Ellie Cook is a Newsweek security and defense reporter based in London, U.K. Her work focuses largely on the Russia-Ukraine war, the U.S. military, weapons systems and emerging technology.

In jacking up his tariffs on China—and pausing steep duties on dozens of other nations—President Trump is pushing the world’s two biggest economic powers into a battle that will leave ...

of disappearing from the map, is very real in the Baltic states. They wonder why other countries don’t get it,” she said. “The Finns, for the entire Cold War period, took defense seriously ...

This is the astonishing moment a driver plunged 40ft off an unfinished bridge after getting confused by Google Maps, before making a miraculous landing. Rudie Heru Komandono, 61, had set up his ...

“Yes, they have a lot of manpower, several times more than we do, but whatever one says, in a war in the 21st century, it is impossible to build on any successes and launch a rapid offensive ...

That comes less than 48 hours after Donald Trump's envoy met Vladimir Putin in Russia for more talks on ending the war. Follow the latest below.

Mr Healey added: “2025 is the critical year for the war in Ukraine, and this is the critical moment.” It comes as top US diplomatic envoy Steve Witkoff has travelled to Russia ahead of a ...

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Trump said discussions aimed at ending the war may be "going OK", but "there’s a point at which you just have to either put up or shut up." Europecategory· April 13, 2025 Trump says Ukraine ...