Illia Kabachynskyi

Among the conditions laid out by Russian leader Vladimir Putin during the Alaska talks is the full surrender of the Donetsk region, part of Ukraine’s sovereign territory. For Putin, such a concession would be a gift: hundreds of thousands of his soldiers have failed to take the region in more than a decade of fighting.

By only mid-2025, Russia’s budget deficit has blown past the limits set for the entire year, draining Kremlin coffers as military spending soars. And there is no clear plan to fill the gap.

Lasting peace backed by security guarantees is one of Ukraine’s goals ahead of the Trump-Putin talks in Alaska. For the Ukrainian people, it is essential to ensure that a full-scale war does not happen again. 

Ukrainian war drone flew more than 1,800 kilometers—unmanned, unstoppable, and aimed straight at one of Russia’s strategic radar sites—setting a record for the longest one-way strike: a true drone long shot.

Unlike Moscow, Ukraine is hitting military targets deep inside Russia with precision strikes—rail hubs, defense plants, and refineries. The result: crippled oil capacity and prices hit record highs across the country.

Everyone was looking at the Russian-occupied Kherson. Ukraine struck near Kharkiv and pulled off what experts now regard as one of the most well-executed military operations since World War II.