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Firefighters work at a heavily damaged residential building following Russian drone and missile strikes in Kyiv on September 7, 2025, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Russia fired its biggest-ever aerial barrage at Ukraine early on September 7, setting the seat of the Ukrainian government in Kyiv ablaze, authorities said. (Photo by Oleksandr Magula / AFP) (Photo by OLEKSANDR MAGULA/AFP via Getty Images)

Russia strikes Ukraine in largest air raid attack since beginning of the war

As peace negotiations screech to a halt, Russia has struck Ukraine with its largest aerial assault since the beginning of the war.

(From front L to front R) Belgium's Prime Minister Bart De Wever, European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen, Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk, Finland's President Alexander Stubb, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky, France's President Emmanuel Macron, White House Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, European Council President Antonio Costa and Netherlands' outgoing Prime Minister Dick Schoof speak during the Coalition of the Willing Summit, at The Elysee presidential Palace in Paris, on September 4, 2025. European leaders and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky meet in Paris on September 4, 2025, in a new effort to pile pressure on Russia's President Vladimir Putin after he vowed Russia will fight on in Ukraine if no peace deal is reached. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / POOL / AFP) (Photo by LUDOVIC MARIN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump pressures European leaders to stop purchasing Russian oil, undermining Moscow’s war funding

President Donald Trump is calling on European leaders to halt purchases of Russian oil, hoping to increase pressure on Moscow to participate in substantive negotiations in relation to Ukraine and the ongoing war.

PEACHTREE CITY, GEORGIA - AUGUST 21: Vice President JD Vance speaks to supporters of President Donald Trump at an event on August 21, 2025 in Peachtree City, Georgia. Vance spoke about Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill. (Photo by Megan Varner/Getty Images)

Vance: Putin has made several ‘Significant concessions’ in negotiations with President Trump

Vice President JD Vance said that Russian President Vladimir Putin made several “significant concessions” in his demands to end the war in Ukraine during his recent meeting with President Donald Trump.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 23: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov holds a press conference during the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the United Nations headquarters on September 23, 2023 in New York City. Heads of state and governments from at least 145 countries are gathered for the 78th UNGA session amid the ongoing war in Ukraine and natural disasters such as earthquakes, floods and fires around the globe. (Photo by David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)

Russia’s foreign minister blames Western Europe for blocking Ukraine peace deal, praises Trump’s efforts

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov revealed that Russia is willing to allow a coalition of United Nations Security Council members to guarantee Ukraine’s security as part of a peace agreement, while blaming Western European nations for obstructing a potential peace agreement.

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 18: U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House on August 18, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Trump is hosting President Zelensky in the Oval Office at the White House for a bilateral meeting and later an expanded meeting with European leaders to discuss a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Trump: U.S. troops will not be deployed to Ukraine as part of security guarantees

President Donald Trump has confirmed that United States soldiers will not be deployed to Ukraine, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky requests international security guarantees as part of a Russia-Ukraine peace deal.

In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin meets with German Gref, the CEO of Russia's largest Sber bank, in Moscow on July 29, 2025. (Photo by Mikhail METZEL / POOL / AFP) (Photo by MIKHAIL METZEL/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump: Putin is ‘keen on accepting peace deal’ ahead of bilateral meeting, threat of sanctions likely playing a role

President Donald Trump stated on Thursday that he believes Russian President Vladimir Putin is keen on accepting a peace deal, while suggesting that the threat of sanctions likely played a major role in Moscow accepting the meeting.