Gould-Davies, a senior fellow for Russia and Eurasia at the International Institute for Strategic Studies who has served as the U.K. ambassador to Belarus, wrote recently that foreign-policy setbacks and economic challenges have put Russia in a bind,

Russia has changed its tactics in attacks on Ukraine's energy sector in the fall of 2025, targeting transmission systems and flexible generation in specific regions. This was stated by Ukraine's Deputy Minister of Energy,

In the early hours of Oct. 10, Russia launched its third large-scale aerial assault on Ukraine this month, with 465 drones and 32 missiles that primarily targeted the country’s energy infrastructure.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has urged President Donald Trump to get tougher with Russia’s Vladimir Putin, saying he was ready to join their upcoming summit in Budapest and remained optimis

European officials had been privately joking that Trump’s sudden pro-Ukraine pivot last month would only be good news if they could prevent him from speaking to anybody else with a different point of view.

Donald Trump has denied forcing Volodymyr Zelenskyy to accept Russia’s demands to end the war in Ukraine. The two presidents met in the White House on Friday and it did not go smoothly. According to the Financial Times,

Another meeting between President Donald Trump and President Volodymyr Zelensky has reportedly ended with a fiery shouting match—this time behind closed doors. Trump was pressuring his Ukrainian counterpart to accept Russia’s terms for a ceasefire during an explosive White House meeting on Friday,

Earlier, Trump met with Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, as he pivots to brokering an end to the nearly four-year-old war in eastern Europe.