


A liquefied natural gas terminal in Germany. Most of that L.N.G. comes from the United States, underscoring Europe’s vulnerability to American supplies.

Laying a foundation for a house in the village of Kosmyryn, in western Ukraine, in November.

Damage to an apartment building in Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital, after a strike on Friday.

Gen. Kyrylo Budanov in Kyiv, Ukraine, in 2024. He is now the presidential chief of staff, after having served as head of military intelligence.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio, center, during talks in Geneva on Sunday with Ukrainian officials on a plan to end the war with Russia.

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine at a French air base this month. He is seeking support from his European partners as he negotiates with the Trump administration over a U.S. peace proposal.

A wounded man being carried after a Russian attack in Sloviansk, Ukraine.

Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko outside her office in Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital. She was appointed to the position by President Volodymyr Zelensky in July.

President Vladimir V. Putin in a photograph released by Russian state media. Mr. Putin said any Western “theft” of reserves would accelerate the development of alternative payment systems.

A German soldier demonstrating a drone jammer on Friday. If Europe builds a “drone wall,” it will be not a physical barrier but a network of trackers.

President Trump delivered a meandering 56-minute speech at the United Nations on Tuesday.

Ukrainian flags and the flags of various brigades hanging at OKKO gas station in Kharkiv, Ukraine.

Chancellor Friedrich Merz of Germany welcoming President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine in Berlin in May. Ukraine and its European allies are pressing hard for Mr. Zelensky to be included in talks.

Vice President JD Vance said the Trump administration no longer wished to fund Ukraine’s defense of the Russian invasion.

President Trump with Mark Rutte, the NATO secretary general, left, at the White House on Monday.

“I don’t accept it, and I don’t think anyone else should accept it,” Marjorie Taylor Greene said of the decision not to release more information about Jeffrey Epstein.

Firefighters in Odesa, Ukraine, this month after a Russian strike. President Trump warned Moscow that he would impose new economic punishments if it did not agree to a peace deal within 50 days.

An ambulance burned in an Israeli attack in Tehran last month. Despite the appearance of unity, Russia, China and North Korea did not rush to Iran’s aid during its war with Israel or when U.S. forces bombed Iranian nuclear sites.