Get the latest developments in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war as allies in the West respond to the international conflict.
Russia says the United States and its European allies are pushing the world to the brink of nuclear confrontation by giving Ukraine billions of dollars worth of weapons, some of which are being used against Russian territory. Read more
Among the steps, the U.S. Treasury said it was raising “the risk of secondary sanctions for foreign financial institutions that deal with Russia’s war economy,” effectively threatening them with losing access to the U.S. financial system. Read more
Such disruptions are becoming increasingly common for the city’s population of about three million people, after Russia began pummelling the country’s energy system in late March, cutting out half of its generating capacity. Read more
The deadliest attack in weeks damaged an administrative building and an apartment block, Ukraine’s military command said on the Telegram messaging app. Read more
In a Telegram post, the GUR did not specify how the Su-57 was hit or by which unit of the Ukrainian military. Read more
Putin said the West was wrong to assume Russia would never use nuclear weapons. Read more
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told the Shangri-La Dialogue on Sunday that diplomacy - in the form of a peace summit later this month — was the best way to end a “cruel war” that has killed thousands in his country since 2022. Read more
Authorities said Ukraine had lost about eight gigawatts of capacity since March — about half of its generating capacity at the start of the year. Read more
The U.S. secretary of state and foreign ministers from Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, South Korea and Britain, as well the EU High Representative, issued a joint statement. Read more
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Biden’s decision appears to mark the first time that an American president has allowed limited military responses on artillery, missile bases and command centers inside the borders of a nuclear-armed adversary. Read more
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on X that the Russian leader was trying to derail a Ukrainian-initiated peace summit in Switzerland next month. Read more
Moscow’s forces have hammered the northeastern city of Kharkiv for months and launched a ground assault into the north of the surrounding region on May 10, an offensive that Kyiv says has stalled on two lines of attack for now. Read more
The missile strikes were the latest in what have been constant Russian attacks in recent weeks on the Kharkiv region of northeastern Ukraine, where Russian troops have launched an offensive. Read more
As of today, nearly 10,000 residents of the Kharkiv region had fled the fighting, and residents reported that whole villages had been wiped out. Read more
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the U.S. is accelerating arms supplies to Ukraine as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s military confronts a Russian assault on the nation’s northeast. Read more
Russian troops surged across the border last week to open a new line of attack near Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, capturing at least nine settlements and villages. Read more
Ukraine’s air force said it shot down 39 of 55 missiles and 20 of 21 attack drones used for the attack. Read more
It is not the first time that Ukraine has reported a potential assassination attempt aimed at its top leaders. Read more
Zelenskyy says Moscow had no desire for peace. Read more
Stoltenberg said such failings showed it was time to revamp the coordination of international military aid to Kyiv. Read more
Fighting has become more heated along the front line in eastern Ukraine, with Russia exploiting its advantage over Kyiv’s forces along several axes, Ukraine’s top soldier said. Read more
