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Russian invasion of Ukraine

Everything you need to know about Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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  • Rescuers search for victims after a drone hit a residential building overnight in Kyiv, Ukraine on Saturday.
    Efrem Lukatsky/AP
    Russia launches largest aerial assault on Ukraine in a month as Kyiv delegation heads for US peace talks
  • Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak (left) attends a meeting alongside Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (right) in Warsaw, Poland on January 15.
    Sergei Gapon/AFP/Getty Images
    Zelensky dismissed his right-hand man. Is he weaker or stronger now?
  • Andriy Yermak has been leading the Ukrainian delegation during recent talks with the United States in Geneva.
    Gleb Garanich/Reuters/File
    Zelensky’s top aide and key peace negotiator resigns after anti-corruption raid of his home
  • Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban shake hands during a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow on November 28, 2025. (Photo by Alexander NEMENOV / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)
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    Orbán meets Putin in Moscow to shore up Hungary’s energy supplies, making use of Trump exemption
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Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla, the daughter of former South African President Jacob Zuma, appears in court on charges of terrorism in Durban, South Africa, 11 November 2025. She pleaded not guilty to terrorism-related charges at the start of her trial. Zuma-Sambudla is being charged over comments she made on social media four years ago during deadly protests following the arrest of her father.
Jacob Zuma's daughter Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla appears in court, Durban, South Africa - 11 Nov 2025
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    Zuma’s daughter quits South Africa parliament over Russia recruitment allegations
  • Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky attends a joint press conference with Turkey's President, following their meeting at the Presidential Complex in Ankara on November 19, 2025.
    Ozan Kose/AFP/Getty Images/File
    Analysis: Ukraine’s Zelensky faces hideous choice between bad deal and no deal
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  • US trumpets Ukraine talks progress – but source reveals significant obstacles
  • Can Trump break the vicious cycle that prolongs the war in Ukraine?
  • Putin is playing Trump for time. The 28-point peace plan plays into his hands
  • How Trump’s ‘drone guy’ became central to the US effort to end the Ukraine war
  • 5 things to know for Nov. 25: Indictments dismissed, Ukraine, Venezuela, White House renovation, Volcano eruption
  • Facing a lack of Russian recruits, Moscow is accused of using deception and bribery to sign up foreigners to fight in Ukraine
  • Fact check: 78 times Zelensky has expressed gratitude to the US
  • US trumpets Ukraine progress, but will the Kremlin agree?
  • Ukrainian refugee who fled war wins top sumo wrestling competition in Japan
  • US touts ‘productive’ talks with Ukraine after Trump slams Ukrainian leadership

Videos

  • Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (R) and Head of the Office of the Presidency of Ukraine Andriy Yermak (L) during their meeting at the Zarzuela Palace in Madrid on November 18, 2025.
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    Video Simon Shuster analyzes corruption probe and Zelensky’s ‘blind spot’ 1:43
  • FILE PHOTO: Head of the Presidential Office Andriy Yermak looks on, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine January 22, 2024. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich/File Photo
    • Video 1:54
    Gleb Garanich/Reuters/File
    Video Top Zelensky adviser resigns after anti-corruption raid 1:54
  • <p>World Sports Amanda Davies catches up with Ukraine’s Sports Minister Matvii Bidnyi </p>
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    Video One-on-one with Ukraine’s Sports Minister 4:52
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    Video Leaked call ‘emphasizes how Witkoff is trying to help Russia,’ says former Ukrainian FM 12:41
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    Video Lawmaker: Transcript seems to indicate Witkoff, Trump ‘in bed’ with Russia 2:13
  • Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky attends a joint press conference with Turkey's President following their meeting at the Presidential Complex in Ankara on November 19, 2025. Zelensky said he wants to reinvigorate frozen peace talks, which have faltered after several rounds of Russia-Ukraine talks in Istanbul this year failed to yield a breakthrough. Moscow has not agreed to a ceasefire and instead kept advancing on the front and bombarding Ukrainian cities.
    • Video 3:41
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    Video US official says Ukraine agrees to deal, Zelensky says ‘much work’ ahead 3:41
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    Video ‘Embarrassing’: Republican lawmaker blasts Trump’s Ukraine peace plan 3:13
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    Video New wave of Russian strikes on Kyiv 0:20

Business

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  • A Lukoil filling station in Ghent, Belgium, on Tuesday.
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    Crushed by punishing US sanctions, Russia’s Lukoil accepts offer to sell its international business
  • How hard will Trump’s ‘tremendous’ Russian oil sanctions hit Moscow? China and India may decide
  • Trump’s sanctions target Russian ‘war ATM,’ but the real test is enforcement
  • Trump’s challenge: Hurting Putin without harming Americans at the gas pump
  • Experts on how to raise the cost of war for Russia: ‘Be cleverer’

Politics

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  • United States Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff looks on during a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, US President Donald Trump and members of his Cabinet at the White House on October 17, 2025, in Washington, DC.
    Andrew Harnik/Getty Images
    Trump brushes off concerns about Witkoff’s interactions with Russians as leaked transcript roils Washington
  • Video ‘Embarrassing’: Republican lawmaker blasts Trump’s Ukraine peace plan 3:13
  • US senators say Rubio told them Trump’s Ukraine peace plan is Russia’s ‘wish list’
  • Video ‘This is a Putin plan for Ukraine": Sen. Shaheen slams U.S. negotiated proposal to end Russia’s war 4:45
  • Trump’s 28-point peace proposal for Ukraine would require land concessions and military reduction

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