Ukraine’s largest state-owned energy company, Naftogaz, and Poland’s petroleum refineries company, Orlen, have signed a contract for the supply of approximately 100 million cubic meters (mcm) of liquefied natural gas (LNG), Naftogaz announced on March 7. As Russia continues targeting Ukraine’s energy grid — specifically its gas infrastructure —domestic gas production has declined due to […]
The United States has “made a lot of progress” with both Ukraine and Russia in recent days, U.S. President Donald Trump said on March 6. Trump has long promised to bring about a swift end to Russia’s war in Ukraine, though progress towards such a deal was disrupted after he ejected President Volodymyr Zelensky from […]
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent reportedly told Fox News on March 4 that there are no plans to sign a mineral resources deal with Ukraine following Donald Trump’s speech to Congress. His statement comes after earlier reports suggesting Trump intended to announce the agreement during his upcoming address. President Volodymyr Zelensky’s Feb. 28 visit to […]
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer put forward a framework for a peace plan between Ukraine and Russia on Sunday, though he acknowledged it relies heavily on assumed U.S. support. Starmer revealed the plan along with French President Emmanuel Macron and other European leaders during a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday. In a […]
U.S. President Donald Trump reposted a claim on his social media network Truth Social on March 2 that President Volodymyr Zelensky “will have no choice but to concede” to Washington’s terms to the mineral deal because Kyiv cannot survive the war without U.S. backing. The reposted commentary, initially published by Michael McCune, comes after his […]
An agreement on Ukraine’s natural resources collapsed after a heated argument in the Oval Office on Feb. 28 between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and U.S. President Donald Trump and his Vice President JD Vance, casting doubt on the deal’s future. Following weeks of tough negotiations, Kyiv and Washington eventually came to an agreement on Ukraine’s […]
Relatives of the MH17 crash victims insist that Russia’s recognition of responsibility for the downing of the plane should be part of a possible peace deal on ending Moscow’s all-out war against Ukraine, European Pravda reported on Feb. 26, citing obtained copies of letters. The letters were sent to U.S. President Donald Trump and European […]
Editor’s Note: This is a developing story and is being updated. An agreement between Kyiv and Washington regarding Ukraine’s critical minerals and natural resources will grant Ukraine “military equipment and the right to fight on,” U.S. President Donald Trump said on Feb. 25. President Volodymyr Zelensky’s office confirmed on Feb. 25 that the U.S. and […]
Key developments on Feb. 25: Ukraine, US reach agreement on minerals deal Russia’s war objectives ‘not yet achieved,’ Kremlin’s ambassador says Reclaiming occupied territories possible but ‘not easy’ for Ukraine, Trump claims Ukraine needs $524 billion for recovery, reconstruction after 3 years of Russia’s full-scale war Russia’s Ryazan oil refinery halts operations following drone strike, […]
The EU has offered Ukraine its own deal on the country’s natural resources, describing it as “mutually beneficial” and a “win-win partnership,” AFP reported on Feb. 24. The European Commissioner for industrial strategy, Stephane Sejourne, said he’d offered Kyiv an alternative to that proposed by the U.S. while on a visit to Ukraine to mark […]
Ukraine and Russia have agreed to evacuate residents of Kursk Oblast through Belarus to other regions of the country, a Russian official claimed on Feb. 24. “There are people who are already in Sumy (Oblast) today. And there is an agreement with the Red Cross and the Ukrainian side that they will be evacuated through […]
The U.S.-Ukraine talks on the use of Ukrainian natural resources are in their “final stages” as “nearly all key details (have been) finalized, ” Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration and Justice Minister Olha Stefanishyna said on Feb. 24. “We are committed to completing this swiftly to proceed with its signature,” Stefanishyna said […]