US officials have said that they do not expect major shifts in the battle lines in eastern Ukraine. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Ukraine has renewed its offensive in the Russian Kursk Oblast, catching the Russian military and Kremlin off-guard, while the incoming Trump administration is preparing to send a fact-finding trip

Russia may be close to sharing advanced satellite technology with North Korea after the isolated nation supplied troops to help bolster Moscow’s war in Ukraine, United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned Monday.

Since the new push in Russia’s Kursk Oblast in early January, Ukraine has made small gains and managed to capture the first North Korean prisoners of war in the area but experts have raised concerns about Kyiv’s use of limited resources while fierce battles rage elsewhere.

As Ukrainian forces mount a new offensive in Russia’s Kursk region, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday said that success in this region would improve Kyiv’s bargaining position in any future ceasefire negotiations.

Russia said on Monday its forces had made important gains in eastern Ukraine while continuing to fend off a new Ukrainian offensive inside the Kursk region of western Russia, where a second day of fierce fighting was under way.

Or it could be, as Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday, that Ukraine’s position in Kursk was critical to any future negotiations. “Their position in Kursk is an important one ...

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday (January 6, 2025) that Ukraine’s position in Russia’s Kursk was critical to any future negotiations, as Moscow said Kyiv launched a ...