Moscow launched a massive aerial assault on Ukrainian territory Friday night, July 18, into Saturday, according to a post on X from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Meanwhile, on Saturday, Zelenskyy announced that Ukraine had sent Moscow a proposal for a new round of peace talks.

Ukraine's foreign minister accused Russia on Saturday of deporting Ukrainians into Georgia and leaving them stranded there without proper documents hundreds of miles from their home.

President Trump asked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky whether Kyiv was able to hit Moscow and St. Petersburg, according to a senior Ukrainian official familiar with their exchange in a July 4 phone call.

The Russian Foreign Ministry has dismissed U.S. President Donald Trump's ultimatum to reach a ceasefire in Ukraine within 50 days. Trump's promise of new military support for Kyiv has been criticized by Russia as promoting continued conflict,

Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Friday predicted the Russian economy would withstand the European Union's latest sanctions package and said Moscow would intensify its strikes against Ukraine.

Moscow has carried out nightly drone and missile barrages on Ukraine since launching its invasion in February 2022, with Kyiv responding with increasingly long-range strikes inside Russia as well as its own attacks on border areas.

In a major shift toward Ukraine, Trump announces a plan to send weapons, including Patriot systems, and threatens 100 percent tariffs if Russia doesn’t reach a deal soon.

Donald Trump inquired with Volodymyr Zelensky on July 4 about Ukraine's capability to strike Moscow. This query occurred after Trump expressed frustra