KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine had no role in the explosions that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines in September 2022, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday. Speaking to reporters in Kyiv, Zelenskiy said Ukraine had never officially participated in any operation involving the destruction of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline.
टैग: Ukraine War
Trump Foreign Policy Faces Midterm Test
WASHINGTON, United States — President Donald Trump is heading toward the November midterm elections with several major foreign policy goals still unresolved, as the prolonged Iran war, stalled efforts over Gaza and Ukraine, and rising economic costs create new political pressure for his administration.
Ukraine Wartime Elections Call Challenges Zelenskiy
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s ousted Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov has called for wartime elections, presenting the demand as a way to address what he described as a “systemic crisis of governance” and creating the most significant internal political challenge to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy since Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022.
Russian Drone Shot Down in Romanian Airspace
BUCHAREST, Romania — A suspected Russian drone that breached Romanian airspace was shot down by an F-18 fighter operating on a NATO air-policing mission early Sunday, Romania’s Defence Ministry said, marking the fourth unmanned aircraft destroyed over the country this year.
Russia Economy Shows Growing Signs of Strain
MOSCOW, Russia — Russia’s economy has continued to grow despite more than four years of full-scale war with Ukraine, but economists and analysts say the headline figures are increasingly masking deeper financial pressures. Official data showed the economy expanded in the second quarter of 2026, while rising deficits, inflationary pressure, weaker energy revenues and the growing dependence on military spending point to mounting strains.
Zelensky Accuses Russia of Using North Korean Missiles in Fresh Strikes
KYIV, Ukraine — Russia and Ukraine exchanged overnight strikes as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Moscow of using North Korean ballistic missiles in an attack on Zaporizhzhia that killed at least six people and injured 19 others. The latest escalation came amid continued long-range attacks between the two sides and follows deadly Ukrainian drone strikes on Russia’s Tatarstan region.