In brief: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz called on Russia to agree to an energy ceasefire following a phone conversation with President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday, Oct. 12. The leaders discussed ...

In brief: Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys urged the EU to accelerate Ukraine’s accession, calling membership a security guarantee for both Kyiv and Europe. His remarks followed Ukraine’s ...

In brief: Russian-occupied Crimea came under an overnight drone attack, with a fire reported near the Gvardeyskoye military airfield and possible strikes around Sevastopol’s Balaklava Thermal Power ...

In brief: Ukrainian strike drones hit the Yug Rusi oil transshipment terminal in Rostov-on-Don early Saturday morning, Oct. 10, igniting a massive blaze across the key fuel logistics facility. The ...

In brief: US, Ukrainian and European officials met in Miami on Friday for peace talks initially planned to last two days. The discussions were overshadowed by Trump’s surprise diesel agreement with ...

In brief: Ukrainian drones struck a Russian chemical plant producing cruise missile fuel, damaged a Yandex data center in Kaluga for the second consecutive day and reportedly sparked a fire at an oil ...

In brief: Poland and Romania have rejected Ukraine’s request to increase agricultural transit corridors and secure €1.1 billion in transport subsidies to move trapped grain through Europe. Ukrainian ...

In brief: US and Ukrainian delegations will meet in Miami to discuss new peace proposals, including a possible ceasefire covering energy infrastructure and grain shipments. US envoys Witkoff and ...

In brief: Ukraine's annual inflation accelerated to 10.0% in September from 8.1% in August, as consumer prices rose 2.1% month-on-month, the State Statistics Service reported. Core inflation climbed ...

Rescuers carry a body of a local resident as they conduct search and rescue operations at the site of a Russian aerial strike at a multi-floor residential building in Pryluky on Oct. 7, 2026. (Photo ...

In brief: Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said NATO has “overwhelming superiority” in air power and could defeat Russia “quite quickly” if Moscow attacked, adding that Europe could destroy ...

In brief: Fires were reported near a major oil refinery and chemical plant in Volgograd and at a large oil storage facility in Samara following a massive overnight drone attack. Russia claimed its air ...