Russia presses demands, and faces pressure, as Ukraine talks move to Geneva

17/02/2026 19:01 Washington Post

High casualties and economic trouble signal time is no longer on Russia’s side, but Moscow isn’t backing off political and territorial demands to weaken Ukraine.

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Pentagon conducts strikes on three more alleged drug boats, killing 11

Three new strikes against alleged South American drug boats come as the Pentagon pulls its warships back from the region to refocus on the Middle East....

17/02/2026 19:33 Washington Post

U.S. and Iran hold nuclear talks amid heavy military buildup

U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are also responsible for Russia-Ukraine talks nearby, so they may be shuttling between venues....

17/02/2026 15:11 Washington Post

Ukraine detains ex-energy minister as high-level corruption case widens

German Galushchenko’s arrest is connected to a $100 million corruption probe that has ensnared senior officials and shaken President Volodymyr Zelensky’s office....

16/02/2026 15:56 Washington Post

‘Highly likely’ that rare poison killed Putin nemesis Navalny, Europeans say

Toxin found in poison dart frogs probably killed Alexei Navalny in a Russian prison, five countries announced on the two-year anniversary of his death....

14/02/2026 17:54 Washington Post

Rubio says U.S., Europe ‘belong together,’ despite rifts over Trump policies

While some saw the remarks as reassuring, key European leaders renewed calls for more independence from the U.S. amid tensions over issues like Greenland and Ukraine....

14/02/2026 17:47 Washington Post

U.S. orders second aircraft carrier to Middle East as Trump pressures Iran

The USS Gerald R. Ford, deployed since June, will cross the Atlantic for a second time despite a Navy warning that the warship needs maintenance....

13/02/2026 22:37 Washington Post

Ukrainian athlete’s ban from Olympic skeleton event over helmet images is upheld

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12/02/2026 19:02 Washington Post

Vance visits Armenia, Azerbaijan as Trump eyes deals in Russia’s sphere

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11/02/2026 12:50 Washington Post

Epstein built ties to Russians and sought to meet Putin, files show

Justice Department files show Jeffrey Epstein sought help from a Russian official after claiming a woman from Moscow was blackmailing “powerful businessmen” in New York....

07/02/2026 19:50 Washington Post

Zelensky says Russia is proposing huge economic deals with U.S.

The Ukrainian president said the Trump administration was pushing for a June deadline to end Russia’s war....

07/02/2026 18:04 Washington Post

U.S. and Iran hold nuclear talks amid threats of regional war

The negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear capabilities come against a backdrop of deadly protests inside Iran and a buildup of U.S. military assets in the region....

06/02/2026 20:55 Washington Post

Top Russian general shot in Moscow as talks stall on Ukraine ceasefire

Lt. Gen. Vladimir Alekseyev, the deputy head of the GRU, Russia’s main foreign military intelligence agency, was targeted at his home in Moscow, officials said....

06/02/2026 13:31 Washington Post

U.S., Russia to resume high-level military talks

A U.S. official called the deal a by-product of ongoing efforts to end the Ukraine war. It came as a key nuclear treaty between Washington and Moscow expired....

05/02/2026 22:26 Washington Post

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05/02/2026 20:59 Washington Post

As West goes after Russia’s oil fleet, Moscow fears for its war funding

New European measures to crack down on Russia’s shadow fleet could severely hurt its economy at a time when it is looking increasingly vulnerable....

05/02/2026 10:00 Washington Post

Trump touts ‘very positive’ call with Chinese leader Xi

The president noted plans to visit China in April, as Beijing sends a warning to White House over Taiwan arms sales....

04/02/2026 22:07 Washington Post

Russia delivers worst attack this year to Ukraine’s power sector

The president said he persuaded Russia’s Vladimir Putin to stop striking Ukraine’s energy grid during a frigid period, but missiles fell on Kyiv hours later....

04/02/2026 09:50 Washington Post

Israeli military tech start-ups cash in on two years of war

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03/02/2026 10:00 Washington Post

Olympic ceasefire calls lay bare the scale of global conflict

The U.N. and IOC are asking for a pause in wars, an ancient Olympic tradition, amid the Winter Games. Athletes from countries beset by violence are set to compete....

03/02/2026 00:05 Washington Post

U.S. and Iran plan talks in Istanbul, as Trump warns of ‘bad things’

Regional powers are working to bring together high-level negotiations on Iran’s nuclear program, in hopes of staving off war....

02/02/2026 23:29 Washington Post

Germany arrests five, saying they violated sanctions against Russia

Prosecutors said the suspects ran an export network that sent more than 16,000 shipments worth more than $30 million to Russian customers, including arms manufacturers....

02/02/2026 17:42 Washington Post

Kenyan job seekers were lured to Russia, then sent to die in Ukraine

The Post spoke to four Kenyans who fought in Ukraine and relatives of nine other recruits, as a secret pipeline funnels young Africans to Russia’s military....

02/02/2026 10:00 Washington Post

In Gaza, an ‘apocalyptic wasteland’ foretold

Seen two years later, a suppressed U.S cable warning of a “wasteland” in northern Gaza, as reported by Reuters, is a small footnote of history....

02/02/2026 06:25 Washington Post

Russia strikes Ukrainian energy sector after Trump push for pause

A Russian attack on coal mining facilities in Ukraine Sunday killed at least 12 miners, according to DTEK, the country’s largest private energy company....

01/02/2026 22:01 Washington Post

Iran’s missiles pose deadly threat, gulf allies warn, as Trump weighs strikes

Even after a 12-day war with Israel, Iran retains the arsenal to hit U.S. allies and bases. U.S. strikes would lead to “regional war,” Iran’s supreme leader said....

01/02/2026 17:39 Washington Post

Trump says Venezuela safe for Americans; State Dept. warns against travel

President Donald Trump says he’s reopening “all commercial airspace over Venezuela” and Americans can travel there “very shortly.”...

30/01/2026 18:49 Washington Post

Belarusian balloons full of cigarettes pose NATO’s latest security threat

A rising number of incursions into NATO airspace has led some officials to allege an escalation of Russian hybrid attacks against the alliance and the European Union....

30/01/2026 16:47 Washington Post

Russia reveals Ukraine energy ceasefire pushed by Trump is nearly over

Trump asked Putin to hold off hitting power facilities in Kyiv and other towns, but the Kremlin says the pause on strikes expires Sunday....

30/01/2026 14:58 Washington Post

Russia’s top diplomat rejects key part of deal to end war with Ukraine

Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov dismisses security guarantees demanded by Ukraine for any deal, once again saying the current regime in Kyiv should end....

29/01/2026 21:09 Washington Post

Ukraine sees ‘progress’ in latest talks with Russia despite ongoing attacks

Ukraine’s foreign minister described the Russian officials involved in the new rounds of talks, which resume Sunday in the United Arab Emirates, as much more serious than before....

28/01/2026 16:55 Washington Post

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