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Russia Launches Major Strikes as Ukraine Hits Oil Refineries

Former parliament speaker reported slain in Lviv

(Newser) - Explosions lit up the night across Ukraine as Russia launched a sweeping aerial assault, while Ukrainian drones targeted key Russian oil refineries in a dramatic escalation of cross-border attacks. The attacks took place against a backdrop of calls for tougher international sanctions as peace efforts remain stalled. Russia launched...

Report: Russian Drones Are Tracking Supplies to Ukraine

Surveillance flights raise alarms over potential sabotage on European routes used by US

(Newser) - US and European officials say Russian surveillance drones are being flown over key military supply routes in eastern Germany, gathering intelligence that could help Moscow's sabotage efforts in its war in Ukraine. The activity along routes used by the US and its allies, described as "straight-up espionage"...

Germany Moves Closer to Conscription
Germany
Moves Closer
to Conscription
Aug 27, 2025 10:45 AM CDT

Germany Moves Closer to Conscription

New plan would require 18-year-old men to answer questions on health, willingness to serve

(Newser) - As tensions with Russia intensify and doubts grow over US military support for Europe, Germany is taking cautious steps toward bringing back compulsory military service for the first time in more than a decade. On Wednesday, Chancellor Friedrich Merz's Cabinet backed a plan to reintroduce a version of...

Woody Allen Headlines Russian Film Festival, Sparking Outcry
Ukraine
Condemns
Woody Allen
Aug 26, 2025 12:00 AM CDT

Ukraine Condemns Woody Allen

Filmmaker headlined a Russian film festival

(Newser) - The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry on Monday condemned Woody Allen for speaking virtually at a Russian film festival over the weekend, calling his participation in the event "a disgrace and an insult" to the victims of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the AP reports. According to Russian media, Allen...

Trump Administration Pulls 37 More Security Clearances

List includes analysts of Russia and election security

(Newser) - In his latest act of retribution, President Trump has revoked the security clearances of 37 current and former national security officials. The list released Tuesday includes people with backgrounds in Russia analysis and foreign interference in US elections, the New York Times reports. They include Shelby Pierson, a former...

Next 10 Days May Be Crucial for Ukraine's Fate
Next 10 Days May Be
Crucial for Ukraine's Fate
the rundown
Aug 19, 2025 11:28 AM CDT

Next 10 Days May Be Crucial for Ukraine's Fate

Zelensky says security guarantees can be worked out in that timeframe, though it's a steep hurdle

(Newser) - We may now be closer to a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia—but "the road to any settlement seems long," reports the Washington Post , noting that while European leaders seem to have convinced President Trump that granting Russia a chunk of Ukrainian territory is not immediately necessary,...

Trump Promises No US Troops Are Going to Ukraine

He also suggests Putin and Zelensky are 'getting along' better than thought

(Newser) - Much remains unclear about how the Russia-Ukraine situation will shake out, but President Trump is taking one possibility off the table: The US will not send ground troops to Ukraine to enforce any peace agreement, he told Fox News on Tuesday. "You have my assurance," he told Fox ...

Alaska Man Has New Wheels—Thanks to Putin

Mark Warren is given a brand-new Ural motorcycle

(Newser) - An Alaska man is said to be the owner of a new Ural motorcycle—a gift bestowed by Russian President Vladimir Putin during his summit with President Trump. "This is a personal gift from the President of the Russian Federation," Andrei Ledenev, an employee of the Russian embassy...

Miss Universe Contestant Dies at 30 in Freak Accident

Elk crashed through windshield as she drove with husband in Russia

(Newser) - A onetime Miss Universe contestant is dead after an elk crashed through her windshield as she drove with her new husband. Kseniya Alexandrova, who represented Russia in the 2017 pageant and was first runner-up in the Miss Russia competition that same year, was in the passenger seat as her husband...

Trump: Ukraine Can't Join NATO, or Get Crimea Back

Meanwhile, his administration downplays the lack of a ceasefire after Putin summit

(Newser) - President Trump and his advisers were on Sunday trying to reframe Friday's lack of a Russia-Ukraine ceasefire as a tangible step in a longer process toward peace, dialing back the more immediate goals Trump had outlined just 48 hours earlier, the New York Times reports. Steve Witkoff, a...

Report: Melania Sent Note to Putin on Abducted Ukrainian Kids

Moscow claims it's trying to protect children in war zones; Ukraine says it's a war crime

(Newser) - At the Alaska summit on Friday between President Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin, the former hand-delivered a letter to the latter—not from himself, but from his wife, Melania Trump. The subject of the Slovenia-born first lady's note: the abductions of Ukrainian children caught up in Russia's...

Zelensky: I'll Meet With Trump on Monday Over Russia
Trump Rates Meeting
With Putin '10 Out of 10'
THE RUNDOWN
Aug 16, 2025 7:30 AM CDT

Trump Rates Meeting With Putin '10 Out of 10'

Ukrainian leader Zelensky says he'll meet with US president in DC Monday over Russia-Ukraine war

(Newser) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he'll meet US President Trump in Washington on Monday after a Russia-US summit in Alaska ended without an agreement to stop the fighting in Ukraine after 3 1/2 years, reports the AP . Meanwhile, in a reversal only a few hours after meeting Russian President...

Russian Official's Sweatshirt Sends a Message

Foreign Minister Lavrov wore one to Alaska emblazoned with CCCP, or USSR in Russian

(Newser) - When Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov takes part in Friday's summit between the US and Russia , he will presumably be dressed in a suit and tie. But when he arrived in Alaska on Friday morning, the 75-year-old's choice of attire was a lot more interesting: As this video shows,...

Columnist Predicts a Specific Putin Joke

Masha Gessen guarantees that Russian leader will reference Alaska being a part of his country

(Newser) - New York Times columnist Masha Gessen thinks President Trump has made a mistake in inviting Vladimir Putin to Alaska. "The moment Putin walks into the negotiating room, he has gotten everything he wants," he wrote in a piece earlier this week. "If the meeting does not produce...

Trump Gives 75-25 Odds of a Successful Summit

He also floats the idea of Zelensky coming to Alaska for follow-up meeting with him and Putin

(Newser) - So what are the odds that Friday's summit between President Trump and Vladimir Putin will bring peace to Ukraine? In an interview on Fox News Thursday morning, Trump floated a surprisingly specific prediction: He told Brian Kilmeade he sees a "25% chance that this meeting will not be...

Trump Has a Warning for Putin Ahead of Summit

'Very severe consequences' if he continues war, US president says

(Newser) - US President Trump said Wednesday that there will be "very severe consequences" if Russian President Vladimir Putin does not agree to stop his war in Ukraine after their Friday summit in Alaska, though he did not say what those consequences might be, the AP reports. Trump's comment came...

Russia Linked to Hack of Federal Court Filing System

Hackers accessed sealed files in multiple states, leaving officials scrambling to respond

(Newser) - Hackers with suspected ties to Russia recently penetrated the federal court filing system, exposing sensitive documents and highlighting major security flaws in one of the US justice system's most critical networks, the New York Times reports. The hack targeted the computer network that manages federal court documents, including...

Ahead of Trump-Putin Summit, Zelensky Rejects Donbas Deal

Kyiv left out as Trump and Putin plan Alaska talks

(Newser) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has firmly rejected the idea of ceding the Donbas region to Russia in exchange for a ceasefire, warning that such a move would only pave the way for further Russian offensives, the BBC reports. His remarks come as Russian forces notch fresh gains near the...

Investigators See Evidence Russia Hacked Court System

Federal judges have been advised to remove most sensitive files from computer network

(Newser) - US investigators have found evidence connecting Russia to the breach of the computer system that handles federal court documents. Those briefed on the investigation said it's not clear whether other countries were involved, or what organization is responsible, the New York Times reports. The files could disclose sources and...

US May Invite Zelensky to Alaska Summit, Too

Putin and Trump meet next week

(Newser) - As President Trump prepares for a high-stakes summit with Vladimir Putin in Alaska, NBC News reports that the White House is weighing a surprise move: inviting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to join the talks. "It's being discussed," a person briefed on the discussions tells the outlet....

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