General Staff: Russia has lost 870,700 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022

1:27 PM

US, Russia to meet again tomorrow in Istanbul, Lavrov says.

The first round of talks on Feb. 18 in Saudi Arabia marked the first direct negotiations between the U.S. and Russia since Moscow's full-scale invasion began.

2:34 PM  (Updated:  February 26, 2025 12:50 pm)

Peace Negotiations

In talks with Russia, Trump repeats his Afghanistan playbook

12:37 PM

Trump says sanctions against Russia to be lifted 'at some point.'

"No, we haven't lifted any sanctions on anybody… I guess it will be at some point, but right now, we haven't agreed to lift sanctions on anybody," Donald Trump said.

12:32 PM

Opinion

Hitler wanted to kill me because I'm Jewish. Putin wants to kill me because I'm Ukrainian

11:54 AM

Russian attacks across Ukraine kill 5, injure 36 over past day.

Russian forces launched 177 drones from the Russian cities of Orel, Bryansk, Kursk, Shatalovo, Millerovo, and Primosk-Akhtarsk at Ukraine overnight, according to Ukraine's Air Force.

9:19 PM  (Updated:  February 26, 2025 9:16 am)

Ukraine, US reach agreement on minerals deal.

According to the Financial Times, Ukraine secured more favorable terms and framed the deal as a way to strengthen ties with the U.S.

9:13 AM

128 Ukrainian drones attack Russia overnight, Kremlin claims, Krasnodar Krai port reportedly targeted.

Residents reported explosions in the cities of Tuapse and Anapa in Krasnodar Krai, while the airport in Sochi was closed due to a drone attack.

9:08 AM

Poland to adapt all civilian airports for dual-military use.

"Every airport must be adapted and in some way adapted to the possibility of cooperating and working with the military," Polish Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz said on Feb. 25.

8:24 AM

General Staff: Russia has lost 870,700 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022.

This number includes 1,170 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.

7:47 AM

Media: Slovak National Party calls on Fico to apologize after Slovakia backs UN resolution condemning Russian aggression.

The Slovak National Party has demanded that Prime Minister Robert Fico immediately apologize for supporting a UN resolution condemning Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, Czech news outlet Denik N reported on Feb. 25.

6:26 AM

Poland to transfer 5,000 more Starlink terminals to Ukraine.

Polish Deputy Prime Minister Krzysztof Gawkowski confirmed on Feb. 25 that Poland has ordered 5,000 Starlink terminals for Ukraine.

4:31 AM

Russia detains independent journalist Ekaterina Barabash in Moscow.

The Russian Investigative Committee detained film critic Ekaterina Barabash in Moscow, her son Yuri Barabash reported on Facebook on Feb. 25.

2:06 AM

Trump says Russian oligarchs could be eligible for $5 million US 'gold card.'

"I know some Russian oligarchs that are very nice people," Trump told reporters on Feb. 25.

12:52 AM

'Military equipment and the right to fight on' — Trump on what US minerals deal gives Ukraine.

Trump said Zelensky would visit the White House on Feb. 28 to sign the deal, which gives Ukraine "military equipment and the right to fight on." He also said the U.S. was open to signing a minerals deal with Russia.

12:13 AM

State Department officials want to unfreeze US aid to Ukraine, Politico reports.

These exemptions would extend beyond the U.S. waiver for "life-saving" programs and would allow Ukraine to receive funding for demining, narcotics control, and civil society projects.

11:08 PM

Macron wins no security guarantees from Trump on peacekeepers plan, FT reports.

There is "no definitive agreement" as to how the U.S. will provide security assurances for peacekeeping forces in Ukraine, a French official said.

10:34 PM

Germany

Taurus missiles, stronger Europe — what can Ukraine hope for after German elections

10:24 PM

War update

Ukraine war latest: Ukraine, US reach agreement on minerals deal

10:07 PM

Kursk incursion

Russia targets Ukraine’s supply lines in Kursk as both cling to gains ahead of peace talks

9:38 PM

Defense tech

‘Don’t try to build a whole new drone:’ How one Ukrainian wartime startup got into quantum encryption — and the West

9:35 PM

Russia's war objectives 'not yet achieved,' Kremlin's ambassador says.

"The constitutional territories of Russia have not been liberated," Russian Foreign Ministry's Ambassador-at-Large Rodion Miroshnik said on Feb. 25.

8:46 PM

Hungary seeks removal of eight names from EU Russia sanctions list, Reuters reports.

Hungary is demanding the removal of eight individuals from the EU's Russia sanctions list and guarantees on Ukraine's gas transit talks before agreeing to renew restrictions, Reuters reported on Feb. 25, citing sources familiar with the matter.

6:25 PM  (Updated:  February 25, 2025 8:45 pm)

1 killed, 16 injured in Russian attack on Kramatorsk.

Four children are among the injured, according to Ukraine's National Police.

8:42 PM

Trump & Ukraine

Explainer: Did Trump lie about $350 billion aid to Ukraine, and does Kyiv have to repay it?

8:16 PM

Ukraine approves Vidmak drone system to target Russian vehicles.

"These high-speed FPV drones are capable of chasing down any wheeled vehicles of the invaders," the Defense Ministry said.