Ukraine
US
Kremlin Says Trump Criticism Won’t Hit US-Russia Prisoner Swap Plans
Trump called Putin “crazy” over the weekend after Russia pummelled Ukraine with its largest drone attack since the start of its full-scale offensive, launched in February 2022.
May 27, 2025
Russia
Nearly 100 Drones Launched: Russian Plant Reportedly Hit, Airports Closed
Moscow says it repelled a massive drone attack across multiple regions.Ukrainian authorities report Russian strikes on Sumy and the Dnipropetrovsk region caused fires and damage to homes and industry.
May 27, 2025
Putin
Russian Markets Fall as Trump Threatens Sanctions, Calls Putin ‘Crazy’
Trump’s criticism of Putin following Russia’s massive weekend strikes on Ukrainian cities, was followed by a fall in the Russian stock market of more than 2%.
May 27, 2025
War in Ukraine
Russia Seizes Sumy Region Villages in Push for ‘Buffer Zone’
Ukraine Military Administration says Russian troops seized four border villages in Ukraine’s Sumy region as part of a wider push to create a “buffer zone,” but the AFU has halted further advance.
May 27, 2025
Putin
Trump Weighs Tougher Sanctions on Russia After Putin Rejects Ceasefire, Bombards Ukraine
The proposed sanctions would not target Russia’s banking sector, the WSJ report said. Instead, they are aimed at pressuring Vladimir Putin to agree to a 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine.
May 27, 2025
War in Ukraine
Trump Blows Hot and Cold on Putin, with Russia-Ukraine War in Limbo
In statements made on Sunday, Trump, who is facing increasing calls from Republican lawmakers to take a tougher stance against Putin, seemed to change his tone.
May 27, 2025
Europe
ANALYSIS: Europe Turns to Ukraine for the Future of Drone War
As Russia’s war on Ukraine drags on and doubts about continued US support arise Europe sees developing Ukraine’s defense industry will enhance both Kyiv’s and its own future security.
May 27, 2025
War in Ukraine
Trump ‘Seriously Considering’ Lifting All Biden-Era Restrictions on Ukraine’s War Effort, Sources Say
US and German officials will discuss the next phase of Ukrainian support and Russian sanctions during meetings in Washington this week, including lifting range restrictions on interdiction in Russia.
May 27, 2025
War in Ukraine
ISW Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 26, 2025
War in Ukraine - Latest update, key takeaways and map from the Institute for the Study of War on May 26, 2025
May 27, 2025
Ukraine
Putin Will ‘Keep Attacking Until Stopped,’ Former Top Biden Aide Says
Ambassador Michael Carpenter tells Kyiv Post that US President Donald Trump’s condemning Russia’s violence without doing anything about it ‘simply begets more violence.’
May 27, 2025
Ukraine War News Today - Top Stories and Breaking Updates from Kyiv Post
Follow today’s breaking news from Ukraine. Key updates, major headlines, and top stories — all in one place. Updated daily by KyivPost.
May 27, 2025
Netherlands
Netherlands Sends Final Dispatch of F-16 Warplanes to Ukraine
The transfer of six more airframes on Monday completes the Netherlands’ pledge of 24 F-16 fighter aircraft to Ukraine.
May 26, 2025
Europe
Ukraine Cleared to Strike Inside Russia Using Western Arms, Merz Says
The German chancellor said a similar decision has also been made by the US, UK and France, which would allow Kyiv to strike targets inside Russia using Western long-range weaponry.
May 26, 2025
Belarus
‘Wishful Thinking’: Kyiv Says Belarus Has No Nukes or Oreshnik Missiles, Lacks Combat Troops
Ukrainian intelligence has derided Aleksandr Lukashenko’s assertion that Russia has entrusted him with nuclear warheads and Oreshnik missiles or that he possesses deployable combat forces.
May 26, 2025
Zelensky
‘Putin Despises the World’ - Russia Launches Record Drone Assault on Ukraine
Ukraine’s president Zelensky voiced his judgement of Russia’s leader after Moscow’s overnight aerial assault, the largest drone and missile barrage since the start of the full-scale invasion.
May 26, 2025
Zelensky
Charlie Hebdo Hits Back Over Pro-Russian Fakes Mocking Zelensky
Covers purporting to represent the popular French publication and mocking Zelensky have been making the rounds on social media, including on messaging app Telegram as well as X.
May 26, 2025
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