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Nuclear Subs, Sanction Threats, and a Trump Deadline: US Envoy Heads to Moscow for High-Stakes Talks

Trump’s top Kremlin envoy, Steve Witkoff, will meet Russian officials in Moscow on Wednesday – just days before the US deadline to halt the war in Ukraine or face sweeping new sanctions.

By Katie Livingstone

Aug. 6, 2025

Putin

OPINION: Heil Putin

Putin answers to no one, and criticism in his country is a death sentence, wrote Canadian-American journalist and author Diane Francis.

By Diane Francis

Aug. 4, 2025

Zelensky

Kremlin: Putin Might Meet Zelensky – but Demands ‘Expert-Level’ Work First

The Kremlin says a meeting between Putin and Zelensky is possible – but only after key “preparatory work” is completed at the expert level.

By Julia Struck-Feshchenko

Aug. 4, 2025

War in Ukraine

‘They’re Wily Characters’: Trump Threatens to Sanction Russia, Warns It May Not Work

The core of Trump’s message to Putin, to be delivered through Steve Witkoff, is a call to end the violence: ‘We’ve got to get to a deal where people stop getting killed,’ the US President says.

By Alex Raufoglu

Aug. 4, 2025

NATO

OPINION: Reasons Why America Should Expedite Ukraine’s NATO Accession

It’s time Western leaders repudiated the fallacy that NATO expansion led to Russia’s war on Ukraine. The US should reverse course, call for a summit to approve Ukraine as the alliance’s 33rd member.

By David Root

Aug. 2, 2025

Putin

Putin Insists on ‘Silent’ Peace Talks With Ukraine, Refuses to Change Demands

Putin said his demands for Kyiv remain unchanged and emphasized that negotiations should take place privately, “in silence,” without cameras or political noise.

By Kateryna Zakharchenko

Aug. 1, 2025

War in Ukraine

Putin Signs Law That Fines Online Searches For ‘Extremist’ Content

More than 5,000 entries are on the official list, including songs praising Ukraine, blog posts by feminist rock band Pussy Riot and websites critical of Putin.

By AFP

Aug. 1, 2025

Ukraine

Trump’s Deadline for Ukraine Peace Deal Set for August 8, US Tells UN

A senior American diplomat told the UN Security Council that Trump expects Russia and Ukraine to strike a peace deal by August 8 – or face serious economic pressure from the US.

By Katie Livingstone

July 31, 2025

Featured

A Leadership Expert Explains Putin’s Collapse

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War in Ukraine

‘No Progress’: White House Patience With Putin ‘Exhausted’ After Failed Talks, Rubio Says

Top diplomat confirms US will hit Moscow’s lifelines if peace evades new, earlier deadline Trump set after “clear frustration” with Putin’s targeting of Ukrainian civilians far from the front lines.

By Alex Raufoglu

July 31, 2025

Zelensky

No End to Russian Meddling Without Regime Change, Zelensky Says

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned on Thursday that Russia will keep destabilizing its neighbors with or without the war in Ukraine – unless there’s a change in the Kremlin’s leadership.

By Kyiv Post

July 31, 2025

Ukraine

‘Uncle Vova, Help Us’ – Donetsk Children Appeal to Kremlin as Water Crisis in Occupied City Hits Critical Level

With tap water available only once every three days, Donetsk residents are calling the situation a humanitarian disaster and demanding action from Moscow.

By Alisa Orlova

July 31, 2025

War in Ukraine

OPINION: Putin’s 10 Biggest Mistakes of the War

A Finnish geopolitical analyst and supporter of Ukraine presents his thoughts on and insight into how Putin miscalculated all across the board – and unintentionally secured his legacy.

By Joni Askola

July 30, 2025

War in Ukraine

Chuck Pfarrer: Putin’s Army Is Crumbling: Massive Russian Losses and Mutiny Exposed

Former SEAL Chuck Pfarrer exposes what he describes as Russia’s military collapse: mutiny, mass desertions, 1M+ casualties, and major losses in Chasiv Yar and across the front.

By Chuck Pfarrer

July 30, 2025

War in Ukraine

Ukraine War: Is Trump Losing Patience with Putin?

US President Donald Trump has shortened the 50-day deadline he set in July as an ultimatum to Russia and given President Putin just ten more days to agree to a ceasefire in the war against Ukraine.

By Eurotopics

July 30, 2025

Ukraine

‘Time for Misinterpretation is Over’: US Warns Kremlin With Shortened Deadline

Trump gives Russia 10 days to reach a truce with Ukraine – or else face secondary sanctions. State Department’s spokesperson tells Kyiv Post that Trump’s patience “may have been misinterpreted.”

By Alex Raufoglu

July 29, 2025

Putin

Putin’s Security Detail Spotted Armed With Interceptor Drone

A video has appeared online showing a member of Putin’s bodyguard carrying a partially wrapped interceptor drone as the Russian president meets with military officers on a parade ground.

By Steve Brown

July 29, 2025

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