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- Aug 28
CIA Director John Ratcliffe visits Moscow for eight-hour talks with Russian security chiefs
CIA Director John Ratcliffe conducted an unannounced eight-hour visit to Moscow on 25 August, meeting Russian intelligence chiefs to deliver warnings on Ukraine, NATO borders, and Middle East security.
- Aug 24
Volodymyr Zelensky rejects wartime elections following appeal from dismissed defence minister
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that organizing elections during the war would divide the country, rebuffing calls from former Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov.
- Aug 22
Russian double drone strike on Kryvyi Rih mall kills 16 and injures 130
A Russian double-tap drone attack struck a shopping mall in Kryvyi Rih on 21 August 2026, killing at least 16 people as rescue workers responded, with additional strikes hitting Mykolaiv, Kyiv, and Zaporizhzhia.
- Jun 22
Zelenskyy accuses Nawrocki of playing politics after Poland revokes top order over UPA unit name
Ukrainian president says the revocation is 'solely an electoral process' and compares the Polish leader to Viktor Orbán, as Kyiv officials renounce their own Polish awards en masse.
- Jun 19
Swiss Federal Council proposes extending protection status S for Ukrainians beyond March 2027, considers excluding draft-age men
The Swiss government today opened consultation on a concept to continue the temporary protection status for Ukrainian refugees beyond March 2027, while also considering the exclusion of Ukrainian men of military age, aligning with EU discussions.
