Ukraine
- Zelensky to Meet With European Leaders as Ukraine Peace Talks Drag On - Ukraine’s president was expected in London to discuss with the leaders of Britain, France and Germany ways of ending the conflict against Russia. Negotiations thus far have made little progress.
- As sea drones force Russia to retreat, Ukraine examines ways to launch more complex attacks - The commander of sea-drone operations for Ukraine’s military intelligence agency says more complex strikes against Russian forces are expected next year, after Kyiv’s uncrewed fleet succeeded in curbing the movements of Russia’s once-domina
- Superpower Competition: The Missing Chapter in Trump’s Security Strategy - President Trump is shifting from discussion of the long-lasting competition among the world’s biggest economies and nuclear powers.
- Trump’s son suggests president may walk away from Ukraine - Donald Trump Jr. says his father’s unpredictability is forcing people to be intellectually honest.
- Battlefield Picture Worsening for Ukraine as Trump Pushes Peace Plan - Russian forces have advanced on several fronts recently. President Vladimir V. Putin signaled after talks with U.S. officials that he was not budging from demands.
- Trump Administration Says Europe Faces ‘Civilizational Erasure’ - America’s goal should be “to help Europe correct its current trajectory,” the administration said in its new National Security Strategy.
- Oil prices rise amid Ukraine strikes on Russian oil infrastructure - US-brokered peace talks in Moscow yielded scarce progress.
- Europe's plan to use $105 billion of frozen Russian assets tantamount to war, says Russia's Medvedev - It follows fresh proposals by the European Commission to unlock $105 billion to support Ukraine.
- Stakes High, Europe Races to Save Its Financing Plan for Ukraine - The European Union has a proposal for how to turn Russian frozen assets into a giant loan for Ukraine. If it fails, it could further weaken Europe’s global image.
- Exclusive drone footage shows devastated Ukrainian town almost encircled by Russian forces - Exclusive drone footage obtained by The Associated Press on Wednesday shows a devastated Ukrainian town nearly encircled by Russian forces near the city that Moscow this week claimed to now control. Barely a street appears to be untouched