News in brief
Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz, French President Emmanuel Macron, and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer held a joint phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday, emphasizing their determination to safeguard “Europe’s and Ukraine’s long-term vital interests,”......
Russia announced on Thursday that its forces had taken control of the strategic Ukrainian city of Kupiansk, a claim swiftly rejected by Ukraine’s military. The contradictory statements highlight the ongoing battle for territorial control amid the intensifying conflict in eastern Ukraine. Valery......
The European Union is pushing back against a reported 28-point US-Russia plan to end the war in Ukraine, insisting that no peace proposal can be legitimate without the participation of Kyiv and European leaders. The plan, first disclosed by Axios, is said to include terms highly......
Romania, a NATO member bordering Ukraine, deployed fighter jets early Wednesday after detecting a new drone incursion close to its territory. According to the Romanian Ministry of Defense, the alert was triggered shortly after midnight following Russian airstrikes on targets near the Ukrainian border. The......
At least 32 people were injured, including two children, after an overnight Russian drone strike hit the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, regional authorities reported early Wednesday. It was the third attack on the region in as many days, highlighting Moscow’s renewed......
French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday praised a major defense agreement with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, marking Kyiv’s acquisition of 100 Rafale fighter jets as a “new step” in bilateral cooperation. The announcement followed the signing of......
Greece will deliver American liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Ukraine this winter, providing crucial support as the country’s gas infrastructure continues to suffer from Russian strikes, according to officials from both nations. The Greek state-owned gas company DEPA and Ukraine’s Naftogaz......
Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán has launched a nationwide “anti-war roadshow”, placing his opposition to Western support for Ukraine at the centre of his early campaign message ahead of the 2026 elections. The first rally was held on Saturday in the north-western city of Győr,......
French President Emmanuel Macron will host Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Paris on November 17 to reaffirm France's long-term support, according to the Élysée Palace. The two leaders are expected to discuss bilateral cooperation in the energy, economic, and defense sectors,......
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has called on young Ukrainian men to remain in their homeland and contribute to the country’s war effort rather than seek refuge in Germany. Speaking at a business summit in Berlin on Thursday, Merz said he had urged President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a phone......
On November 12, 2025, Ukraine’s Minister of Energy, Svetlana Grinchuk, announced that she had submitted her resignation. On Facebook, she stated, “I have written my resignation letter. The position has never been an end in itself for me,” and emphasized that she had allegedly committed......
Ukraine’s Justice Minister, German Galushchenko, has been suspended from his duties amid a major corruption investigation into the nation’s energy sector, Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko announced Wednesday on X. Anti-corruption bodies said Monday that......
Ukrainian forces launched overnight strikes on key strategic targets, hitting a Russian oil refinery deep inside Russian territory and damaging critical oil infrastructure in occupied areas on November 11. The attacks mark an escalation in Kyiv's efforts to weaken Moscow’s war economy. The......
