman went through a month and a half of …
The family of late Andriy Portnov, a former top aide to ex-President Viktor Yanukovych, acquired more than $2 million worth of real estate in Dubai during Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, an investigative report by Schemes, a project by …
Russian drone attacks against a State Emergency Service building in Zaporizhzhia Oblast’s front-line areas on June 2 injured 12 emergency workers, Governor Ivan Fedorov reported.
Russian first-person-view (FPV) drones struck the building and …
Did a widely-shared clip show Russian missile strikes on Ukrainian airbases, in retaliation against a series of drone attacks on Russian warplanes in June 2025? No, that's not true: The footage was old, and dated to July 2024 at the latest. It …
Ukraine’s Armed Forces responded to recent comments by Andrii Biletskyi, commander of the 3rd Army Corps, who claimed that the 3rd Separate Assault Brigade had not received any state-supplied (first-person-view) FPV drones for three months, Babel …
Elvira Nabiullina, the governor of the Russian central bank, is facing government pressure to reduce the high key interest rate imposed amid skyrocketing wartime inflation, Bloomberg reported on June 2, citing undisclosed sources.
The reason is the …
U.S. President Donald Trump was not informed in advance about Ukraine’s mass drone attack that allegedly hit 41 Russian aircraft across four air bases, CBS News and Axios reported on June 1, citing their undisclosed sources.
The Security Service …
President Volodymyr Zelensky on June 2 called on U.S. President Donald Trump to deliver a “strong new package” of sanctions against Russia if ongoing peace talks in Istanbul fail to bring results.
Speaking at a joint summit of the …
After Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, many international academic and para-academic organizations suspended membership of Russian institutions. But many others did not—choosing instead to issue statements condemning the war, …
Does a video shared online show a huge explosion in Moscow, Russia in 2025? No, that's not true: The video shows an explosion in Crimea in 2023 related to an attack on a ship. It does not show an attack on the Russian capital in 2025.
One example of …
Russian authorities are weighing whether to reward residents who tried to stop Ukrainian drones by throwing stones at them during a mass drone strike on Russian air bases, Governor of Russia’s Irkutsk Oblast Igor Kobzev said on June 2.
The …
Does a viral video really show the destruction of "40 Russian strategic bombers" of type TU-95 destroyed by a "daring Ukrainian FPV-drone swarm raid"? No, that's not true: This particular viral social media footage originates from the video game …
President Volodymyr Zelensky has summoned Land Forces Commander Mykhailo Drapatyi for a high-level meeting after the latter submitted his resignation following a deadly Russian missile strike that killed at least 12 Ukrainian soldiers at a training …
Editor’s note: The story is being updated.
President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Vilnius on June 2 to participate in a summit of the Bucharest Nine (B9) member states and the Nordic countries, Zelensky’s spokesperson Serhii Nykyforov …
The first satellite images have emerged showing the aftermath of a major Ukrainian drone strike on Russia’s Belaya air base in Irkutsk Oblast, revealing significant damage to Moscow’s fleet of strategic bombers, geospatial intelligence …
