Ian Lovett

Ukraine Reporter at The Wall Street Journal

Reporter for the Wall Street Journal covering Ukraine

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Where Russia is advancing in Ukraine and what it hopes to gain

2 weeks ago | livemint.com | Ian Lovett |Andrew Barnett

Summary Moscow’s latest offensive isn’t just about territorial gains: It is designed to make the West think a Kremlin victory is inevitable. This is a Mint Premium article gifted to you. Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Russian forces ate into more Ukrainian territory in May than in almost any month since the end of 2022, as the Kremlin presses a summer offensive to create the impression in the West that victory is within its grasp.
Where Russia Is Advancing in Ukraine and What It Hopes to Gain

2 weeks ago | wsj.com | Ian Lovett |Nikita Nikolaienko |Andrew Barnett

Russian forces ate into more Ukrainian territory in May than in almost any month since the end of 2022, as the Kremlin presses a summer offensive to create the impression in the West that victory is within its grasp. For the past two years, battlefield momentum has been incremental and costly for both sides. But Russia has managed to accelerate its rate of advance in recent months, as it did last fall, before wet, cold conditions slowed Moscow’s progress. Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc.
Russia Launches Massive Aerial Assault on Ukraine

3 weeks ago | wsj.com | Ian Lovett |Jane Lytvynenko

At least three were killed and 49 injured in missile and drone strikes, days after Kyiv’s daring attack deep inside RussiaKYIV, Ukraine—Russia launched a huge missile and drone attack on Ukraine overnight, killing at least three people in Kyiv, igniting fires across the capital and partially shutting down its metro system days after Ukraine embarrassed the Kremlin with a surprise strike on its bomber fleet.
俄罗斯对乌克兰发动大规模空袭

3 weeks ago | cn.wsj.com | Ian Lovett

俄罗斯昨夜对乌克兰发动了大规模导弹和无人机袭击，在乌克兰首都基辅造成至少三人死亡并引发多处火灾，还导致其地铁系统部分关闭。几天前，乌克兰出其不意地袭击了俄罗斯的轰炸机队，令克里姆林宫颜面扫地。据乌克兰空军称，此次夜间袭击包括407架攻击型无人机和44枚导弹。乌克兰多地遭到袭击，其中包括乌克兰最西部的捷尔诺波尔市。基辅首当其冲。据乌克兰官员称，约200架无人机和30枚导弹被击落。Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
6/6/25 National Security News and Commentary

3 weeks ago | myemail.constantcontact.com | Ian Lovett |Daniel Michaels |Alex Leary |David Sanger

Quotes of the Day:"Soldiers, Sailors, and Airmen of the Allied Expeditionary Force!You are about to embark upon the Great Crusade, toward which we have striven these many months. The eyes of the world are upon you. The hopes and prayers of liberty-loving people everywhere march with you... I have full confidence in your courage, devotion to duty, and skill in battle. We will accept nothing less than full victory.
Ukraine and Russia Begin Largest Prisoner Swap of the War

1 month ago | wsj.com | Ian Lovett |Nikita Nikolaienko

By Ian Lovett and Nikita Nikolaienko / Photographs by Serhii Korovayny for WSJ Ukraine and Russia completed the first day of what is expected to be the largest prisoner swap of the war, with each side ultimately expected to get back 1,000 people. Ukrainian and Russian officials said that each side had received 270 military personnel and 120 civilians on Friday. The rest of the exchanges are scheduled to occur on Saturday and Sunday. Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
トランプ氏、プーチン氏と電話協議開始ウクライナ停戦巡り

1 month ago | jp.wsj.com | Alex Ward |Alan Cullison |Ian Lovett

【ワシントン】ドナルド・トランプ米大統領は19日、ロシアのウラジーミル・プーチン大統領と電話協議を開始した。ホワイトハウス当局者が明らかにした。トランプ政権はロシアとウクライナの和平交渉を急発進させたい狙いだ。　電話協議の中心は、プーチン氏が30日間の無条件停戦に合意するかどうかだ。ウクライナは既に無条件停戦を支持しており、トランプ氏はプーチン氏にウクライナへの攻撃をやめるよう訴えてきた。一方、プーチン氏は停戦を支持するとしつつ、外交上の牛歩戦術をとり続けている。Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8ウォール・ストリート・ジャーナル日本版今すぐ購読する Special Advertising Section アクセスランキング
Trump Holds Call With Russia’s Putin on Ending the War in Ukraine

1 month ago | wsj.com | Alex Ward |Alan Cullison |Ian Lovett

The U.S. leader will also speak with Ukraine’s president and some NATO alliesWASHINGTON–President Trump has begun a high-stakes call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, a White House official said, the latest White House attempt to jump-start peace talks between Moscow and Kyiv. The discussion will center on whether Russia will agree to an unconditional 30-day cease-fire, which Ukraine has already said it would support.
Ukraine and Russia Can’t Even Agree on Who Will Meet Where for Peace Talks

1 month ago | wsj.com | James Marson |Ian Lovett |Alex Ward

Putin proposed peace talks in Istanbul but won’t say whether he will meet there with Zelensky, who would prefer a face-to-face in AnkaraUkraine’s president says he will be waiting in the Turkish capital, Ankara, on Thursday for Vladimir Putin, but the Russian president is sending a team of negotiators to Istanbul and the Kremlin won’t say if he will be there.
Le pape Léon XIV cherche à concilier l'approche inclusive de François avec la tradition

1 month ago | lopinion.fr | Marcus Walker |Ian Lovett |Margherita Stancati

CITÉ DU VATICAN — Les premières paroles du pape Léon XIV donnent un aperçu du style et de la ligne directrice de son pontificat, et permettent de comprendre pourquoi il a recueilli un tel consensus lors du conclave qui a mené à son élection.