Ukraine
War in Ukraine
Ceasefire in Name Only: Ukrainian Troops Say Fighting Never Paused in Pokrovsk
Kyiv Post visited Ukrainian troops near Pokrovsk, who laughed at the idea anyone believed Putin’s Victory Day “ceasefire” promise – the fighting never stopped, and medics never got a break.
May 12, 2025
Trump
Trump Hints at Attending Turkey Peace Talks on Thursday
“I was thinking about flying over. I don’t know where I’m going to be on Thursday,” the US president said on Monday.
May 12, 2025
Top News
Kyiv Post Chief Editor on TVP World Discusses Turkey’s Role in Latest Talks
According to Bohdan Nahaylo, Editor-in-Chief of the Kyiv Post, Putin’s only hope is Donald Trump’s inconsistency.
May 12, 2025
Ukraine
Zelensky Signs Minerals Deal Into Law
The agreement was ratified by Ukraine’s parliament last week and awaited the president’s signature to become law.
May 12, 2025
War in Ukraine
Ukraine-Russia Diplomacy Since February 2022
Zelensky urged Putin to meet in Istanbul for peace talks, reviving diplomacy generally stalled since 2022.
May 12, 2025
War in Ukraine
‘Clock Is Ticking’: Germany Warns Russia to Accept Ceasefire Until Midnight or Face Sanctions
If Moscow does not accept the demand, “preparations will be set in motion” in Brussels for fresh sanctions, a government spokesperson said in Berlin.
May 12, 2025
Ukraine
Polish Trucker Protest May Disrupt Border Traffic With Ukraine
Up to four months of protests expected at the Dorohusk checkpoint on the Polish side, across from Ukraine’s Yagodin crossing. No limit for buses and aid trucks, but cargo slowed to one per hour.
May 12, 2025
War in Ukraine
No Ceasefire Across Front Line – Putin Said Shooting Would Stop, It Didn’t
The Kremlin’s “Victory Ceasefire” marginally reduced the bombing and shelling and ground assaults, but the sides were pounding each other pretty much like normal on Monday.
May 12, 2025
Europe
AliExpress Jet Engine Found in Russia’s New Cruise Missile Built With Foreign Tech
Russia’s new S8000 cruise missile contains foreign-made parts from the US, Japan, China and others, including a $16K Chinese jet engine sold openly on AliExpress.
May 12, 2025
War in Ukraine
Sergey Surovikin, Disgraced Russian General, Spotted in Algeria
A barely recognizable Surovikin, sacked as head of Russia’s air forces because of his links to the Wagner Group has reappeared in Algeria where he worked as an “unofficial Russian ambassador.”
May 12, 2025
Zelensky
Zelensky Holds First Talks With Pope Leo XIV, Invites Him to Ukraine
Zelensky had his first call with Pope Leo XIV, urging Vatican help in returning deported children.
May 12, 2025
Trump
‘Tissue of Lies’: France Hits Back at Kremlin’s Macron Drug Fake
The Élysée Palace slammed Kremlin disinformation suggestions that France’s president used drugs on a Kyiv-bound train – “This is a tissue, for blowing your nose.”
May 12, 2025
Denmark
Denmark to Manage $925M Ukraine Support Program on Behalf of EU
The Danish MoD and the European Commission signed an agreement on Friday that makes Denmark responsible for allocating the profits from frozen Russian assets to support Kyiv’s defense industry.
May 12, 2025
War in Ukraine
OPINION: Trump Plays to Putin’s Tune
Ceasefire first or talks first? As Europe draws a red line, Putin defies it – and Trump sides with him, urging Zelensky to yield. Once again, Trump avoids sanctioning Putin.
May 12, 2025
Drones
Ukraine Says Russia Fired 108 Drones Overnight Despite Ceasefire Deadline
Russia’s leader Vladimir Putin answered to the ceasefire proposal by suggesting to first hold direct talks, in a bid to appease US President Donald Trump, who has been pushing for a quick peace.
May 12, 2025
Putin
OPINION: Why the Kremlin’s Peace Narrative Is Strategic Deception
With pressure coming from the West to cease fire, Putin is offering direct peace talks as a strategic smokescreen aimed at weakening Western support of Ukraine and prolonging the war.
May 12, 2025
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