Category: 1. Russia

Russian forces launched an overnight drone and missile attack on Kyiv, according to Tymur Tkachenko, head of the city’s military administration.

As of 8:08 a.m., officials reported eight people dead, including a 14-year-old girl….

Senior Ukrainian leaders were making a diplomatic dash to drum up support ahead of talks with US officials in New York later this week, with a stop in Saudi Arabia on August 27 and a visit to Switzerland planned for the following day.

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Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has designated the Free Russia Forum, a biannual conference for Russian opposition politicians and analysts held in Vilnius, as a “terrorist” organization.

According to the FSB’s website, the…

President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed a decree formally appointing Olha Stefanishyna as Ukraine’s new ambassador to the United States. 

Zelensky made the announcement in his evening video address on Wednesday. “I just spoke with Olha…

Exactly 25 years ago today, on August 27, 2000, a fire broke out at Moscow’s iconic Ostankino TV tower. It started in the feeder cables, which carry the TV signal from the transmitter to the antenna. The source of the blaze was…

In Poland, the conflict between Donald Tusk’s government and Karol Nawrocki’s presidential administration is escalating over support for Ukraine.

Digital Minister Krzysztof Gawkowski accused the president on…

Poland’s new president, Karol Nawrocki, has vetoed a bill that would have extended support for Ukrainian refugees. The conservative politician, who was sworn in earlier this month, argues that after three and a half years of full-scale…

On August 27, 2025, the United States imposed 50 percent tariffs on goods imported from India. Bloomberg writes about this.

“The duties will affect more than 55% of goods shipped to the United States, India’s…

Andriy Yermak, head of Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s office, and Rustem Umerov, secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defence Council, will travel to the US this week for talks with US Special Representative Steve…

The Russian government has extended its ban on gasoline exports, TASS reported.

Full restrictions will remain in place through September 30. Beginning October 1, producers will be allowed to resume exports, while exporters without their own…