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Trump 'not happy' as Russian strikes kill 21 in Kyiv

Russia pounded Ukraine with deadly missiles and drone strikes early this morning in a sweeping attack that the US special envoy on Ukraine has said undermined President Donald Trump's peace efforts.

Ukraine • 28 Aug

A firefighter extinguishes a burning house following a random Russian Shahed drone strike on a house near the frontline on 26 August 2025, in Iverske, Ukraine

Over 100,000 houses without power after attack on Ukraine

Russian strikes across Ukraine have killed three people and left more than 100,000 households without power, Ukraine said.

World • 27 Aug

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky meets Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store in Kyiv

US, Ukraine to discuss possible Zelenksy-Putin meeting

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that he plans to discuss with US Special Envoy Keith Kellogg preparations for a possible meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Ukraine • 25 Aug

Trump and Putin shake hands in Alaska ahead of summit

Why Trump's diplomacy leaves Ukraine no closer to peace

One week after US President Donald Trump's meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Alaska, the war in Ukraine is no closer to ending.

Analysis and Comment • 24 Aug

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky is seen dressed in black standing in front of a green background

'We will not gift our land to occupier', says Zelensky

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said he will not cede territories to Russia as he marked National Flag Day.

Ukraine • 23 Aug

Pedestrians with sunglasses use smart phones

Russia orders state-backed app pre-installed on devices

A Russian state-backed messenger application cast as a rival to WhatsApp which critics have said could be used for surveillance purposes must be pre-installed on all mobile phones and tablets from next month, the Russian government has said.

World • 21 Aug

A view of destruction as Ukrainian firefighters work at the site of Russian shelling in Lviv

First security guarantees, then Putin summit - Zelensky

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that he could meet Russia's leader Vladimir Putin, but only after his allies agree security guarantees for Ukraine to deter future Russian attacks once the fighting stops.

Ukraine • 21 Aug

People stand in front of burning building at residential district after Russian drone attack on Okhtyrka, Ukraine

Russia says must be part of Ukraine security talks

Russia said it had to be part of any discussion on security guarantees for Ukraine and downplayed the likelihood of an imminent summit with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, tempering hopes for a quick peace deal.

Russia • 21 Aug

A firefighter and a crane are seen in front of a destroyed building in Ukraine

NATO chiefs to discuss Ukraine security guarantees

NATO military chiefs are due to hold a virtual meeting to discuss the details of eventual security guarantees for Ukraine, pushing ahead the flurry of global diplomacy aiming to broker an end to Russia's war.

Ukraine • 20 Aug

President Donald Trump and President Vladimir Putin sit side by side

Trump rules out US troops, eyes air power in Ukraine deal

President Donald Trump has ruled out sending US troops but envisioned extending US air power as Western nations began hashing out security guarantees for Ukraine before any potential summit with Russia.

Ukraine • 19 Aug

Volodymyr Zelensky laughs alongside and US President Donald Trump whoo gestures in the Oval Office

Trump-Zelensky meeting more cordial than last encounter

A smile, a handshake, even a momentary arm around the shoulder kicked off a far more cordial meeting between US President Donald Trump and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, writes Yvonne Murray.

Analysis and Comment • 19 Aug

A white apartment building is seen heavily damaged with missing windows and a portion of the building missing after a drone attack

Children among 14 killed in Russian strikes on Ukraine

Russian attacks, including on an apartment block in Kharkiv city, killed 14 people across Ukraine, authorities have said, ahead of talks in Washington between President Volodymyr Zelensky and US President Donald Trump.

Ukraine • 18 Aug

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 18: U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrive for a picture with European leaders, including Finnish President Alexander Stubb (C), following a meeting in the Oval Office at the White House on Au

US would help with Ukraine's security, says Trump

US President Donald Trump said that the US would help Europe in providing security for Ukraine as part of any deal to end Russia's war in Ukraine.

Ukraine • 18 Aug

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen talk to media prior a virtual meeting with EU leaders in the EU Commission headquarters

No sign of Russia agreeing to three-way summit - Zelensky

There is "no sign" Russia is agreeing to a three-way summit with Ukraine and the United States floated by president Donald Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said.

Ukraine • 17 Aug

Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Donald Trump on the tarmac in Anchorage

Ceasefire, sanctions avoided in win-win summit for Putin

Analysis and Comment • 16 Aug

Vladimir Putin shaking Donald Trump's hand

In pictures: Trump-Putin hold summit in Alaska

A high-profile summit between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska led to no agreement to resolve or pause Moscow's war in Ukraine; however, both leaders described the talks as productive. Here's what happened in pictures:

World • 16 Aug

Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump sit with a group of men before talks in Alaska aimed at bringing an end to the war on Ukraine

As it happened: Trump and Putin praise Alaska summit

The world reacts to US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin meeting in Alaska to discuss a ceasefire in Ukraine.

Ukraine • 16 Aug

Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump at a joint press conference

Watch: Vladimir Putin asks Donald Trump for next summit

Russian President Vladimir Putin invited US President Donald Trump to Moscow for further talks after a summit in Alaska yielded no agreement to resolve or pause Moscow's war in Ukraine.

Ukraine • 16 Aug

Alaska summit of presidential pageantry ends in no deal

A summit between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin on the war in Ukraine was billed as "high-stakes", and yet it ended with no deal, writes Yvonne Murray.

Analysis and Comment • 16 Aug

A picture of Vladimir Putin standing next to Donald Trump at a joint press conference

Zelensky to travel to US following Putin-Trump summit

US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin have both reflected positively on talks held in Alaska yesterday as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky prepares to travel for separate talks with Mr Trump in Washington DC on Monday.

World • 17 Aug

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin meet in Alaska

Made-for-TV pageantry as Trump brings Putin in from cold

Stepping foot on Western soil for the first time since he ordered the invasion of Ukraine, Vladimir Putin basked in choreographed pageantry courtesy of Donald Trump, but awkwardness was not far away.

Ukraine • 15 Aug

Watch: What territorial gains has Russia made in Ukraine?

In more than a decade of its aggression in Ukraine, Russia has occupied roughly one fifth of its neighbour's territory.

Ukraine • 20 Aug

Ukrainians draped in Ukrainian flags walk down the quays in Dublin while celebrating Ukrainian Independence Day

Hope and fear among Ukrainians in Ireland ahead of summit

Ukrainians living in Ireland have been speaking to RTÉ's News At One about their hopes for Ukraine in the weeks and months after today's summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin in Alaska.

Ukraine • 15 Aug

Kyivstar lists in New York as peace talks unfold

Kyivstar shares dropped over 9% today after the mobile operator became the first Ukrainian company to list in the United States, just hours before a summit between US and Russian leaders to discuss a potential peace deal in Ukraine

Business • 15 Aug

A firefighter tries to extinguish a blaze at the central market in Sumy, Ukraine, caused by the explosion of a Russian drone

Ukraine retakes six villages captured by Russia

Ukraine has retaken six villages that Russia captured in a recent push, the Ukrainian General Staff said, after Moscow made a swift advance in the east of the country.

Ukraine • 15 Aug