Trump says U.S. considers withdrawing from NATO
President Donald Trump said he is seriously considering the possibility of the U.S. withdrawing from NATO after allies failed to support U.S. military action against Iran.
01 April 2026
President Donald Trump said he is seriously considering the possibility of the U.S. withdrawing from NATO after allies failed to support U.S. military action against Iran.
Russia’s massive drone attack on the night of April 1 is a response to peaceful diplomatic efforts, including proposals for an energy and Easter ceasefire.
Russian forces dropped an explosive device from a drone onto a car in Kherson; two female passengers were killed, and the driver was injured.
Ukrainian Defense Forces have repelled the largest Russian motorized assault on the Sloviansk sector since the start of the year.
Rustem Umerov, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, discussed the progress of the negotiation process and the issue of the return of Ukrainians from Russian captivity with Turkish ministers and an advisor to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Europe Signals Firm Commitment to End Reliance on Russian Gas and Oil
Over the past day, 171 combat engagements took place between Ukraine's Defense Forces and Russian troops on the front line.
In Lutsk, debris from a Russian drone damaged an apartment building, and there was also a strike on an industrial facility.
Russia suffered approximately 1,298,730 casualties in Ukraine between February 24, 2022 and April 1, 2026, with 1,060 soldiers killed or wounded in the past 24 hours.
Canada has prolonged the Canada-Ukraine Authorization for Emergency Travel (CUAET), which allows Ukrainians to live and work in Canada.
By the end of 2027, Finland plans to launch an air threat warning system developed with consideration of Ukraine's experience.
On Tuesday, March 31, the Kremlin gave a skeptical assessment of the Ukrainian president's proposal for an Easter truce in the war, stating that it had not seen any detailed proposals on the matter.
31 March 2026
There were 151 combat engagements along the front line, with Russian forces carrying out 51 attacks on the Pokrovsk sector alone and losing more than 120 troops.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy discussed the negotiation process to end the war, as well as security cooperation with partners, during a conversation with German Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
President Volodymyr Zelensky and Germany's Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul discussed in detail Ukraine's progress toward European Union membership during a meeting.
During a meeting with Kaia Kallas, the European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Zelensky discussed the release of a EUR 90 billion financial aid package for Ukraine.
Ukraine possesses intelligence indicating that Russia is deliberately diverting drones toward the Baltic states and Finland in order to use such incidents for information operations.
Ukraine has proposed a ceasefire for the Easter holidays; this issue will be discussed with the U.S. side tomorrow.
To maintain attention on events in Ukraine amid the war in the Middle East, it is necessary to work with informational narratives, demonstrate the state’s actual capabilities in countering military threats—which are currently of particular interest to the Gulf states and Turkey—and emphasize the interconnectedness of global security processes.
Russia is trying to convince the U.S. that it can capture Donbas within two months and claims that Ukraine supposedly has this time to withdraw from the region, after which the war, according to their assertions, could end.
Russian invaders are attacking infrastructure facilities in Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk region.
President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed doubt that Russia plans to carry out a general mobilization in the near future, though he noted he does not have complete information on the matter.
President Volodymyr Zelensky assured that Ukraine is working to ensure that everyone who committed war crimes is held accountable.
Since the beginning of the day, 88 combat engagements have taken place between Ukraine's Defense Forces and Russian troops, with the enemy focusing its main efforts on the Pokrovsk axis.
A team from the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, led by its secretary Umerov, is currently in the Gulf region conducting additional negotiations with partners to deepen cooperation and shape long-term strategic agreements.
The threats from Russian doesn’t go away if the war stops
Evidence collected after the withdrawal of Russian troops from Bucha in the Kyiv region underscores the need to ensure full and comprehensive accountability for Russia's war crimes committed in Ukraine.
EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas believes that Russia is not seeking peace and is merely pretending to negotiate, so international pressure must change its strategy.
On March 31, in Chuhuiv, Kharkiv region, the Russian army used a tactic of repeated strikes to attack a non-operational facility with drones, injuring five people, including police officers.
EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas believes the EU needs to “move on” on a complete ban on Russian oil, despite the sharp rise in energy prices.