EU leaders join Zelenskiy at meeting with Trump to press for Ukraine to ‘become a steel porcupine’

EU leaders join Zelenskiy at meeting with Trump to press for Ukraine to ‘become a steel porcupine’

Speaking to CBS on Sunday, Rubio said both Ukraine and Russia would have to make concessions to reach a peace deal and that security guarantees for Ukraine would be discussed on Monday. He also said there would have to be additional consequences for Russia if no deal was reached.

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Ukraine and Russia trade massive missile and drone attacks as both deny targeting civilians

Ukraine and Russia trade massive missile and drone attacks as both deny targeting civilians

Over the weekend, Zelenskiy said Ukraine had developed a new “drone missile” that had been used to attack Russia and was more powerful and faster than other hardware in Kyiv’s arsenal. Interfax news agency cited Russia’s defence ministry as saying on Monday its forces used high precision weapons to strike important energy infrastructure in Ukraine which it said supported the military-industrial complex.

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Russian military on the backfoot as it is pummelled by Ukrainian forces in Kursk region

Russian military on the backfoot as it is pummelled by Ukrainian forces in Kursk region

Ukraine pummelled two Russian regions with drones on Tuesday as its ground forces tried to smash through defensive lines in a bid to carve out even more territory in its biggest attack on Russian territory since the war began. Ukrainian soldiers crossed the Russian border, about 530 km (330 miles)...

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Children in Ukraine’s conflict regions live with wounds and need support to address emotional trauma’

Children in Ukraine’s conflict regions live with wounds and need support to address emotional trauma’

On the frontline of the conflict in eastern Ukraine, nearly half a million children are living childhoods defined by war. “I see that war made people here negative, abusive, and violent,” says 12-year-old Veronika. “That used to be just an adult thing, but children are now like that too here.”...

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