World
US
Russian Interior Minister in Cuba, Which Faces Pressure From Trump
Russia and Cuba, both under Western sanctions, have intensified their relations since 2022, with an isolated Moscow seeking new friends and trading partners since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Jan. 20, 2026
US
Russian Envoy Claims ‘Constructive’ Peace Talks With US in Davos
Russian representatives have not been invited to the annual Davos meetings since the World Economic Forum froze its ties with Moscow in March 2022 due to its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Jan. 20, 2026
Russia
80 Companies Exit Russia in 2025 as Forced Seizures of Foreign Assets Intensify – KSE
Russia stepped up forced seizures of foreign businesses in late 2025, pushing 80 companies to exit the market last year, according to new monitoring by KSE Institute.
Jan. 20, 2026
Europe
US Warns Against EU Tariff ‘Bazooka’ Over Greenland
Even as some officials push for talks to de-escalate a crisis that has dominated the Davos summit so far, others are urging the EU to stand up to “blackmail” over the autonomous Danish territory.
Jan. 20, 2026
Ukraine
Russian Spies vs. Orthodox Church
Russia’s SVR casts the Ecumenical Patriarch as a Western proxy, treating Baltic church independence as a security threat and turning an Orthodox dispute into an intelligence confrontation.
Jan. 20, 2026
Trump
Macron to Trump: Good on Syria and Iran – But Why Greenland?
A screenshot shared by Trump appears to show the French leader agreeing they are aligned on Syria and Iran, before adding: “I do not understand what you’re doing on Greenland.”
Jan. 20, 2026
Ukraine
Zelensky: ‘For Now, I Choose Ukraine’ as Energy Crisis Clouds Davos Trip
The Ukrainian president said resolving the energy crisis is his top priority, leaving his Davos trip uncertain as work continues on security guarantees and a broader prosperity plan.
Jan. 20, 2026
US
Kremlin: Russian Sailors Not Freed Despite US Assurances
Russia’s top diplomat Sergey Lavrov said two of the Russian sailors onboard an oil tanker captured by the US have not been released despite earlier US pledges.
Jan. 20, 2026
Ukraine
Zelensky Questions Ukraine’s Place on Trump’s ‘Peace Council’ with Russia, Belarus
The “Peace Council,” unveiled by the White House last week, is designed as an international body to control Gaza after a ceasefire.
Jan. 20, 2026
Russia
Moldova Proceeds to Cut Ties With Russia-Led CIS Group
Moldova, one of Europe’s poorest states, located between Ukraine and EU member Romania, has ceased taking part in all CIS activities since 2023.
Jan. 20, 2026
US
A Year of Trump: Different Logic and New Rules of the Game
A year after Donald Trump took office, Kyiv Post spoke with Filip Styczyński, founder of PATRIOT Alliance, about how the US is redefining the rules of a multipolar world.
Jan. 20, 2026
Nobel
Aside From Dictators, Trump Struggles to Find Takers for His ‘Board of Peace’
France’s Macron is the latest to decline Trump’s “Peace Board,” after the US president has continually complained that the Nobel Prize Board has passed him by.
Jan. 20, 2026
Ukraine
EU Unity Key in Greenland Crisis, Says Former US Envoy
As world leaders gather in Davos and EU capitals brace for US tariff threats, a former US Ambassador warns the Greenland crisis risks unraveling alliance unity – and handing Moscow a strategic gift.
Jan. 20, 2026
Italy
Limited by Constitutions, Rome and Seoul Cooperate in Defense for Ukraine
The two sides met in South Korea to form a defense-industry, AI and aviation cooperation: two countries legally limited in their contributions to war, possibly creating a new push for peace in Kyiv.
Jan. 20, 2026
Trump
Denmark Proposes NATO Surveillance Mission for Greenland
US President Donald Trump has put the transatlantic alliance to the test in recent weeks by threatening to take over Greenland “one way or the other.”
Jan. 19, 2026
Ukraine
FACT-CHECK: Did Ukraine Run Sting on US Intel to Catch Russia Leaks?
Kyiv has rejected claims by former French operative Vincent Crouzet, saying there is no evidence to support his suggestion that Ukraine fed fake intelligence to the US to test leaks to Moscow.
Updated: Jan. 19, 2026
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