Ukraine at war

All of our coverage of the war in one place


Latest analysis

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky visits the White House

Ukraine confronts a future without America, and perhaps Zelensky

Some fear a hero is in danger of becoming a tragic figure

US President Donald Trump and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky meet in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC.

A disaster in the White House for Volodymyr Zelensky—and for Ukraine 

J.D. Vance set a trap for the Ukrainian president, who declined to flatter Donald Trump


 Bucket-wheel excavators mine rare earth materials on Ukrainian soil on February 25, 2025 in the Zhytomyr region of Ukraine

Ukraine has fended off Donald Trump, for the moment

A tentative framework agreement is vague but softer than was feared


Ukraine is scrambling to find fresh fighters

A heavy-handed mobilisation campaign is unable to fill gaps in the front lines

Donald Trump makes Ukraine an offer it can’t refuse 

A proposed economic deal would be punitive. Saying “no” could be worse 

Team Trump wants to get rid of Volodymyr Zelensky

America’s president calls Ukraine’s president “a dictator”

The nightmare of a Trump-Putin deal leaves Europe in shock 




Geopolitics

Summit on Ukraine and Security in Europe in Paris, France

The nightmare of a Trump-Putin deal leaves Europe in shock 

At an emergency meeting in Paris there are splits on sending troops to Ukraine 

US soldiers in the sunset

Donald Trump is junking the transatlantic alliance

Europe has been left scrambling after an attack on the partnership that kept the peace for nearly 80 years


Traditional Russian Matryoshka dolls decorated with portraits of the Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and the US President Donald Trump

Ukraine’s fears are becoming reality, after Trump talks to Putin

A phone call sparks fear and dread in Kyiv and other European capitals


Ukraine fears being cut out of talks between America and Russia

Hours before Trump’s call with Putin, we spoke to an apprehensive Volodymyr Zelensky



The military campaigns

A member of a drone operations team, keeps a careful eye out for enemy drones

Fighting the war in Ukraine on the electromagnetic spectrum

Drone operators and jammers are in a high-tech arms race


Russia says it captured 2 settlements in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region

Amid talk of a ceasefire, Ukraine’s front line is crumbling

An ominous defeat in the eastern town of Velyka Novosilka


Ukrainian scientists are studying downed Russian missiles

And learning a lot about sanctions-busting



Life in Ukraine

The Russian Army Attacked Kherson With Guided Bombs

Russian pilots appear to be hunting Ukrainian civilians

Residents of Kherson are dodging murderous drones

Employees stand in front of the second power unit of the Khmelnytskyi Nuclear Power Plant.

Amid Russian bombing, Ukraine is planning more nuclear reactors

Atomic power may not solve the country’s energy woes


A view shows multi-storey residential buildings destroyed in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in the town of Severodonetsk in the Luhansk region

Kremlin-occupied Ukraine is now a totalitarian hell

The Trump administration should remember Vladimir Putin’s dark vision


The search for Ukraine’s missing soldiers and sailors

The families of missing loved ones are trying to find them, alive or dead



Domestic Russia

People walk at Zaryadye park with the Kremlin and St. Basil's Cathedral in the background in Moscow, Russia.

Russian inflation is too high. Does that matter?

In a strong economy, price pressure can endure for a long time

Russia is being set aflame by hundreds of arson attacks

The Kremlin blames a campaign of subversion and psychological warfare 


The war in Ukraine is straining Russia’s economy and society

Despite advances on the battlefield, pressure is growing


How Wagner survived Yevgeny Prigozhin’s death

Its mercenary model is still effective in Africa’s most fragile places



Latest coverage

Europe

Can Europe keep Ukraine in the fight if America really has bailed?

Investing in Ukraine’s own weapons industry will be the best bet

Leaders

The lesson from Trump’s Ukrainian weapons freeze

And the grim choice facing Volodymyr Zelensky

Europe

As Trump suspends military aid, what are the chokeholds on Ukraine?

The war-torn country can substitute some—but nothing like all—of the kit it gets from America

Europe

Europe vows to defend Ukraine, but prays for Trump’s support

A summit in London is stalked by the fear America will walk away

Leaders

Western leaders must seize the moment to make Europe safe

As they meet in London, Vladimir Putin will sense weakness

Europe

Ukraine confronts a future without America, and perhaps Zelensky

Some fear a hero is in danger of becoming a tragic figure

Europe

A disaster in the White House for Volodymyr Zelensky—and for Ukraine 

J.D. Vance set a trap for the Ukrainian president, who declined to flatter Donald Trump

By Invitation

Rishi Sunak on why Ukraine should get Russia’s frozen assets, not just the interest on them

Worries that it could rock allies’ financial systems are overdone, says Britain’s former leader

Europe

Ukraine has fended off Donald Trump, for the moment

A tentative framework agreement is vague but softer than was feared

Europe

Ukraine is scrambling to find fresh fighters

A heavy-handed mobilisation campaign is unable to fill gaps in the front lines

Europe

Which European should face off against Trump and Putin?

Macron, Tusk, Costa: the runners and riders for the job from hell

International

Can Europe confront Vladimir Putin’s Russia on its own?

An independent army, air force and nuclear bomb would come at a high price