Putin also wants a summit with Trump, which appears to be on track to happen this year. A meeting with the U.S. president would signal an end to the period of international isolation Russia entered after it invaded Ukraine in February 2022.

I was not surprised when the invasion happened, but I’m still surprised that all of the West hasn’t done enough to stop this monster, Putin,' says Natasha O. Ramer.

The collapse in border sovereignty plus horrific recent attacks like the New Orleans massacre convince ... to bring an end to the disastrous Russia-Ukraine war. This war of Russian aggression ...

When Russian troops poured into Ukraine in 2022, continuing the aggression begun eight years earlier when the nation seized strategically located Crimea, Santa Fe painter Corinna MacNeice’s reaction was unlike those of most Americans: “Not this again.”

The former head of Ukraine’s military intelligence recalls how thousands of tactical nuclear weapons were removed from its arsenals by the Russian military.

Tulsi Gabbard, President Donald Trump's pick to be director of national intelligence, faced sharp criticism from Democrats and Republicans alike Thursday during a fiery confirmation hearing.

The mayor, Vitali Klitschko, who has had a tense relationship with President Volodymyr Zelensky, accused him of trying to usurp the powers of elected officials in the capital.

Speaking to public broadcaster Suspilne, Stefanishyna emphasized that Ukraine must resolve issues related to the DPA and the State Logistics Operator by the end of February, ahead of a NATO committee meeting reviewing procurement progress.

NATO has said its pledge for tens of billions of dollars in security aid for Ukraine will be fulfilled by the end of 2025. The alliance announced on Wednesday that 40 billion euros ($41.6 billion) which had been agreed by the bloc's 32 members during its Washington, D.C. summit last July would be sent to Kyiv this year.

Even putting aside the security and moral reasons for supporting a free Kyiv, which are immense, backing Ukraine is a financially sound decision for the United States.

Among the topics likely to come up at the hearing: her 2017 meeting with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, her friendly positions toward Russia and her push to drop charges against Edward Snowden.

President Donald Trump’s sweeping immigration agenda — including a pledge to deport 20 million people — is sowing fear and uncertainty in Louisiana’s migrant enclaves, from working-class neighborhoods outside New Orleans to the crawfish ponds of Acadiana.