Ukraine faces pressure for a quick resolution — but on the battlefield, Russia's victory isn't assured

From the front-line city of Pokrovsk in eastern Donetsk, to Zaporizhzhia in the south, there is little doubt that Russia is ...

Army Secretary Driscoll meeting with Russians in UAE as Trump administration presses for Ukraine peace deal

U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is in Abu Dhabi to meet with Russian officials, two U.S. officials and two diplomatic ...

Russia’s tiny advances in 2025 sold Putin on inevitable victory in Ukraine

Grinding progress for Russia on the battlefield this year has resulted in thousands of casualties but enough progress for ...

The Murky Plan That Ensures a Future War

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Russia pours 150K troops into latest drive to overrun Ukraine in Donetsk: ‘Really a tense situation’

Pokrovsk, a city formerly home to around 60,000, is ground zero for Russia’s latest offensive in Moscow’s nearly ...