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By RFE/RL staff - Oct 23, 2025, 9:00 AM CDT Russian drone strikes hit Kyiv, Kharkiv, and Zaporizhzhya, injuring civilians and damaging homes and infrastructure. The U.S. sanctioned Rosneft and Lukoil within hours of the attacks, aligning with new EU measures targeting Russia’s energy sector. President Trump canceled a planned…

BRUSSELS — On the weekend in 2022 after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered troops into Ukraine and unleashed missiles at Kyiv, U.S. and European officials rushed to immobilize some $300 billion in Russian sovereign assets — the biggest such freeze ever — to stop Moscow from withdrawing it as soon…

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A Ukrainian Nova Post van at the site of a Russian strike on a postal terminal in Kharkiv, June 2024. Photo: EPA/SERGEY KOZLOV. Romanian officials announced on Tuesday that two Ukrainian citizens, aged 21 and 24, were detained last week for allegedly preparing acts of sabotage on Romanian territory. Six…

There are no plans for US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin to meet "in the immediate future," a senior White House official said on October 21, days after Trump had indicated that another summit was being arranged with his Russian counterpart. Trump said the possibility of a…

When Russian armored columns rolled into Ukraine in February 2022, Moscow’s confidence was so high, troops packed ceremonial parade kits instead of combat supplies. Instead, Ukrainian units picked apart a stalled 40-mile-long convoy outside Kyiv, an early, brutal sign the invasion would not be the quick victory the Kremlin promised.…

U.S. President Donald Trump welcomes Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 17, 2025. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump has signaled a shift in support toward Russia's Vladimir Putin as he looks for a quick end to the war in Ukraine,…

By Julianne Geiger - Oct 17, 2025, 5:30 PM CDT Citigroup’s latest call for Brent crude to tumble toward $50 on a Russia-Ukraine de-escalation feels more like an echo chamber than a fresh forecast. Senior commodities strategist Eric Lee told Bloomberg Friday that easing geopolitical tensions could “precipitate a faster…

News Investigators/ The World Bank says it has convened expert groups to plan for the return reconstruction of Gaza after cessation of hostilities with Israel, andUkraine. The World Bank Group President, Ajay Banga, said this on Friday in Washington, at the 2025 Annual Meetings Plenary. According to Mr Banga, the…