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Pentagon weighs diverting Ukraine military aid to Middle East - report

The weapons that could be redirected include air defense interceptor missiles purchased through a NATO initiative launched last year, under which partner countries buy US arms for Kyiv.

 The Pentagon logo is seen behind the podium in the briefing room at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, US, January 8, 2020.
A view shows destroyed tanks near the village of Heorhiivka (Georgiyevka), in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in the Donetsk region, a Russian-controlled area of Ukraine, July 16, 2025.

Butterfly effect: How Russia's Ukraine war enabled Hamas's Oct. 7 massacre - opinion

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia February 9, 2026.

Kremlin says main issues over peace talks on Ukraine to be discussed in Geneva, including territory

Firefighters work at the site of a Russian drone and missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, in this handout picture released February 7, 2026.

Nearly 300,000 people left without electricity, water supply in Odesa, Ukraine after Russian attack


‘We are here to live:’ Ukraine propaganda shifts from battling orcs to hope for future

New billboards have focused on the family, with Ukrainian soldiers carrying babies on their shoulders or raising them above their heads, embracing their mothers and elders.

Ukrainian advertisement campaign tells residents, "we are here to live," in late January, 2026.

Ukraine's foreign minister says Putin 'cynically' attacked during Abu Dhabi talks

"This barbaric attack once again proves that Putin's place is not at the board of peace, but at the dock of the special tribunal," Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha wrote on X.

Police officers inspect remains of a suicide drone next to a crater after Russian overnight strikes, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine January 24, 2026.

Moscow's proposal to use frozen Russian assets is 'nonsense,' Zelensky says

Speaking to reporters in a WhatsApp media chat, he added that Kyiv would "fight" to be able to use all frozen Russian assets to fund post-war recovery inside Ukraine.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky waits to welcome Cyprus' President Nikos Christodoulides, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine December 4, 2025.

Zelensky introduces new air defense system for Ukraine after major Russian strikes

Ukraine is still reeling from a wave of Russian strikes earlier this month that knocked out power and heating to thousands of apartment blocks, particularly in the capital Kyiv.

UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT Volodymyr Zelenskiy looks on as he meets his Czech counterpart Petr Pavel, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine January 16, 2026.

Kyiv at -18C: Thousands left without heat after Russian strikes

Mayor Vitali Klitschko urges temporary evacuation after one of the heaviest Russian barrages of the war; Jewish institutions receive fuel for generators and lifesaving heating gear.

Across the Kyiv region, social services warned of severe risks to vulnerable residents, especially the elderly and children, in unheated homes.

Ukraine reports year’s heaviest Russian missile assault on Kyiv, Kharkiv

The head of Kyiv's military administration, Tymur Tkachenko, said the capital came under a short but intense attack from missiles.

A firefighter works at the site of a building that was hit by a Russian drone, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine January 12, 2026.

US held talks with Ukraine, European countries on next steps in ending Ukraine war, Witkoff says

Trump advisers met Zelensky and European allies to discuss next steps toward ending the Ukraine-Russia war.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky and US special envoy Steve Witkoff react during a family photo opportunity at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, December 15, 2025.

From Kyiv to the Golan: The Ukraine-Russia war’s unseen impact on Israel - opinion

The Ukraine war is reshaping Israel’s security, diplomacy, and society, empowering Iran, changing alliances, and redefining the challenges ahead.

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting in Moscow this week. Russia is so consumed by the war with Ukraine that it struggles to maintain its military presence in Syria and turns a blind eye to Iranian activity, says the writer.

Member of UK armed forces killed in accident in Ukraine, Britain says

The accident occured on Tuesday, while observing Ukrainian forces test a new defensive capability, away from the front lines.

 Ukrainian servicemen gather around a BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicle on a road outside the frontline town of Bakhmut, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Donetsk region, Ukraine February 11, 2023

Outgoing US Special Envoy Keith Kellogg says Ukraine-Russia peace deal is 'really close'

Those proposals, which Russia now says contain 27 points, have been split up into four different components, according to the Kremlin. The exact contents are not in the public domain.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky shakes hands with US Special Envoy for Ukraine Keith Kellogg as they meet, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine July 14, 2025.