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Left to Right: President Donald Trump speaks with reporters as he arrives on Air Force One, October 10, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. (AP Photo/ Alex Brandon); Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks to the media after a German-Ukrainian business forum in Kyiv, Ukraine, October 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Dan Bashakov)
Trump says Russia and Ukraine reached ‘energy ceasefire’; Zelensky: ‘News to me’
By Agencies
US president does not elaborate on claim of truce, which comes amid tensions with Ukrainian counterpart over strikes on Russian energy, infrastructure sites
US President Donald Trump meets with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky during the United Nations General Assembly, September 22, 2026, at the UN headquarters. (AP/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
October 11, 2026, 1:25 pm
Trump, blaming Zelensky for US diesel prices, says Ukraine should get new president
US leader, facing pressure ahead of midterms, praises Putin after inking diesel deal with Moscow; Europeans decry move, saying it’ll fund Russia’s war
By Agencies
Rescue workers pull a woman from the rubble of a residential building destroyed by a Russian airstrike in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, October 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Kateryna Klochko)
October 10, 2026, 8:27 pm
Zelensky blasts Trump-Putin diesel deal after Russian strikes kill 15 in Ukraine
Ukrainian leader says US sanctions relief signals to Moscow ‘that it could simply keep attacking’; EU’s Kallas says now is not the time to ‘ease pressure’ on Russia
By AFP and ToI Staff
US President Donald Trump talks to reporters as he walks on the South Lawn upon his arrival to the White House, October 8, 2026, in Washington. (AP/Jose Luis Magana)
October 9, 2026, 12:00 am
Trump says US won’t hit Iran this month, as Zamir said to warn strike could delay Israel’s election
IDF chief was reportedly told by American counterparts to prepare for a massive strike within three weeks; Washington sanctions 17 vessels in Iran’s shadow fleet
By Agencies and Lazar Berman
Donald Trump Jr and wife Bettina disembark Air Force One as they arrive at Dublin Airport in Dublin, September 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
September 14, 2026, 11:23 pm
Putin-linked oligarch paid for Trump Jr.’s Bahamas wedding festivities
Bettina Trump says Russian boxing chief Umar Kremlev funded major celebration costs but denies there was anything ‘political or sinister’ about the gift
By Jill Colvin
A woman walks along a road as smoke rises from a destroyed warehouse after a Russian drone attack on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, August 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
September 5, 2026, 7:57 pm
Putin orders 72-hour pause in Kyiv strikes as Ukraine agrees to halt attacks on Moscow
Zelensky says reciprocal restraint will last through Monday, as Witkoff and Kushner meet Putin before first visit to Kyiv; Russian strikes in Ukraine kill 5
By AP and ToI Staff
White House envoys Jared Kushner, left, and Steve Witkoff, listen as US Vice President JD Vance (not in picture) speaks during a news conference after meeting with representatives from Pakistan and Iran, in Islamabad, Pakistan, April 12, 2026. (AP/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)
September 5, 2026, 9:54 am
Trump sends Kushner, Witkoff to Moscow and Kyiv with new plan to ‘end war’
Report says pair to meet Putin before traveling to Ukrainian capital; Zelensky suggests ceasefire for duration of trip, despite unprecedented strike on Ukraine’s SBU security service
By AFP
A bailiff puts handcuffs on Russian opposition politician Lev Shlosberg, sentenced to 11 years in prison over his criticism of Moscow’s offensive in Ukraine at a city court in Pskov, northwestern Russia on August 17, 2026. (Olga MALTSEVA/AFP)
August 17, 2026, 6:33 pm
Russian court sentences anti-war politician Lev Shlosberg to 11 years in prison
Deputy leader of only political party still functioning in Russia that opposes war in Ukraine is convicted of ‘public actions aimed at discrediting the use of the Armed Forces’
By AFP
Rescue workers try to put out a fire at the Dormition Cathedral of thousand-year-old Monastery of Caves, also known as Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, following a Russian strike on Kyiv, Ukraine, June 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
June 15, 2026, 2:29 pm
Russian barrages on Ukraine’s biggest cities kill at least 11, damage historic cathedral
Dozens injured, including children; bombardment hits 11th-century Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra monastic complex, setting fire to Dormition Cathedral’s roof; Zelensky, Trump set to attend G7
By HANNA ARHIROVA
A woman carries a baby near a residential house damaged after a Russian strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, on June 2, 2026. (AP/Evgeniy Maloletka)
June 5, 2026, 10:49 am
Amid deadly Russian strikes, Kyiv finds itself ‘in the queue’ as US busy with Iran
In 10 hours of congressional testimony that barely touched on Ukraine, Rubio says risk of escalation with Russia is ‘more real than it was two years ago’
By Maria Danilova
A man carries a box from a burning trade center after a Russian strike on Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
May 24, 2026, 2:20 pm
At least two killed as Russia uses hypersonic Oreshnik missile in mass attack on Kyiv area
Russia says the large-scale attack, using drones and missiles, was retaliation for Ukrainian strikes on ‘civilian facilities on Russian territory’
By SAMYA KULLAB and VASILISA STEPANENKO
This video grab taken from a handout footage released by the Russian Defense Ministry on May 12, 2026, shows the test launch of the Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile. (Handout / Russian Defense Ministry / AFP)
May 13, 2026, 2:22 pm
Russia tests new nuclear-capable ICBM, which Putin boasts as world’s ‘most powerful’
Sarmat, known by NATO as Satan II, is Russia’s first post-Soviet ‘super heavy’ missile; Putin says it carries warhead 4 times bigger than any US missile, will deploy this year
By Agencies
Russian servicemen attend the Victory Day military parade in Moscow, Saturday, May 9, 2026, during celebrations of the 81st anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany during World War II. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool)
May 9, 2026, 3:50 pm
Moscow marks Victory Day with a scaled down Red Square parade under tight security
Parade takes place without tanks, missiles and other heavy equipment as Putin vows to achieve victory in Ukraine; North Korean troops take part
By AP
Analyst Ksenia Svetlova, a former MK, joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan on today's Daily Briefing podcast. (Courtesy/ToI)
April 28, 2026, 1:30 pm
Daily Briefing Apr. 28 – Untangling the Iran-Russia-Hezbollah web
Mideast expert Ksenia Svetlova gives deep context for the Tehran-Moscow relationship and assesses that Gulf countries are at a crossroads as they plan for a potential nuclear Iran
By Amanda Borschel-Dan and Ksenia Svetlova
US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One, March 15, 2026, en route from West Palm Beach, Florida, to Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
March 16, 2026, 8:35 am
Two weeks into Iran war, Trump knocked back on his political heels as midterms loom
US president appears unable to explain why he launched conflict or how he plans to end it, to an American public that feels it’s paying the price
By Will Weissert
US President Donald Trump speaks at a Women's History Month event in the East Room at the White House, on March 12, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
March 14, 2026, 12:14 am
After urging Iranians to rise up once bombing stops, Trump admits overthrow a ‘very big hurdle’
US president says regime change ‘will happen, but maybe not immediately,’ also says Putin may be helping Iran ‘a little bit’; US reportedly sends 2,200 Marines to Middle East
By Jacob Magid and Agencies
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