WorldUkraine Gains Leverage Ahead of Talks

New York Times Kyiv Bureau Chief Andrew Kramer says expected U.S.-backed talks next week could provide an opening to restart negotiations that have stalled. Major disputes over who controls the Donbas region remain a central obstacle to progress. Kramer says Ukraine’s widening drone campaign inside Russia, together with changing battlefield momentum, is improving Kyiv’s position. President Donald Trump’s increasingly supportive tone, he adds, reflects shifting political and military realities.