Europe’s top human rights court delivered damning judgments on Wednesday against Russia, finding Moscow responsible for widespread violations of international law in Ukraine and the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in 2014.

Ukraine and Russia have escalated their shadow war of espionage, sabotage, and assassinations, with both countries claiming a growing list of captured agents, intercepted plots, and cross-border attacks.

Russia told Ukraine at peace talks on Monday that it would only agree to end the war if Kyiv gives up big new chunks of territory and accepts limits on the size of its army, according to a memorand…

Mikhail Yevgenyevich Gudkov, deputy commander of the Russian Navy, was killed on Wednesday, in what the Defence Ministry described as "combat work" in the Kursk Region near Ukraine. Gudkov's death marks one of the highest-profile losses for Moscow since Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

Russia demands harsh terms at Ukraine peace talks Russia demanded two new chunks of Ukrainian territory as its price for an end to the 3-year war.

Europe's top human rights court said on Wednesday (July 9, 2025) that Russia has violated international law in Ukraine, the first time an international court has found Moscow responsible for human rights abuses since the full-scale invasion in 2022.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the U.S. and Russia have exchanged new ideas for Ukraine peace talks after he met with his Russian counterpart in Malaysia on Thursday

President Trump announced that the United States would not only be selling Patriot missile batteries and other weaponry to NATO to help bolster Ukraine's defense against ongoing Russian attacks, but he threatened to impose 100% secondary tariffs "if we don't have a deal in 50 days.

President Vladimir Putin has replaced Russia's transport minister amid significant challenges for the sector due to the ongoing war in Ukraine. Roman Starovoit, dismissed after a year in the job, is succeeded by Andrei Nikitin,