Russian ground advances across eastern Ukraine appear to be small at first glance — only 1.2 square kilometers on an average per day near the city of Kupiansk. Or, as the Institute for the Study

Given that Trump had presented Putin what he assumed to be attractive terms for a cease-fire, he could be forgiven for wondering why the Russian president is being so stubborn. If Putin wanted a way to ease his country out of the war with minimal humiliation,

For a leader who has so infrequently admitted to failures throughout his war in Ukraine, Putin's recent admissions have given rise to speculation that he might be employing a new strategy.

Three Ukrainians were killed in the southeastern Dnipropetrovsk region, where Russia captured a first village this week after a months-long incursion. In the neighboring Zaporizhzhia region — the site of a nuclear plant — two civilians were killed in the attacks, Gov. Ivan Fedorov said.

So can Putin survive politically if he doesn't produce a major victory in Ukraine, given the cost he's incurred? Stephen Sestanovich: Well, you wouldn't think so.

The president’s remarks during a cabinet meeting were the latest sign of his growing displeasure with the Russian leader.

U.S. military aid to Ukraine is by far the most important element for Ukrainian troops to continue their homeland's defense. Russian President Vladimir Putin is fighting an attritional war in Ukraine.

President Donald Trump seems to have learned the lesson painfully gleaned by all his 21st-century predecessors: You can’t reset US relations with Vladimir Putin.

Russia has made advances into eastern Ukraine, but the human cost is an estimated 53 casualties per square kilometre seized.

“The U.S., according to Putin, has started a war against Russia—in Ukraine—and that is why Putin had to launch the so-called special military operation on February 24, 2022, as a response to the war that the United States started against Russia.” For Putin, Sullivan said, the war is not about territory—it is personal.