February 3 Russia launches record missile barrage against Ukraine one day before peace talks set to resume in Abu Dhabi Russia launched a massive overnight attack on Ukraine using more than 70 missiles and 450 drones, Zelenskyy said, one day before peace talks resume in Abu Dhabi.
February 2 Sanctioned Russian jet touches down in Cuba, echoing secret flights before Maduro's ouster Russian cargo plane reportedly lands at Cuban military base amid escalating U.S.-Cuba tensions and Trump's national emergency declaration over Havana.
February 1 Russia kills 12 Ukrainian miners in deadly bus attack hours after peace talks postponed Russian drone strike killed 12 Ukrainian coal miners in what DTEK CEO Maxim Timchenko called an "unprovoked terrorist attack" on civilian workers returning from their shift.
February 1 Zelenskyy announces next round of talks with US, Russia as Ukraine seeks 'real and dignified end to the war' Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announces new peace talks with U.S. and Russia set for Wednesday and Thursday this week in Abu Dhabi.
January 31 Witkoff says talks with Russian envoy were 'productive and constructive' amid Trump admin's peace push A Trump envoy reports "productive" meetings with a Russian envoy on a Ukraine peace deal, days after touting progress made toward peace after years of war.
January 25 Zelenskyy touts ‘constructive’ trilateral talks between the US, Russia and Ukraine in Abu Dhabi Ukraine's Zelenskyy calls recent US-Russia-Ukraine talks in Abu Dhabi "constructive," marking potential breakthrough in diplomatic efforts to end the war.
January 23 Russia, Ukraine to discuss territory as Trump says both sides 'want to make a deal' Abu Dhabi hosts trilateral meeting with the U.S., Ukraine and Russia in a possible sign that the nearly four-year war could be coming to an end.
January 22 Zelenskyy blasts global inaction on Iran, claims Europe stuck in 'Greenland mode' Zelenskyy slams Europe as "geography, not power" in Davos, Switzerland, warning world leaders rely on symbolism while authoritarian regimes grow stronger globally.
January 20 Trump confirms he invited Putin to join his Board of Peace: 'He's been invited' U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday confirmed Russian President Vladimir Putin was invited to the Board of Peace for supervision of the Gaza plan.
January 18 Russia plots major strike on Europe's largest nuclear plant power lines: source Ukraine nuclear facilities face Russian attack threats as Moscow weighs strikes on power substations to force capitulation, officials say. Zaporizhzhia is a primary target.