Map Shows How Russia and Ukraine Could Swap Land to End War
A land swap between Ukraine and Russia to end the war started by Moscow could be on the agenda for the summit between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, it has been reported, as a map by Newsweek shows the areas that may be under discussion. The Kremlin said Thursday that Russia and the U.S. had […]
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Poland Scrambles Fighter Jets Amid Russian Attack on Ukraine
By Brendan Cole is a Newsweek Senior News Reporter based in London, UK. His focus is Russia and Ukraine, in particular the war started by Moscow. He also covers other areas of geopolitics including China. Brendan joined Newsweek in 2018 from the International Business Times and well as English, knows Russian and French. You can […]
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Russia Racing to Make Major Ukraine Gains Before Trump’s 50-Day Deadline
President Donald Trump has teased shortening a 50-day ceasefire deadline he gave Vladimir Putin, whose forces show no signs of easing their efforts to capture a logistics hub in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region. Trump suggested on Friday that secondary sanctions against Russia could be imposed earlier than the seven-week deadline he announced this month which […]
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Protests Break Out Against Zelensky in Ukraine: What to Know
By Jordan King is a Newsweek reporter based in London, U.K. Her current focus is on religion, health, food safety and population. She has covered the persecution of religions in the global south, fertility and birth rate issues around the world, multiple disease outbreaks in the U.S. and ongoing vaccination discourse. Jordan joined Newsweek in 2024 […]
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Ukraine Launches Fresh Drone Attacks on Moscow
Ukraine launched renewed attacks on the Russian capital overnight into Sunday, according to Russian and Ukrainian sources, after Moscow doubled down on missile and drone strikes across Ukraine. Why It Matters Kyiv has occasionally targeted Moscow with long-range drone strikes, and launched a string of attacks on the Russian capital in recent days. Russia has […]
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How Donald Trump’s Plan to Arm Ukraine Differs From Joe Biden’s
President Donald Trump‘s push for European NATO members to purchase U.S.-made weapons for Ukraine marks a shift from the more direct military support for Kyiv of his predecessor, Joe Biden. But unlike Biden, Trump has been more direct in engaging with Moscow, and both have taken their own approaches to economic measures to pressure Russian […]
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Donald Trump Sending Patriot Missiles to Ukraine: What to Know
By Brendan Cole is a Newsweek Senior News Reporter based in London, UK. His focus is Russia and Ukraine, in particular the war started by Moscow. He also covers other areas of geopolitics including China. Brendan joined Newsweek in 2018 from the International Business Times and well as English, knows Russian and French. You can […]
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Ukraine Accuses Russia of 10-Hour-Long ‘Escalation of Terror’
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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Ukraine Strikes Russian Fighter Jet Airbase in Precision Aerial Attack
A Ukrainian drone strike targeted a warehouse in Russia that stored fighter jets, bombs and other military assets, Ukraine’s General Staff has said. The Borisoglebsk airfield in Russia’s Voronezh Oblast was struck overnight, and imagery shared on social media showed the fiery aftermath of the attacks. Newsweek has contacted the Russian Defense Ministry for comment. […]
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Trump Is Frustrated With Putin. Doubling Down in Ukraine Would Be a Mistake | Opinion
Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump had a call last week, during which Putin signaled that Russia would be willing to work with Ukraine on a memorandum for future peace talks. Putin has stressed that any agreement would need to address the “root causes” of the war, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky […]
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