The Latest Breaking News from Kremlin

These are the key events on day 1,198 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

US president casts doubt on peace efforts as German chancellor urges him to increase pressure on Moscow

A series of blasts at airbases deep inside Russia on June 1, 2025, came as a rude awakening to Moscow’s military strategists. The Ukrainian strike at the heart Russia’s strategic bombing capability could also upend the traditional rules of war: It provides smaller military a blueprint for countering a larger…

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Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov says Russia will respond to recent Ukrainian attacks when its military sees fit.

Vladimir Putin has warned that Russia will respond to Kyiv’s attacks on nuclear-capable aircraft at airfields

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has dismissed Russia’s ceasefire proposal as “an ultimatum” and renewed his call for direct talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin to break the deadlock over the war, which has dragged on for nearly 3½ years

Kyiv handed over to Moscow a list of forcefully deported Ukrainian children, demanding that the Kremlin return them home. Who are the children on the list, and why did Ukraine include just some 300 names in it?

The Republican senator known for sycophancy towards the president is pushing a bill that could reshape Ukraine policy

The bill promoted by Senators Graham and Blumenthal would impose 500% tariffs on all countries, including those in Europe, that buy Russian energy.

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has condemned a Russian attack on the city center of Sumy, saying that's all one needs "to know about Russia’s ‘desire’ to end this war.”