President Biden agreed “in principle” to hold a summit with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, the White House confirmed on Sunday evening. Driving the news: Biden said the meeting can only take place if Russia does not invade Ukraine, according to statements from the White House and French President Emmanuel Macron’s

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Russia is testing its agility at weaponizing state media to win backing at home, in occupied territories in eastern Ukraine and with sympathizers abroad for a war of aggression. The big picture: State media has pivoted from accusing the West of hysterical warnings about a non-existent invasion to pumping out

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Officials have discovered warnings that hackers plan to launch a spate of cyberattacks on Ukraine’s government, banking, and defense sectors on Tuesday, Ukraine’s government-run cybersecurity agency CERT-UA announced in a press release Monday. State of play: Ukrainian authorities discovered the cyberattack warnings on a hacking forum, per Reuters. One message

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Russia claimed Monday that its forces had killed five Ukrainians with anti-tank weapons after their vehicles crossed into Russian territory, which Ukraine denied. The head of Russia’s FSB intelligence service later claimed one Ukrainian soldier had been captured. Why it matters: U.S. and Ukrainian officials have vehemently denied claims that

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The U.S. embassy in Ukraine said Saturday that Russia is “propagating violence in territory they control and attempting to blame Ukraine.” Driving the news: “The world is united in its condemnation of Russia’s cynical and transparent provocations. We all know who the aggressor is – Russia,” the embassy wrote in

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Queen Elizabeth II has tested positive for COVID-19 and is experiencing mild, cold-like symptoms symptoms, Buckingham Palace announced Sunday, per AP. Driving the news: The 95-year-old monarch will continue to do “light” duties over the next week. “She will continue to receive medical attention and will follow all the appropriate

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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday presided over large-scale drills involving nuclear forces as part of what were called nuclear deterrence exercises, the New York Times reports. Driving the news: Russia’s military conducted drills that included launching three missiles that are part of its nuclear arsenal, one day after President

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky delivered a searing criticism of Western inaction against Russian aggression on Saturday, arguing that Ukraine has acted as a “shield” for the past eight years and that Europe’s security architecture has utterly failed. Why it matters: Zelensky’s closely watched address to the Munich Security Conference came

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Ottawa police announced Friday it has begun arresting some of those involved in trucker anti-vaccine mandate protests. The big picture: Protesters began blocking Ottawa’s downtown last month in opposition to vaccine mandates for truckers coming in from the U.S. and to other pandemic restrictions. Demonstrations have since spread to the

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Pro-Russian separatist leaders in eastern Ukraine ordered the mass evacuation of women, children and elderly civilians to Russia on Friday, alleging that Ukraine was preparing a military offensive. Ukraine immediately denied the accusations. Why it matters: U.S. officials have warned that Russia is preparing to manufacture a pretext to invade

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