Trump says the United States will “do something on Greenland whether they like it or not,” saying he will not accept Russia or China as neighbors there. Trump said he prefers “the easy way,” but warned the U.S. would act “the hard way” if necessary, adding that Denmark “doesn’t own” Greenland
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Latvia: Latvia will request an extraordinary meeting of the @UN Security Council in response to Russia's barbaric attack against Ukraine, including using an intermediate range ballistic missile close to the EU and NATO border
The Russian Foreign Ministry said on Friday that the United States had released two Russian crew members from a Russian-flagged oil tanker seized on Wednesday in the Atlantic Ocean
A Sukhoi SuperJet skidded off the runway while landing in Arkhangelsk. The aircraft was en route from St. Petersburg.
Kaja Kallas: Putin doesn’t want peace, Russia’s reply to diplomacy is more missiles and destruction. This deadly pattern of recurring major Russian strikes will repeat itself until we help Ukraine break it. Russia’s reported use of an Oreshnik missile is a clear escalation against Ukraine and meant as a warning to Europe and to the US. EU countries must dig deeper into their air-defence stocks and deliver now. We must also further raise the cost of this war for Moscow, including through tougher sanctions
Russian Ministry of defense claims Oreshnik IRBM strike at the “critical objects in Ukraine” “in response to the attack on Putin’s residence”
4 day agoPower blackout reported in Belgorod
4 day agoExplosions were reported in Oryol
President Trump's advisers Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met Wednesday in Paris with Russian envoy Kirill Dmitriev and discussed the U.S. plan for peace in Ukraine, according to Axios
President Zelensky: There is information that another massive Russian attack may happen tonight. It is very important to pay attention to air alerts today and tomorrow and to always go to shelters.
Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs rejects any deployment of foreign troops in Ukraine
5 day agoG7 ministers reaffirm support for Ukraine peace talks in call with Rubio. State Dept says Rubio and allies discussed 'ongoing negotiations' to end russia’s war alongside Venezuela transition
![Trump took credit for pushing NATO to raise its defense spending, and claimed that “without my involvement, Russia would have all of Ukraine right now,” while pointedly criticizing the Nobel committee for not giving him the Nobel peace prize. Trump also suggests that “the only nation that China and Russia fear and respect is the DJT [Donald J. Trump] rebuilt USA.”](https://russia.liveuamap.com/pics/2026/01/07/22812093_0.jpg)
5 day agoTrump took credit for pushing NATO to raise its defense spending, and claimed that “without my involvement, Russia would have all of Ukraine right now,” while pointedly criticizing the Nobel committee for not giving him the Nobel peace prize. Trump also suggests that “the only nation that China and Russia fear and respect is the DJT [Donald J. Trump] rebuilt USA.”
The United States is attempting to seize a Venezuela-linked oil tanker after a more two-week-long pursuit across the Atlantic. The seizure, which could stoke tensions with Russia, came after the tanker, originally known as the Bella-1, slipped through a U.S. maritime "blockade" of sanctioned tankers and rebuffed U.S. Coast Guard efforts to board it
5 day agoRussian aviation conducted airstrikes at Vozdvyzhivka, Pryluky, Yulyivka, Zelene, Verkhnya Tersa of Zaporizhzhia region, Havrylivka of Dnipropetrovsk region, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine reports
5 day agoAt least 5 sanctioned tankers involved in Venezuelan oil exports are now declaring themselves Russian, per the NYT. The Russian Navy is reportedly sending ships to escort one, currently being pursued by U.S. forces in the North Atlantic
6 day agoDrones raid reported in Stary Oskol of Belgorod region
6 day agoStarmer and Macron have signed up to once a Ukrainian peace deal is struck. British troops on the ground in Ukraine. Military hubs set up in country. Promises to act if Russia attacks again
6 day agoMacron: Peace agreements signed by Russia in the last 15 years have all been broken: in Moldova, Georgia and Ukraine. Based on that experience, we want guarantees of peace
6 day agoGeneral Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine claims strikes at the 100th missile and artillery arsenal in Neya, Kostroma region of Russia
6 day agoExplosions were reported at the military arsenal in Neya city of Kostroma region
1 week agoFreight train with 35 cars derailed in Amur region of Russia
Russian Ministry of Defense claims shooting down 253 Ukrainian drones in last 7 hours
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1 week agoTrump to the Atlantic: We do need Greenland, absolutely. [Greenland is] surrounded by Russian and Chinese ships. We need it for defense
1 week agoBlackout in Brekhovo of Moscow region after explosions
1 week agoAt Kherson direction Ukrainian forces have repelled 4 Russian army assaults, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine reports
1 week agoExplosions were reported in Kazan
1 week agoRussian aviation conducted airstrikes at Lisne of Kharkiv region, Zaliznychne, Svyatopetrivka, Verkhnya Tersa, Huliaipole, Tsvitkove, Pryluky, Varvarivka of Zaporizhzhia region, Prydniprovske of Kherson region, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine reports
Mayor of Moscow has claimed 15 drones on the way to the city were shot down
1 week agoFlight-tracking data from Flightradar24 shows at least five Russian Il-76 cargo aircraft flying to Tehran in the past 48 hours, pointing to a spike in undeclared Russian deliveries to Iran
