Situated in Easter Europe, Ukraine is the second largest country by area in Europe by area after Russia. Ukraine shares its international borders with Russia, Belarus, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Moldova, and has a coastline along the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea. Its capital is Kyiv. In 1922, the Bolsheviks forcibly reconstituted the Ukrainian People's Republic into the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, which became a founding member of the Soviet Union in 1922. Ukraine's freedom took place on 24 August 1991, when the Ukrainian parliament adopted the Act of Independence, following the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Leonid Kravchuk was elected as the first president of Ukraine. In recent times, Russia under President Vladimir Putin began building up troop strengths along its border with Ukraine in 2021. Putin announced a More
President Donald Trump said he is not currently considering a deal to provide Ukraine with long-range Tomahawk missiles, stressing he does not want to escalate tensions with Russia.
Russia reported 71 drones downed overnight in the Krasnodar region and around and over the Black Sea
Ukraine says Russia has used the 9M729 cruise missile — whose secret development prompted Donald Trump to quit the INF treaty — striking targets deep inside Ukraine in defiance of arms control norms.
An investigation alleges Russian commanders are executing or sending soldiers to die for refusing combat in Ukraine, with at least 150 verified deaths.
Vladimir Putin claimed Russian forces have encircled Ukrainian troops in Pokrovsk and Kupiansk, offering terms for surrender. Kyiv dismissed the claims as false, saying fighting continues and both cities remain under Ukrainian control.
Seven of the injured, including two children, were taken to the city's hospitals, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on the Telegram messaging app
EU leaders are set to approve a €140 billion loan to Ukraine, funded via matured Russian frozen assets. The plan aims to sustain Kyiv’s war effort, but legal and political hurdles remain.
Trump’s sanctions on Russian oil firms Lukoil and Rosneft aim to pressure Putin amid the Ukraine war. Experts say they limit resources but are unlikely to radically alter his calculus.
President Donald Trump cast doubt on Ukraine’s ability to defeat Russia ahead of his upcoming peace talks with Vladimir Putin in Hungary, signalling a shift toward ending the prolonged conflict.
Trump's meeting with Zelenskyy came following the US President's hour-long telephone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday. He also said that the two leaders will meet in Hungary in the coming few weeks.
Zelenskiy, who came to the White House to push for the long-range US-made weapons, said however that he would be ready to swap "thousands" of Ukrainian drones in exchange for Tomahawks.
Kyiv seeks long-range strike power; White House tests whether missiles would push Putin toward talks.
Russia launched massive drone and missile strikes on Ukraine’s power grid as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy headed to Washington to seek more U.S. weapons and air defences from President Donald Trump.
Trump said Putin "didn't like it" when he raised the possibility during their call of giving Moscow's enemy Ukraine the Tomahawk missiles with a 1,000-mile (1,600-kilometer) range.
The US president floated sending long-range Tomahawks to Kyiv, upping pressure on Moscow—but the path from sound bite to battlefield is steep, technical, and politically fraught.
Russian forces launched drones and glide bombs on Kharkiv, hitting a hospital and wounding seven, as Zelenskyy seeks Tomahawk missiles from Trump amid falling European military aid.
Ukraine and the U.S. in September held the first board meeting of the joint investment fund, set up as part of a deal to give Washington preferential access to Ukrainian minerals in exchange for investment.
Konstantin Galich, 32, had been active in crypto circles for several years and was known for his high-risk trading strategies.
President Donald Trump warned Russia he may supply Ukraine with long-range Tomahawk missiles if the war is not settled, calling the weapon “incredible” and emphasising potential escalation amid ongoing conflict.
Ukraine says Russia has illegally deported or forcibly displaced more than 19,500 children to Russia and Belarus in violation of the Geneva Conventions.
From markets to ambulances, no target is off-limits as Moscow escalates its drone war on Ukraine’s south.
Russia's 2025 gains would amount to nearly 1% of Ukraine's land area, and the country controls nearly 20% in total.
The MEA, through its mission in Kyiv, is continuing efforts to confirm the facts surrounding the incident, it is reported.
Asked by reporters at the White House whether he had decided about supplying Ukraine with Tomahawks, Trump did not rule it out and said he had "sort of made a decision" on the matter.
Trump approves expanded support as Washington weighs sending long-range missiles.