A Coca-Cola factory in Kyiv was struck in a drone attack, which Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called "a clear Russian signal to America." The strike on the facility occurred on Thursday during the eighth consecutive day of attacks across the Kyiv region, injuring at least 13 people, according to local authorities.

In an exclusive interview with USA TODAY, U.S. Ambassador to NATO Matt Whitaker said allies must prepare in case Russia's Vladimir Putin attacks.

Russia bombarded the Ukrainian capital for more than 12 hours overnight and into Tuesday, killing at least a dozen people in another aerial onslaught that authorities said was aimed at menacing civilians.

"We may be headed toward a more dangerous version of the 1962 Cuban missile crisis," one Russian expert told Newsweek.

Vladimir Putin declared full solidarity with Iran as an expert said both nations "need each other desperately" during the escalating U.S.-Iran conflict.

President Vladimir Putin said on ⁠Tuesday ⁠that Russia was winning the war in ⁠Ukraine and portrayed the Ukrainian leadership as "terrorists" with whom Moscow could not negotiate. Putin, in his most detailed ​comments on the war for many weeks,

Europe’s options are limited in responding to an unnerving series of plots and provocations. But the odds of unpredictable consequences are rising.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has suggested a temporary ceasefire with Russia coinciding with the upcoming visits of U.S. envoys to Moscow and Kyiv. He urged both nations to halt air strikes to facilitate peace talks.