Kremlin claims Trump remains interested as Ukraine-Russia talks
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov stated that Moscow does not see any signs that US President Donald Trump has lost interest in Ukraine peace talks.
16 March 2026
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov stated that Moscow does not see any signs that US President Donald Trump has lost interest in Ukraine peace talks.
Russian forces struck a Kharkiv enterprise in the Nemyshlianskyi district, with preliminary reports indicating there are casualties.
The Netherlands supports increasing pressure on Hungary so that the European Union can adopt a joint decision on financial support for Ukraine.
The European Union should speak with Russia about ending the war in Ukraine only from a position of strength.
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has sad that it is critically important for Britain to continue supporting Ukraine during the war in Iran.
Hungary must comply with agreements on a loan to support Ukraine for 2026–2027, which it has already approved.
EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas and UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres have discussed the creation of a Middle East shipping route modeled on Ukraine's "grain corridor."
Germany will continue supporting Ukraine, particularly in restoring its destroyed energy infrastructure.
Some member states of the European Union, such as Germany, believe that Ukraine’s European integration reforms must prove their irreversibility for 10–20 years before the country joins the EU, but Ukraine does not have that much time to wait.
In Zaporizhzhia, a police officer used his service firearm to repel an armed attack. As a result of the shooting, a man was killed who was later identified as a serviceman who had gone AWOL after leaving his military unit without authorization.
Russian forces attacked Sumy with drones, injuring three civilians.
Fierce fighting is ongoing for the settlements of Myrne, Bilohiria, and Luhivske on the Huliaipole axis, where Russian troops are attempting to storm the villages but have failed to establish control.
Ukraine has achieved 84% implementation of the Association Agreement with the European Union.
Air Defense Forces neutralized 194 of the 211 drones used by the Russians to attack Ukraine since the evening of March 15.
In the city of Labinsk, Krasnodar region, Russia, a fire broke out at an oil depot following a drone attack.
In the city of Labinsk, Krasnodar region, Russia, a fire broke out at an oil depot following a drone attack.
A woman was killed, and two others were wounded as a result of a Russian attack on Zaporizhzhia.
On the morning of March 16, Russian military personnel attacked Kharkiv with UAVs.
Parts of Russian UAVs fell in the Solomianskyi, Sviatoshynskyi, and Shevchenkivskyi districts of Ky
Over the past 24 hours, on March 15, 167 combat clashes were reported between the Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian invaders. The enemy was most active in the Pokrovsk sector, where 36 assaults took place.
In Mykolaiv, a missile and drone attack caused damage to an educational institution and a high-rise building.
Over the past 24 hours, on March 15, Russian invaders wounded one resident of the Donetsk region.
On Monday, March 16, at around 7:00 a.m., Russian forces attacked a car in downtown Kherson using a drone. The driver sustained severe injuries.
The enemy attacked two districts in the Dnipropetrovsk region. One person was wounded.
Russian forces attacked Zaporizhzhia. As a result of the strike, more than 7,500 customers lost power.
Total combat losses among Russian troops from February 24, 2022, to March 16, 2026, in the war against Ukraine amount to approximately 1,279,930 personnel, including 760 over the past 24 hours.
In Kharkiv, Russian invaders attacked the Kyivskyi district with a combat drone.
Soldiers of the 79th Separate Airborne Assault Brigade “Tavriia” of the 7th Rapid Reaction Corps of the Airborne Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have neutralized a battalion of Russian invaders in the Pokrovsk area.
Ukraine does not “want to lose the Americans,” even though they are “undoubtedly more focused on the Middle East right now,” President Volodymyr Zelensky said.