Trump hails ‘terrific’ Ukraine peace plan meeting with Zelensky and claims ‘a lot of progress’ made However, US president says a few ‘thorny issues’ remain before a deal can be concluded The Independent UK · Dec 28, 2025
Zelenskyy to meet with Trump as efforts to end Russia-Ukraine war remain elusive President Donald Trump will host Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to try to close out a peace agreement between Ukraine and Russia that would end nearly four years of war The Independent UK · Dec 28, 2025
Zelenskyy to Meet Trump Sunday in Florida as Peace Plan Nears Completion Despite Putin's Donbas Demands Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet Donald Trump on Sunday in Florida to discuss a nearly complete 20-point peace plan. International Business Times UK · Dec 27, 2025
Russia pounds Kyiv hours before Zelensky-Trump showdown on ending Ukraine war Explosions rang out across Kyiv overnight as Ukraine's air defence units went into action Evening Standard · Dec 27, 2025
Ukraine war briefing: Kim Jong-un celebrates sharing ‘blood, life and death’ with Russia North Korea leader speaks of ‘really meaningful year’ for alliance with Moscow; Zelenskyy accuses Russia of using Belarus apartments to attack Ukraine. What we know on day 1,403 The Guardian - AU · Dec 27, 2025
Zelenskyy to travel to US for Trump meeting amid push for Ukraine deal Meeting on Sunday will follow flurry of US, Russian and Ukrainian talks, but Putin has shown little sign of softening The Guardian - US · Dec 26, 2025
Zelenskyy confirms Trump meeting at Mar-a-Lago on Sunday Ukraine’s leader said he would meet with US President Donald Trump over the weekend to advance peace talks to end Russia's ongoing all-out war, nearing its four-year mark. Euronews · Dec 26, 2025
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump warns of ‘thorny issues’ after crunch peace deal talks with Zelensky President Trump claimed ‘a lot of progress had been made’ in negotiations at Mar-a-Lago in Florida The Independent UK · Dec 26, 2025
Ukraine’s president Zelensky appears to wish death to Putin in Christmas message Zelensky has said that he is open to creating a demilitarised zone in Ukraine’s east as a proposed peace deal edges forward The Independent UK · Dec 25, 2025
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Kyiv claims successful Storm Shadow strike on major Russian oil refinery Britain gave Ukraine permission last year to use its Storm Shadow missiles against targets inside Russia The Independent UK · Dec 25, 2025
Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy open to creating demilitarised zone in country’s east The proposal pushes Washington and Kyiv closer to a jointly agreed formula to end the war. What we know on day 1,401 The Guardian - AU · Dec 25, 2025
Zelensky open to withdrawing troops for demilitarised zone in Ukraine in new peace plan President stresses most sensitive issues of 20-point peace plan require meeting with leaders despite progress in talks The Independent UK · Dec 24, 2025
Two police officers are killed by car bomb in Moscow - days after Putin general ‘liquidated’ in blast Traffic officers approached a man acting suspiciously near the site where Lt Gen Fanil Sarvarov died on Monday Evening Standard · Dec 24, 2025
Zelensky Challenges Putin With US-Backed 20-Point Peace Plan As Proposal Reaches Moscow The next move now lies with Putin, whose response will show whether the proposal can gain traction or fade amid continued fighting. International Business Times · Dec 24, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Dec 24, 2025 US and Ukraine edge closer to joint plan to end war – with Moscow’s response uncertain Ukraine accepts principle of demilitarised zone in east, while insisting Russia make similar concessions in pulling back forces
Euronews · Dec 24, 2025 Ukraine and US agree on most points of peace plan except Donbas and nuclear plant, Zelenskyy says Ukraine and the US have agreed on most points of a 20-point peace plan with Russia, but control of Donbas and the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant remains contentious, Ukrainian president said. Moscow is expected to respond on Wednesday.
Euronews · Dec 24, 2025 Explosion in Moscow kills 3, including two traffic police officers Three people, including two traffic police officers, were killed in an explosion in Moscow on Wednesday.
The Independent UK · Dec 24, 2025 Explosion in Russian capital kills 3 Three people, including two police officers, have been killed in an explosion in Moscow, Russian investigators said, just days after a car bomb killed a high-ranking general not far away
Euronews · Dec 24, 2025 Two Russian police officers killed in Moscow explosion Three people, including two police officers, were killed when a bomb detonated in Moscow on the same street where a Russian general died in an apparent car bomb explosion just two days ago.
The Guardian - UK · Dec 24, 2025 Three killed in Moscow car explosion, say Russian authorities Anonymous official from Ukraine’s GUR military intelligence says the agency carried out the attack
The Guardian - UK · Dec 24, 2025 ‘Warning to others’: murky death of militia leader as Kremlin reasserts control Reports that Stanislav Orlov was killed by Moscow security services highlights careful managing of non-state power
The Independent UK · Dec 24, 2025 Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky awaits Putin response to new peace plan while Christmas Eve blast kills 3 in Moscow Fresh blast rocks site in Moscow where Russian general was killed on Monday
PC Gamer · Dec 23, 2025 Grand Theft Auto could have been a globetrotting series like Assassin's Creed, according to former Rockstar technical director: 'We had ideas about GTA games in Rio de Janeiro, Moscow and Istanbul' while 'Tokyo almost actually happened' "Another studio in Japan were going to do it, take our code and do GTA: Tokyo."
Latin Times · Dec 23, 2025 Russia Denies Evacuating Embassy Staff From Venezuela Amid U.S. Military Buildup, Warns Against Falling for 'Western Provocations' Russia denied reports on Tuesday that it has begun evacuating staff from its embassy in Venezuela.
The Conversation · Dec 23, 2025 The Battleship Potemkin at 100: why Sergei Eisenstein’s powerful silent film remains unforgettable A landmark film in Russian cinema, Sergei Eisenstein’s The Battleship Potemkin may have first been shown in Moscow on December 24 1925, but its enduring appeal and relevance are evident in the many homages paid by film-makers in the century that followed. So what made this film, known for its…