Ukraine Map Shows Area Russia Is Reportedly Demanding
During negotiations with the United States in Saudi Arabia, Russia reportedly demanded full control over the four Ukrainian regions it said it had annexed. A map by Newsweek shows Vladimir Putin‘s proposed land grab. The Russian president claimed in September 2022 to have seized the Ukrainian regions of Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson after hosting […]
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Russia Gives Update on ‘Difficult’ Ukraine Talks With U.S.
Day-long talks in Saudi Arabia between the U.S. and Russia over a ceasefire in the Ukraine war were “difficult” but “constructive,” a Russian official said. Grigory Karasin, a member of the Russian delegation and head of the international committee of the Federation Council, gave the update to state news agency RIA. “A very interesting, difficult, […]
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Iran Snubs Trump and Joins Russia and China in Nuclear Talks
Ministers from Iran, China and Russia met in Beijing on Friday, calling for an end to U.S. sanctions on Iran and the resumption of nuclear negotiations. The move comes after President Donald Trump attempted to engage Iran’s Supreme Leader through a private letter, which was met with resistance from Tehran. The talks highlight growing cooperation […]
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Iran Confirms Nuclear Talks With China, Russia
By Shane Croucher is a Breaking News Editor based in London, UK. He has previously overseen the My Turn, Fact Check and News teams, and was a Senior Reporter before that, mostly covering U.S. news and politics. Shane joined Newsweek in February 2018 from IBT UK where he held various editorial roles covering different beats, […]
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Trump ‘Considering Large-Scale’ Sanctions on Russia
By Barney Henderson is Newsweek’s Content Editor, based in London, U.K. Barney joined Newsweek from The Times of London, and previously worked for The Daily Telegraph of London for 13 years, and The Hindustan Times in Mumbai, India. He is a graduate of both King’s College, London, with an MA in Terrorism, Security & Society, […]
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Zelensky: US Citizens in Ukraine Hotel Struck by Russia
By Shane Croucher is a Breaking News Editor based in London, UK. He has previously overseen the My Turn, Fact Check and News teams, and was a Senior Reporter before that, mostly covering U.S. news and politics. Shane joined Newsweek in February 2018 from IBT UK where he held various editorial roles covering different beats, […]
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China, Russia Target Disgruntled Americans Fired by DOGE: Report
Russian and Chinese intelligence services are intensifying efforts to recruit former U.S. federal employees dismissed by President Donald Trump‘s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), CNN reports. Newsweek has contacted Russia’s Foreign Ministry and China’s Embassy in Washington for comment by email. Why It Matters Led by SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, DOGE has been working to […]
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US Siding With Russia, Belarus in UN Vote Sparks Anger
United States opposition to a European-drafted United Nations resolution that condemned Moscow’s full-scale invasion has sparked anger on both sides of the Atlantic. At the U.N. General Assembly on Monday, the U.S. joined Russia and Moscow’s closest ally Belarus, as well as North Korea, in opposing a resolution condemning Moscow’s war against Ukraine. In another […]
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Russia Fires First Intercontinental Ballistic Missile at Ukraine: Kyiv
✓ Link copied to clipboard! For the first time since the beginning of its full-scale invasion, Russia has reportedly launched an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) targeting the Ukrainian city of Dnipro, according to a statement from the Ukrainian Air Force on Nov. 21. This development marks a significant escalation in the conflict, with Dnipro, a […]
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Decentralized Energy Powers Ukraine’s Resilience Against Russia
Amid relentless Russian missile attacks targeting Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, Maxim Timchenko, CEO of DTEK, Ukraine’s largest private energy company, has been leading efforts to restore power. In an interview during the U.N. climate talks in Azerbaijan, Timchenko shared data on a back-and-forth battle showing how electricity generation rises and falls with every rebuild and subsequent […]
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