NATO allies in the Coalition of the Willing are planning security guarantees for Ukraine once Russia's war is over.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni urged Europe to reopen dialogue with Russia, backing Emmanuel Macron, while saying it is too early to discuss Moscow’s return to the G8 and calling for a single EU envoy to engage Vladimir Putin.

President Donald Trump engaged Ukraine, Russian leaders throughout 2025 in unprecedented diplomatic push to end the war, including Alaska summit and Mar-a-Lago meetings.

Russia used the Oreshnik hypersonic missile to attack Ukraine, weeks after an alleged assassination attempt targeting Vladimir Putin, marking a new escalation in the Russia-Ukraine war.

People will be more willing to return if Ukraine is able to regain most of the territory seized by Russia since 2014, Hladun suggests. But anything short of that could leave Ukrainians feeling vulnerable as it would be considered a temporary ceasefire rather than a complete end of hostilities.

U.S. seizure of Russian tanker marks rare escalation in sanctions enforcement against "dark fleet," but experts say move unlikely to trigger confrontation.

Deteriorating weather conditions create additional stress on critical infrastructure. We are working to minimize the consequences of bad weather,” said the

Authorities estimate over 800,000 could be affected by the strikes on Dnipropetrovsk’s energy infrastructure