Explore more
Trump, Russia and Ukraine
Digest more
Ukraine's parliament gave its initial approval on Wednesday to an extra $9.8 billion in budget spending for the army and defence this year as the war against Russia drags on with no end in sight.
Trump said he would end the war in Ukraine within his first 24 hours in office. His patience with Russia's Putin now appears to be wearing thin.
1don MSN
A retired Army officer who worked as a civilian Air Force employee has pleaded guilty to conspiring to share classified information about Russia's war with Ukraine.
In exchange for David Slater's guilty plea in conspiring to transmit classified information about Russia's war with Ukraine on a foreign online dating platform, two other counts were dropped.
The latest bombardment in Russia’s escalating aerial campaign against civilian areas came ahead of a Sept. 2 deadline set by President Trump for the Kremlin to reach a peace deal in the three-year war,
Officials have warned Russian President Vladimir Putin that a demographic crisis could mean the country he leads will be short millions of workers by the end of the decade.
In 2024, births in Russia fell to 1.22 million — the lowest level since 1999 — while deaths increased by 3.3% annually, to 1.82 million.
A former senior U.S. official said it was “shortsighted” to consolidate the department’s well-respected intelligence arm.
Feedback