July 26, 2025 2:57pm

Ben Borges

“Russia will be ready for confrontation with Europe — and therefore with us — as early as 2027,” Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said.

July 26, 2025 2:21pm

Ben Borges

Russia opened a new front in Sumy Oblast in early June, capturing around a dozen border villages.

July 26, 2025 1:41pm

Ben Borges

Volodymyr Zelensky's decision to sign a bill targeting the independence of anti-corruption agencies followed pressing investigations that involved high-ranking officials and those close to the president.

Zelensky's critics argue that the corruption cases against his associates and top incumbents were the real reason behind the bill

July 26, 2025 1:23pm

Ben Borges

U.S. Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal co-authored a bipartisan bill that would impose 500% tariffs on countries buying Russian oil, gas, or uranium.

July 26, 2025 12:46pm

Ben Borges

Ukraine's fleet of F-16 fighter jets have been given a badly-needed boost with the creation of new mobile maintenance and operations modules which will help them evade Russian ballistic missile strikes.

Developed by the Come Back Alive charity foundation and Ukraine's Defense Ministry, the two types

July 26, 2025 11:44am

Ben Borges

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko is facilitating transit primarily to Poland, with some migrants arriving from Libya directly or through Russia — pointing to coordinated efforts between Minsk and Moscow.

July 26, 2025 10:50am

Ben Borges

Ukraine’s Air Force said Russia launched 208 drones and 27 missiles overnight, targeting cities and infrastructure in multiple regions.

July 26, 2025 10:09am

Ben Borges

Editor's note: We offered members of the Kyiv Independent community to share their questions about a controversial bill that undermined Ukraine’s anti-corruption institutions and the street protests that followed it this week. Our staff's answers to their questions are below. Join our community and

July 26, 2025 9:57am

Ben Borges

Prime Minister Viktor Orban described Hungary’s proposed partnership as “pragmatic, flexible, and rooted in mutual interest — not irreversible integration."

July 26, 2025 9:04am

Ben Borges

The plant manufactures countermeasure stations for front-line aircraft and is a major part of Russia’s military-industrial complex.

July 26, 2025 8:21am

Ben Borges

The number includes 1,080 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.

July 26, 2025 4:39am

Ben Borges

The U.S. on July 25 urged China to stop enabling Russia’s war in Ukraine during a UN Security Council meeting, prompting a sharp rebuke from Beijing, which accused Washington of creating confrontation.

July 26, 2025 1:30am

Ben Borges

Explosions rocked Kharkiv, Kamianske, and Dnipro as Russia launched waves of missiles, drones, and guided aerial bombs overnight on July 26. Kharkiv’s Kyviskyi district has been hit twice by ballistic missiles.

July 25, 2025 11:19pm

Ben Borges

EU member states will not likely agree to push the ban up a year, but officials could use the demand as leverage in the upcoming negotiations, European diplomats told Reuters.

July 25, 2025 9:11pm

Ben Borges

While Belgrade has not joined EU sanctions against Moscow, the decision reflects economic pragmatism rather than political alignment, Serbian European Integration Minister Nemanja Starovic said.

July 25, 2025 9:10pm

Ben Borges

Another Territorial Defense Brigade has been reformed into a Heavy Mechanized Brigade inside of the Ukrainian Ground Forces. We have recently reported on the 127th and 128th Territorial Defense Brigades…

Source