People queue to refuel their cars at a Gazpromneft petrol station in Yaroslavl on July 15, 2026. Russia — one of the world’s largest oil producers — has introduced a swath of restrictions on petrol sales across the country, as Ukrainian strikes on its refineries, depots and logistics crimp domestic supply. Igor Ivanko | Afp…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrives in the US ahead of talks with President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C, United States on July 28, 2026. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images Ukrainian officials, drone executives and national security experts are bracing for another extremely difficult winter, fearing that a Russian assault on energy infrastructure could pose…
US President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting at Camp David in Maryland, on July 31, 2026. Aaron Schwartz | AFP | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Friday said the U.S. “has not agreed” to grant Ukraine licenses to produce Patriot missile systems, apparently backtracking on one of Kyiv’s top priorities in its…
A large plume of smoke rises over St. Petersburg following a Ukrainian drone strike targeting logistics facilities operated by Wildberries, Russia’s largest online retailer, on July 24, 2026 in St. Petersburg, Russia. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images Ukraine’s drone attacks on Russia’s biggest online retailer Wildberries have ratcheted up the pressure on Moscow’s wartime…
The U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve is under strain as massive stockpile releases in response to wars in the Middle East and Europe have stressed old infrastructure in need of repair. The SPR this week fell to its lowest level since March 1983 after the U.S. withdrew 352 million barrels of crude oil in four years…
U.S. President Donald Trump returns from a trip to Michigan on July 27, 2026 at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images News | Getty Images Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected at the White House on Tuesday for talks with U.S. President Donald Trump, as he looks to shore up support for…
Satellite view of Iran (with mask). This image was compiled from data acquired by LANDSAT 5 & 7 satellites., Iran, Middle East, Asia, True Colour Satellite Image With Mask (Photo by Planet Observer/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Planet Observer | Universal Images Group | Getty Images Iran summoned a Ukrainian diplomat in Tehran on…
A large plume of smoke rises over St. Petersburg following a Ukrainian drone strike targeting logistics facilities operated by Wildberries, Russia’s largest online retailer, on July 24, 2026 in St. Petersburg, Russia. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images A Russian attack on an energy facility in Ukraine’s northern city of Chernihiv and surrounding district on…
Firefighters drive past the smoke of a fire at the Russian e-commerce firm Wildberries’ logistics complexes in the town of Elektrostal outside Moscow on July 18, 2026. A Ukrainian drone attack on two logistics centres in Russia killed eight people and injured 24, officials said on July 18, 2026. Tatyana Makeyeva | Afp | Getty…
For the fifth day in a row activists with banners and flags protest against the resignation of Ukrainian Defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov during a rally near the monument to Ukrainian poet Taras Shevchenko on July 20, 2026 in Lviv, Ukraine. Global Images Ukraine | Global Images Ukraine | Getty Images Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has…
