World1:13Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday that Ukraine is prepared to stop striking targets in Russia if allies can secure a genuine Russian commitment not to attack Ukraine’s critical infrastructure.
World1:13Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday that Ukraine is prepared to stop striking targets in Russia if allies can secure a genuine Russian commitment not to attack Ukraine’s critical infrastructure.
World19:52A live edition of Europe Today focuses on Donald Trump’s claim of an energy truce between Russia and Ukraine, as a slowdown in artificial intelligence unsettles markets.
World1:54Donald Trump and Ukraine gave conflicting accounts of an alleged agreement with Russia to stop attacks on energy infrastructure. Trump said Moscow and Kyiv had agreed to halt the strikes and blamed them for higher diesel prices. Volodymyr Zelenskyy said no deal was finalized, but acknowledged a strong U.S. proposal for a mutual halt on attacks against critical infrastructure.
Politics1:23Donald Trump says Ukraine and Russia have agreed to stop attacks on energy targets. His announcement followed a weekend call, made during a visit to Ireland, for Ukraine to halt strikes on Russian diesel infrastructure.
World3:44Former US Army colonel Alexander Crowther says Russia’s failure to honour a narrowly defined truce on energy targets would erode confidence in President Trump’s wider peace efforts. He argues that a lasting settlement is impossible as long as Vladimir Putin continues to view Ukraine as part of Russia.
WorldUkraine and Russia agree not to target energy infrastructure. The program also covers the debate over artificial intelligence regulation, energy prices amid the war in Iran, and Pennsylvania reporting a third measles death.
PoliticsPresident Trump reiterated that the United States needs to remain the world leader in artificial intelligence while downplaying concerns about the field’s rapid development. He said Ukraine and Russia had agreed to stop striking each other’s energy targets. The Pentagon confirmed that the War Department’s chief official for China, Taiwan and Mongolia will attend the Xiangshan Forum in Beijing. The 18th BRICS summit issued the New Delhi Declaration, urging maximum restraint in the Middle East.
World3:18Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Kyiv is prepared to stop attacking Russian energy targets, but only if Moscow does the same. His offer follows Donald Trump’s claim that Russia and Ukraine agreed not to strike each other’s critical infrastructure. Both sides have repeatedly hit energy sites during the war, often affecting civilians directly.
World11:19A Russian drone hit a train near the Ukraine-Poland border shortly after former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and senior European security officials had travelled through the area. The incident may point to an escalation in Russia’s war against Ukraine.
World0:22A Russian drone struck a passenger train in Ukraine’s western Volyn region, sending people running for cover.
World19:12The US-based Institute for the Study of War says NATO should consider intercepting Russian drones in Ukrainian airspace after one struck a train near the Polish border. The strike came shortly after a train carrying senior European security officials and former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson had passed through the same station. NATO chief Mark Rutte said such attacks would not weaken the alliance’s unity.
EconomyBrent crude rose more than 3% to above $108 a barrel as oil prices surged again. Russia restricted diesel exports after months of Ukrainian attacks on Russian refineries. President Donald Trump said the $5,000 payment he offered to all American adults will happen, while Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer sought an all-Senate briefing on AI risks and national security implications.
World1:43The Kremlin says it will continue striking targets across Ukraine. Poland says Russia hit a railway locomotive inside Ukraine, around two kilometres from the shared border, in a rare drone attack that has alarmed Warsaw and its European allies.
World0:50Russia launched a barrage against western Ukraine early Sunday, striking the engine of a passenger train near the Polish border, Ukrainian Railways said. Ukrainian and Polish officials reported that a separate drone attack set two lorries ablaze less than 1km from the Dorohusk-Yahodyn crossing. No casualties were immediately reported.
World0:46EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said Monday that a Russian drone attack on a train near the Ukraine-Poland border was meant to “scare” Western countries and deter them from supporting Ukraine.
World3:03US President Donald Trump urged Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to stop strikes on Russian diesel infrastructure, saying the attacks were creating a fuel shortage that was “hurting the world.”
World4:05EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said Russian strikes hit a Warsaw-bound train near Ukraine’s border with Poland after senior Western figures had passed through. She said the attack was intended to scare Western countries away from supporting or visiting Ukraine, and urged Kyiv’s backers to do the opposite.
World5:05The EU’s top diplomat said Monday that Russian strikes hitting a Warsaw-bound train near Ukraine’s border with Poland, shortly after senior Western figures passed through, were intended to “scare” supporters of Kyiv.
WorldRussia is continuing its intensified air campaign against Ukraine, launching 453 drones in an overnight barrage. A drone struck 800 metres from a border crossing with Poland, prompting the Polish military to scramble fighter jets and helicopters.
World5:26President Donald Trump is urging Ukraine to stop targeting Russian diesel infrastructure. Analyst Rebecca Grant discusses the pressure Kyiv’s refinery strikes are placing on Moscow and their potential effects on global fuel markets.
World1:14Poland and Ukraine condemned a Russian strike on a Warsaw-bound train near their border, calling it an “escalation”. The attack came shortly after another train carrying several foreign dignitaries had passed along the same track.
World0:31U.S. President Donald Trump called on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday to stop strikes on Russian diesel, saying the attacks are contributing to a fuel shortage.
WorldRussian forces attacked Ukraine’s western Lviv region with drones on Sunday, with local authorities reporting that most of the damage was in the city of Stryi.
World11:45US President Donald Trump is blaming Ukrainian attacks on Russian oil refineries for soaring diesel prices and has publicly urged President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to stop them. US diesel prices topped $6 a gallon on Friday, about 63% higher than a year earlier. Ukraine has intensified refinery strikes over the past year, but they are not the only factor behind the increase.