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Russian invasion of Ukraine

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

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  • Russia's President Vladimir Putin gives a speech during the Valdai Discussion Club meeting in Sochi on October 2, 2025.
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    Putin praises Trump but warns supplies of US long-range missiles to Ukraine will badly hurt ties
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    Trump’s shutdown architect: Russ Vought’s plan to deconstruct the government was years in the making
  • The oil terminal in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on September, 26.
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    Taiwan bought over $1.3 billion worth of a Russian oil product this year, report says
  • A sign warns about a no-fly zone in Copenhagen, Denmark, on September 29, 2025.
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    With EU leaders discussing plans to counter Russian drones, what exactly is a ‘drone wall’?
  • DONETSK REGION, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 21: Ukrainian Army drone squad leader Dmytro Sadovets (right) and soldier Roman Derkach of the 148th Separate Artillery Brigade fliy a Ukrainian-made Gor reconnaissance drone over Russian-occupied areas of Donetsk region, identifying Russian military targets, from a fortified dugout behind the southeast frontline on September 21, 2025 in the Novopavlivka direction, Ukraine. Russia has made incremental battlefield gains on this portion of the front, as Moscow pushes to control all of the Donetsk region, 3 1/2 years after launching a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Scott Peterson/Getty Images)
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    Russian advance into Ukraine slowed in September, monitoring group says
  • President Donald Trump speaks to a gathering of top U.S. military commanders at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, in Quantico, Va. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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    Fact check: Trump makes numerous false claims to generals and admirals, some about the military
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  • German Chancellor Friedrich Merz pushes for frozen Russian assets to be used for Ukraine
  • Kremlin bans fuel exports until the end of the year as Russia’s supply is disrupted by Ukrainian drones
  • Russia’s new daytime attacks put millions of lives on hold
  • Trump’s new Ukraine stance is meant to pressure Putin, officials say, despite lack of sanctions or military aid
  • ‘Keep calm and carry cash’: Keep banknotes at home to prepare for crises, researchers say
  • Trump has again changed his mind on Ukraine. But for how long?
  • Five takeaways from Trump’s UN speech
  • Trump’s ‘right about everything’ rant offers no answers to a world on the brink
  • Trump says Ukraine can win back territory from Russia, shifting his tone on the war
  • As Melania Trump tries to enlist other first spouses to her coalition, one urgently seeks her attention

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    Video Fmr. Ukrainian PM Yatsenyuk: ‘We need urgently to confiscate Russian assets’ to fund Ukraine’s defense 11:59
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    Video Police release 911 calls from Charlotte light rail stabbing 1:38
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    Video Video: Tomahawk missiles explained 1:22
  • <p>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned that Russia is 'testing how far it can go' with its incursions into NATO. Clare Sebastian has more details. </p>
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    Video Zelensky warns that Russia is ‘testing how far it can go’ 4:30
  • <p>Fareed sits down with Polish foreign minister and deputy prime minister Radosław Sikorski to discuss recent Russian incursions into NATO airspace, Trump’s flip-flop on Ukraine and how Russia’s war on Ukraine might end.</p>
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    Video On GPS: Polish FM on his warning to Russia 7:09
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    Video Russian military personnel to teach children at new drone school 1:48
  • Tylenol, White House renovations, UNGA and a foe's indictment: Collins reports on Trump's task list this week
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    Video Tylenol, White House renovations, UNGA and a foe’s indictment: Collins reports on Trump’s task list this week 3:26
  • <p>President Alexander Stubb of Finland, whose country is a member of NATO and shares Russia’s border, talks one-on-one with CNN's Erin Burnett about what's next for Putin after President Trump said NATO should shoot down jets.</p>
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    Video Finland’s President on Trump’s newfound position on Ukraine, NATO 7:14

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  • Starlink satellite antennas are seen at an international trade show in Berlin in 2023.
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    Musk’s Starlink outage affects tens of thousands, including Ukrainian military
  • Lawyer Alan Dershowitz loses appeal in CNN defamation case
  • China snaps up Russian oil as Indian demand drops following Trump tariffs
  • Zelensky meeting shows how the White House has remade the press corps to Trump’s liking
  • Trump is open to doing business with Russia. That could be tricky

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  • Video Tylenol, White House renovations, UNGA and a foe’s indictment: Collins reports on Trump’s task list this week 3:26
  • Intel officials are split on whether Russia deliberately flew drones into Poland but agree Putin is getting more aggressive
  • Fact check: Trump repeats numerous debunked claims at UK news conference with Starmer
  • Video Trump: Putin ‘let me down’ with Russia-Ukraine situation 1:00

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