FT Exclusive: Officials familiar with the discussions said that the US president threatened to stop supplies to Nato’s weapons procurement initiative for Ukraine. ft.trib.al/aBrhS4k

First reported by us exclusively at @financialtimes.com in January: The Trump administration has indicated to Ukraine that US security guarantees are contingent on Kyiv first agreeing a peace deal that would likely involve ceding the Donbas region to Russia… www.ft.com/content/8ca0...

FT Exclusive: Moscow has close ties with Tehran and has provided its ally with crucial support including satellite imagery, targeting data and intelligence support, people familiar with the matter said. ft.trib.al/YrbEhUO

The US-led peace process in Ukraine is fizzling out because Donald Trump is losing interest in the talks and his war against Iran is easing pressure on Russia, officials say. @financialtimes.com www.ft.com/content/c4fa...

Breaking news: European countries including France have opened talks with Tehran seeking to negotiate a deal to guarantee safe passage for their ships through the Strait of Hormuz, according to people briefed on the efforts. ft.trib.al/MjGIZ7Z

How Iran’s fightback surprised the US ft.trib.al/ns7QcWq

Donald Trump said the US does not need Ukraine’s help with anti-drone defence in the Middle East, but Kyiv’s experts are already in the region at the request of the Pentagon, say people familiar with the matter. www.ft.com/content/d213...

“Russia is the big winner of this conflict.”

The UN's Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine has concluded the the deportation and forcible transfer of Ukrainian children by Russian authorities, as well as enforced disappearances, amount to crimes against humanity. www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

AI is reshaping how the US military makes decisions in war — a shift clear in Iran, where the Pentagon says it struck more than 2,000 targets in just four days. www.ft.com/content/fedb...

Why aren't Iranians rising up to challenge their regime, as they did in January? Many answers here in this insightful report by the FT's Teheran correspondent Najmeh Bozorgmehr as.ft.com/r/6e31d260-f...

Ukraine’s General Staff says American and Franco-British missiles have hit a Russian base in occupied Donetsk that was storing Iranian Shahed drones — like the ones the US and Gulf countries are struggling to combat in the Middle East and so have requested Kyiv’s assistance in taking down.

US and Gulf states hold talks with Ukraine over drone detection ft.trib.al/D0PKdD4

Two people confirmed that Moscow had provided Tehran with intelligence on the location of US military assets in the region, including planes and warships. ft.trib.al/cZbGDEU

General Cherry, another Ukrainian company producing anti-Shahed drones, told the FT that several Gulf countries had expressed interest in their products, with the company now waiting for export authorisations. www.ft.com/content/947f...

Ukrainian drone maker SkyFall, which produces one of the most effective drone interceptors, the P1-Sun, told the FT that several Middle East governments have requested its assistance. www.ft.com/content/947f...

Sky Fortress has proven particularly effective against low-flying Shahed drones that can evade conventional radar, according to people familiar with the technology. www.ft.com/content/947f...

Breaking news: The Army abruptly canceled a major training exercise, officials said, fueling speculation within the Defense Department that soldiers specializing in ground combat and a range of other missions may be sent to the Middle East.

New: Ukraine is in talks with the US and several Gulf states about replicating Kyiv’s acoustic detection network to counter Iranian attack drones, according to people familiar with the matter. w/ @fabricedeprez.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/947f...

Gulf states had been using expensive Patriot missiles to defend themselves from Iranian Shahed drones. But their stocks are declining, and they are looking to Kyiv’s experience for cheaper defence. ft.trib.al/p84wI1C

Ukraine is under pressure to let the EU inspect a damaged pipeline carrying Russian oil to Hungary and Slovakia, as the two pro-Kremlin countries accuse Kyiv of overstating the impact of an attack by Moscow — despite what Ukrainian officials say is evidence of extensive destruction.

Iranian attacks on energy sites in the Middle East triggered the biggest rise in natural gas prices since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. ft.trib.al/EBwQ7Fq

The escalating Mideast conflict — in charts ft.trib.al/Xqh4k9c

The Trump admin's justification for their war keeps changing. They can't keep their story straight.

A regime insider told the FT that the supreme leader and his lieutenants began working on a “detailed” plan after Israel’s devastating 12-day war against the republic last June. This plan included attacks on energy facilities and strikes that would cause disruptions to air travel in the region...

New: Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told reporters he was concerned that a prolonged conflict in the Middle East could affect the supply of US-made air defence systems, particularly Patriot interceptors, for his own war-racked country. www.ft.com/content/91ca...

A brief reprieve from the US-Israel-Iran war news to share some photos from Lviv, because the western Ukrainian city was absolutely glorious today, on this first day of spring. Signs point to the long, horrible winter and freezing cold being over. The Russian attacks, however, are likely to continue

How will strikes on Iran affect global energy flows? ft.trib.al/KfdBjwy

From invasions and internal revolts to strikes on its leadership, Iran’s theocratic regime has survived for almost half a century through countless crises and foreign interventions. Read our explainer on the complex regime here: ft.trib.al/nbKeWHO

American military assets in the region and Gulf oil supplies are vulnerable to retaliation and Israel is a renewed target. Read the FT's military briefing here: ft.trib.al/sJzNxc2

"Putin's too steeped in blood to accept anything less than Ukrainian capitulation. Because of his stubbornness, he's jeopardising his fortune of having a pro-Russian US president. Some people can’t take yes for an answer." Swamp Notes with the great @christopherjm.ft.com.  as.ft.com/r/b9514b95-e...

Musafir, Kyiv: It takes guts and good generators to run a buzzy restaurant in wartime Ukraine — review ft.trib.al/kMgJBiG | opinion

Iranian media reported explosions in central, northern and eastern Tehran. A video showed smoke rising in an area where the Iranian president’s office is located. 📌 Follow our blog for live updates and analysis: ft.trib.al/5iYfsFX

Heya, London. 🇬🇧 🇺🇦 As Russia’s full-scale war in Ukraine enters a 5th year, I’ll be speaking about where the war’s headed with my colleagues James Waterhouse, Francesca Ebel & Olga Ivshina at London’s legendary Frontline Club on March 4. Few tickets left. Join us. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/panel-disc...

As European governments race to build their defences in the face of the Russian threat, they are discovering that preparing for a 21st-century war looks very different from the cold war model of filling warehouses with ammunition and mines... www.ft.com/content/b5ee...

Ukraine and the new economics of war ft.trib.al/ErJhu63 | opinion

Ukrainian air defenses including Patriots, from the sound of it, are actively working against Russian ballistic missiles and drones now attacking Kyiv. Several explosions.

Ukrainian negotiators will meet with US reps Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in Geneva on Thursday to continue peace plan talks, President Zelenskyy tells reporters in WhatsApp. Focus will be on UA-US prosperity package + econ cooperation. Zelenskyy hopes next UA-RU-US meeting will be early March.

The Trump admin formally warned Ukraine not to strike targets within Russia that could hit US economic interests, according to Kyiv’s ambassador in DC. Meanwhile, the Trump admin has barely said anything about Russia’s many more strikes on US businesses in Ukraine. w/ @a-mackinnon.bsky.social

Russia targets Telegram as rift with founder Pavel Durov deepens ft.trib.al/MZUtUP0

Inside the ‘kill zone’—Long gone are the days of large, concentrated troop movements, whether on foot or by vehicle. Soldiers crawl for days under cover of darkness and… ig.ft.com/ukraine-kill... @christopherjm.ft.com @financialtimes.com

On the eve of the 4th anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion, Volodymyr Zelenskyy told @financialtimes.com Russia and Ukraine are at the “beginning of the end” of Europe’s biggest war since WWII, but urged Trump to see through Putin’s negotiating “games”. Free link: as.ft.com/r/9b99f21a-e...

A terrifying glimpse into our dystopian future.

Inside Ukraine’s ‘kill zone’ ft.trib.al/cLIPwzx

'The episode bore all the hallmarks of a false flag operation designed to stoke anti-Ukrainian sentiment and boost [Orbán's] re-election chances. No evidence has emerged connecting the letter to Ukraine. Two headteachers in fact told the FT that the letters were written in Hungarian, not Ukrainian.'

Ukraine’s former energy minister, a one-time close ally of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has been charged by anti-corruption authorities after being detained as he tried to flee the country. www.ft.com/content/9550...

Zelenskyy insists elections can only take place two months after a ceasefire ft.trib.al/ylK8UgJ

Ukraine’s survival still an ‘open question’, Kyiv mayor warns ft.trib.al/rymfIuF

Zelenskyy throwing shade at Hungary’s pro-Putin PM Viktor Orban in his #MSC speech Thanks to Ukraine’s sacrifice, Ze says: “Viktor can grow his belly and not have to grow his tanks to defend against Russians on the streets of Budapest” 🔥 🔥 🔥

Russian factories produced more than 7mn shells, mortar rounds and rockets last year, according to estimates, up from 4.5mn in 2024. ft.trib.al/adcWq4Z