Public support for a negotiated end to the war in Ukraine is growing in Russia, with new polling showing record levels of backing for diplomacy. But the majority still insists on conditions that Ukraine — and its Western allies — are unlikely to accept.

Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine has proven extremely costly for the Russian military, with the Ukrainian General Staff announcing that one million Russian soldiers have been killed since the war began on February 24,

PUTIN’s battlefield casualties have soared past the bloody one million milestone after 40 months of a war he expected to win within days. Ukraine’s fierce resistance has ensured Russia

The notion of assassinating Vladimir Putin to end the Ukraine war, while a recurring Western fantasy, is a strategically and legally perilous idea. -Such an act would likely escalate the conflict, potentially leading to a harder-line Russian successor,

The Kremlin is counting on Ukraine to grow weary of the war before Russia does, but Western countries have the power to shift the course of events, according to the US-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW).

Russia has used its fleet of bombers to rain hellfire on Ukraine. On June 1, Kyiv responded by going after those bombers.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved a new naval strategy aimed at fully restoring Russia's position as a leading global maritime power, Kremlin aide Nikolai Patrushev said in an interview with the Russian state-controlled Argumenty i Fakty newspaper.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced sharp criticism from high-profile Republican senators Mitch McConnell and Lindsey Graham during a contentious Senate budget hearing on Wednesday, June 11th. -McConnell questioned the Trump administration’s commitment to democratic allies and pressed Hegseth on “which side do you want to win” in the Ukraine war.