The Latest Breaking News from Ukraine

EU hails progress on China's rare earth curbs but insists trade be rebalanced

After a one-day summit in Beijing, the European Union insisted on the need to immediately rebalance trade relations with China.

Euronews · Jul 24, 2025

‘There cannot be a compromise’: Zelenskyy’s EU hopes go sideways thanks to new Ukraine laws

Joining the EU is no small task, and the Ukrainian presidnet just made it more impossible.

We Got This Covered · Jul 24, 2025

Russia-Ukraine talks: both sides play for time and wait for Donald Trump’s 50 days to run out

Russia and Ukraine met in Istanbul on July 23 for a third round of talks since face-to-face negotiations resumed in May. Expectations were low. Two previous rounds have yielded very few concrete results, apart from agreements on prisoner exchanges and the return of the bodies of soldiers killed in action.

The Conversation · Jul 24, 2025

Zelenskyy speaks to Merz and Starmer as part of diplomatic effort to reassure allies over anti-corruption reform – as it happened

Ukrainian president says new bill ‘guarantees strengthening of law and order system’ after protests in Ukrainian cities

The Guardian - UK · Jul 24, 2025

Why are Ukrainians angry with Zelenskyy? Because even during wartime, some red lines must not be crossed

A new law has caused uproar for a reason: it undermines the independence of anti-corruption bodies and is an affront to the people, says journalist Nataliya Gumenyuk

The Guardian - UK · Jul 24, 2025

EU press for more balanced relationship at scaled-back EU-China summit in Beijing

European leaders demanded a more balanced relationship with China at a summit with President Xi Jinping in the Chinese capital on Thursday, as the bloc runs a massive trade deficit with the Asian giant of around €300 billion.

Euronews · Jul 24, 2025

Ukrainian peace delegation proposes 'summit of leaders' between Zelenskyy and Putin by end of August

During the third round of peace talks in Istanbul, Russian and Ukrainian negotiators discussed draft proposals for a ceasefire and potential peace. Talks also addressed a potential summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Euronews · Jul 24, 2025

Why Ukraine's new anti-corruption law spells trouble for its EU accession hopes

Ukraine's new law undermining the independence of two anti-corruption agencies spells trouble for its desire to join the European Union.

Euronews · Jul 24, 2025

EU-China summit – who’s attending and what’s on the agenda?

The summit, being hosted in China on Thursday, marks 50 years of diplomatic ties between Brussels and Beijing.

Al Jazeera · Jul 24, 2025

Ukraine war briefing: More Bradleys and Hawks in $322m US arms sale

China sending engines for deadly drones to Russia through front companies labelling them ‘cooling units’ – Reuters investigation. What we know on day 1,247

The Guardian - AU · Jul 24, 2025