It’s here! U.S. publication day for THE WAR CAME TO US: LIFE AND DEATH IN UKRAINE! Huge gratitude to @BloomsburyBooks @BloomsburyPub for believing in it from the start, and to the many Ukrainians who shared their stories over the years. Get your copy in bookstores across America!

Updated maps showing Russian advances in or around Myrnohrad, Kostiantynivka, and Siversk. The grey zone now extends all around Myrnohrad. https://t.co/sws8AcnOEi

Just published: front page of the Financial Times, UK edition, Wednesday December 10  https://t.co/oUBpy562yn

Lithuania has declared a state of emergency after hundreds of smuggler balloons from neighbouring Belarus forced the repeated closure of its airports in recent weeks and threatened national security. https://t.co/gauVp0ndRp

Volodymyr Zelenskyy told his European counterparts that he had been pressed to take a swift decision by Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff and the US president’s son-in-law Jared Kushner. https://t.co/Lxll9enAJh

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky responds to Trump comments about elections. Zelensky tells reporters tonight he has instructed his parliament to prepare a framework for legislative changes that would allow for national elections to take place during martial law – provided

A British soldier has died in Ukraine after a “tragic accident” while observing a test of new defensive equipment, the UK’s Ministry of Defence said on Tuesday, in the first death of a UK soldier in the war. w/ @charles_clover

New: Zelensky told Euro leaders he feared the EU would drop a plan for a “reparations loan” to Ukraine backed by frozen Russian central bank assets, mainly over fears of upsetting Trump & losing support on Euro defence & security guarantees. w/ @HenryJFoy https://t.co/0g6tqr5BD1

Ukraine is stuck between demands on territory they can’t accept and a US side they can’t reject, a western official briefed by Zelensky told us. “To be honest, the Americans are looking for a compromise today,” Zelenskyy told reporters Monday.

New: Under immense pressure, Zelensky told European counterparts he'd been pressed to take a swift decision on the US peace plan by Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. Trump is hoping for a final deal agreed “by Christmas”. w/ @HenryJFoy @FT https://t.co/0g6tqr5BD1

The UK defence ministry says an active duty member of the military died in Ukraine today after being mortally wounded during a Ukrainian weapons test. The ministry did not name the serviceperson.

.@gideonrachman: "The NSS makes clear that there is now a battle under way between two different versions of the west — which pits the US and Europe against each other. The Trump administration view of “western civilisation” is based on race, Christianity and nationalism. The

At noon on December 8, 2025, while carrying out a combat mission in the eastern sector aboard a Su-27 aircraft, Senior Navigator of the 39th Tactical Aviation Brigade, Lieutenant Colonel Yevhenii Ivanov, was killed in action. We extend our sincere condolences to the pilot’s

Just published: front page of the Financial Times, international edition, Tuesday December 9  https://t.co/MFLjSSMo9H

Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said Ukrainian, British and European officials are close to finalising a streamlined alternative to the US peace proposal to end Russia’s war that includes security guarantees for the country. However, a crucial part of those guarantees remained

To the irritation of some other European capitals, Paris has withheld any details on the institutions holding the world's second biggest accumulation of immobilised Russian state funds https://t.co/CMn2p19KpJ

🚨Zelenskyy arrived on Downing Street. British journalists are shouting a question to Keir Starmer: “Mr. Starmer, will you promise Ukraine won’t get a bad deal?”

Zelenskyy has landed in London where he will discuss with UK and European leaders how to secure a “dignified peace” for his nation after years of Russia’s invasion. “We are joining our efforts to end this war with a dignified peace for Ukraine. Security must be guaranteed,” he

A Russian court says 4 soldiers were convicted of the 2024 torture/murder of Russell "Donbas Cowboy" Bentley, an American notorious for joining Russian-backed forces in Ukraine. He was a regular guest on Russian state TV criticizing the U.S. government. https://t.co/YTdOAlyQ6E

Where are we on "peace talks"? Still far from any deal, despite Trump suggesting he's nearing a deal that both Kyiv and Moscow could sign. Trump on Sunday night made a dig at Zelensky as the US continued to dial up the pressure on Ukraine to make a deal to end Russia's war.

High stakes talks will get underway today in London. PM Starmer is set to host Ukraine’s Zelenskyy and his French and German counterparts as European powers seek to rally support for Kyiv as Trump dials up the pressure to agree a peace deal with Russia.