The US-Israeli attack on Iran will likely have little effect on the battlefield in Ukraine, but it may make Russian President Vladimir Putin “even more adamant that he has to come out on top” in the full-scale war he launched four years ago, Hanna Notte, an expert on Russia-Iran ties, told RFE/RL.
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Latvia’s foreign minister said the Kremlin lacks the political will to end the war in Ukraine and argues that only sustained military and economic pressure will bring Moscow to serious negotiations. Baiba Braze also warned of broader Russian destabilization efforts beyond Ukraine.
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Unused and empty following a 2023 missile attack, the destruction of the naval headquarters in Sevastopol serves as a metaphor for the diminished fortunes of the Russian Navy, and for the successes of the Ukrainian military in making that happen.
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Russian drone attacks targeted several Ukrainian cities overnight on February 26 ahead of planned talks in Geneva between Ukrainian and US diplomats. Officials in Kharkiv said at least 14 people were injured in the attack. RFE/RL spoke to residents in Zaporizhzhya where at least seven people were hurt and 19 apartment buildings were damaged according to authorities.
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President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Kyiv is counting on a future trilateral meeting with the United States and Russia to take place in early March after Ukrainian and US negotiating teams wrapped up the latest round of peace talks in Switzerland.
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US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke by phone on February 25, a high-stakes conversation confirmed by both the White House and Kyiv as diplomatic efforts intensify ahead of renewed negotiations in Geneva.
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US President Donald Trump used the longest State of the Union address in US history to repeat the threat of military action against Iran if diplomacy fails -- and pledged to keep negotiating to end the war in Ukraine.
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On the fourth anniversary of the Russian invasion, tens of thousands of families of missing soldiers still waiting in the dark for news of their loved ones. Oleksiy Yukov, the head of a frontline body recovery team, explains why its so important to him to bring back the remains of the fallen. (WARNING: Viewers may find the content of this video disturbing)
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Ukrainians marked the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion with memorial ceremonies across Ukraine. European leaders attended events in Kyiv as people reflected on the war’s toll and their hopes for peace. On the day of the anniversary, drone strikes hit the city of Zaporizhzhya.
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Nearly 200,000 requests to trace missing people have been submitted to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) from both Ukrainian and Russian families since the start of Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, ICRC Director-General Pierre Krähenbühl told RFE/RL.
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In the four years since the full-scale Russian invasion, scores of war-themed murals have appeared on buildings and walls throughout Kyiv. RFE/RL photojournalist Serhiy Nuzhnenko captured some of the most powerful examples of the public art now seen on the streets of the Ukrainian capital.
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Ukrainians have been laying flowers, lighting candles, and remembering the fallen at ceremonies in towns and cities across the country marking the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion.
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