Evacuees at a shelter in eastern Ukraine reacted angrily to talk that land that has long been theirs could be given to Russia in exchange for peace.

About 120,000 Ukrainians who arrived in the United States under the Uniting for Ukraine programme will gradually lose their temporary status for legal stay starting on 15 August, which could lead to their arrests and deportations if the Trump administration does not extend the period of humanitarian protection.

The Trump administration is letting a makeshift Biden-era program lapse.

After more than three years of war, Ukrainians are skeptical there will be a breakthrough to end it at the meeting between President Trump and Russia’s President Putin. NBC News’ Richard Engel spoke to a family grieving a fallen Ukrainian soldier and visited a drone command center hidden in a garage.

Some Ukrainians have already returned after fleeing Russia's invasion, and almost half of the more than 5 million still abroad want to, according to a survey this year.

Gallup has polled Ukrainians four times since the start of the full-scale invasion launched in February 2022. Its latest survey of 1,000 people was conducted between July 1 and July 14, 2025, with a margin of error of between 3.6 and 4.3 percentage points.

Peace talks between the United States and Russia, aimed at ending the war in Ukraine, have left local Ukrainians feeling tense. Despite ongoing discussions, no deal has been reached, and Ukraine remains under attack by Russia for more than three years.

In Ukraine the image of American soldiers kneeling at the foot of Vladimir Putin’s plane to roll out the red carpet has been shocking to say the least.