Amy B. Zegart
Russian attacks against Ukraine killed three people and injured 20 others over the past day, regional authorities said on Feb. 28.
Ukrainian forces downed 107 out of the 208 drones, including Shahed-type attack drones, launched by Russia overnight, …
U.S.-Russia talks in Istanbul on Feb. 27 were “constructive” and helped identify “initial steps to stabilize bilateral mission operations,” the U.S. State Department said.
The already second round of high-level talks between …
London is ready to send its troops to Ukraine to secure a “good deal” on ending Russia’s full-scale war, U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer said at a press conference with U.S. President Donald Trump in the White House on Feb. 27.
The …
The framework agreement between Washington and Kyiv on Ukraine’s natural resources has been finalized and will be signed by the two countries' heads of state on Feb. 28, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Fox Business.
The …
Russia has lost 874,560 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces reported on Feb. 28.
This number includes 1,060 casualties Russian forces suffered just over …
Vasyl Ratushnyi, an activist and drone pilot in Ukraine’s Armed Forces, died while fighting on the front lines on Feb. 27, according to his family.
Ratushnyi was the son of the writer Svitlana Povalyaeva and the brother of the prominent activist …
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas decried ruling out NATO membership for Ukraine in an interview with AFP published on Feb. 27.
To the dismay of Ukraine and its allies in Europe, U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly ruled out NATO membership …
The U.S. is open to a minerals deal with Russia, Steve Witkoff, U.S. President Donald Trump’s envoy to the Middle East, said in an interview with Fox News on Feb. 27.
Witkoff’s remarks come as President Volodymyr Zelensky prepares to sign …
Turkish imports of Russian oil have quietly plummeted since harsher sanctions were imposed earlier this year, the Moscow Times reported on Feb. 27.
The U.S. and U.K. passed sweeping sanctions against Russia’s oil sector on Jan. 10, particularly …
A peace deal to end Russia’s war against Ukraine will happen “quickly” or not at all, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Feb. 27 during a joint press conference with U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
The two leaders met earlier in …
European Union leaders will consider appointing a special envoy for potential negotiations to end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine during a meeting next week, sources familiar with the discussions told Bloomberg.
The proposal follows growing concerns …
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has lowered its 2025 growth forecast for Ukraine’s economy, now expecting 3.5% growth instead of the previously projected 4.7%, the bank announced in a press release on Feb. 27.
The downgrade …
The Kyiv Court of Appeal has released Lieutenant General Artur Horbenko from a detention facility and placed him under house arrest until March 20, online newspaper Ukrainian Pravda reported on Feb. 27, citing his lawyer Maksym Tkhorivsky.
Horbenko, …
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has announced that alliance members are ramping up their defense investments and preparing additional financial support for Ukraine. His remarks came after a phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump on Feb. 27. …
Ukraine is in talks with Western allies to ensure that any future military contingent monitoring a potential ceasefire also has a role in patrolling air and sea space, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi said at a news briefing on Feb. 27. …
Questions about U.S. President Donald Trump’s possibly shady relationship with Russia and the country’s security services have long swirled, even culminating in a special counsel investigation during his first term in office.
Though that …
U.S. President Donald Trump has extended some of the sanctions against Russia until March 6, 2026, according to a decree set to be published in the U.S. Federal Register on Feb. 28.
The decree, which is available on the U.S. Federal Register’s …
U.S. President Donald Trump met with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the White House on Feb. 27, as Starmer sought to convince Washington to maintain its role in Ukraine’s security amid ongoing Russian aggression.
Starmer reiterated the …
Key developments on Feb. 27:
As Ukraine enters the fourth year of Russia’s full-scale invasion, shifting political dynamics in the U.S. threaten to influence the course of the war. U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly misrepresented the war’s origins, excluded …
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Feb. 27 that he could not believe he had called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky a “dictator.”
Trump made the comment at a briefing with U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the White House. …
Independent Russian film critic Ekaterina Barabash was placed under house arrest by a Moscow court for posting “fake news” on her Facebook account about the war in Ukraine, her son Yurii Barabash reported on Facebook on Feb. 26.
Detained by the …
U.S. President Donald Trump considered canceling President Volodymyr Zelensky’s visit to Washington but reversed the decision after speaking with French President Emmanuel Macron, the French TV network BFMTV reported on Feb. 27, citing a French …
