Kyiv, Russia and Drones
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Russia, Kyiv and Hungary
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European leaders gathered in Kyiv on Tuesday to mark four years since Russia’s full-scale invasion. But the Trump administration sent no senior officials — reflecting the more equidistant US stance as its efforts to bring the war to an end have faltered.
Poland and its European partners will continue supporting Ukraine for “as long as needed,” Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Tuesday, as Ukraine marked four years since Russia launched its war.
"Freezing, but free," writes Daria Kolomiec. "That’s how I would describe the mood in Kyiv."
The UK government and Ukraine's Foreign Ministry have dismissed Russian claims that Paris and London are preparing to arm Kyiv with a nuclear weapon or at least a dirty bomb, calling the allegations false and absurd.
Russia has lost as many as 325,000 troops, according to some estimates, with more than 200,000 deaths verified by researchers.
A burned, twisted train car from a deadly Russian drone strike is set to arrive in Kyiv as a stark symbol of four years of war.
The White House special envoy, Steve Witkoff, has said the Russian and Ukrainian leaders could meet in person.
Despite the war and Russian missile attacks, residents of Ukraine's capital Kyiv go ice fishing on the Dnipro river bisecting their city.
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Zelenskyy Says Putin Has 'Not Broken' Ukrainians As Country Marks 4 Years Of Russia's All-Out War
More than a dozen senior European officials are visiting Kyiv in a show of support. But only one American is listed among the official guests.