Russian UN envoy Dmitry Polyanskiy gave a cautious response to US President Donald Trump’s demand for a deal to end the war in Ukraine, stressing the need to address the root causes of the crisis. Despite Trump’s threats of taxes, tariffs, and sanctions, Russian President Vladimir Putin appears determined to continue the conflict. Russia claimed control of a village in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region, marking a significant gain in the ongoing conflict.
As tensions escalate, financier-turned-activist Bill Browder called for frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine’s military to prevent further Russian territorial gains. Meanwhile, a Russian “spy ship” was tracked by the Royal Navy, sparking concerns about the safety of undersea cables and accusations of threats to European security by Putin.
Residents of Russia’s Kursk region made social media appeals for help finding relatives following the Ukrainian border offensive. Ukrainian and Russian authorities continue to clash over the conflict, with a Russian court upholding a life sentence for a man convicted of injuring a pro-Kremlin writer in a car bomb attack. The situation in Ukraine remains tense as both sides engage in military actions and diplomatic negotiations.
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