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Chicago Bulls legend Dennis Rodman is arguably the only American celebrity to spend some time with some of the most powerful leaders in the world.
An associate of a former Donald Trump "fixer" who is related to a sanctioned Russian oligarch has deep ties to disgraced Long Island Rep. George Santos, whose murky campaign financing is under investigation by a House ethics committee and federal prosecutors.
Ever since Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his troops to invade Ukraine, one question has troubled European governments more than almost any other: What happens if Moscow turns off the gas?
GOP Rep. Troy Nehls, a critic of U.S. military aid to Ukraine, said that President Joe Biden should call in his predecessor to end the conflict with Russia.
The former president also said on Saturday that it was his personality that "kept us out of war."
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe urged then-President Donald Trump not to relent with North Korea and to keep up the threat of military pressure, according to his memoir.
IT may be five years ago but I clearly remember the conversation with my private secretary.A Russian man, Sergei Skripal, and his daughter Yulia, had
The Florida governor, who joined Donald Trump in declaring that defending Ukraine from Russia was not a vital interest, drew swift condemnations from establishment Republicans.
Florida governor’s remarks align with Trump’s view and are likely to shift sentiment in Republican party away from Ukraine support
The conservative guitarist was referring to military and humanitarian aid the Biden administration has been sending to Ukraine.
"I don't know what he's talking about," Pompeo said when asked about Trump's claim of being able to end the Russia-Ukraine war "within 24 hours."
While Donald Trump says he has a good relationship with Putin, he clarifies that it does not mean he considers the Russian president a good person.
The former president taking the White House in 2024 could signal a different American approach to the war in Ukraine, experts have told Newsweek.
President Biden’s reelection bid on Tuesday set in motion an incoming clash with leading Republican candidates in the 2024 White House race over the war in Ukraine, with the outcome potentially proving decisive for Kyiv. Biden’s vow to stick with Ukraine until the war is won stands in stark contrast to former President Trump’s promise…
Donald Trump has boldly suggested that he would be able to resolve the Ukraine war within 24 hours if he is re-elected as US president.
Allegations against Moscow by tKemal Kilicdaroglu echo those made following Donald Trump's 2016 election victory.
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A squad of FBI special agents descended on Trump Tower III, which is owned by a shell company controlled by two Russian businessmen, Oleg Sergeyevich Patsulya and Agunda Konstantinovna Makeeva.
A novel approach to holding Russia accountable for atrocities in Ukraine could ensure that lies and mass murder do not go unpunished
A special prosecutor concludes a four-year probe into ties between Russia and Donald Trump's campaign, finding FBI missteps and unconfirmed intelligence, falling short of Trump's predictions.
U.S. special prosecutor John Durham has ended his four-year investigation into possible FBI misconduct in its probe of ties between Russia and Donald Trump's 2016 campaign with withering criticism of the bureau but a meagre court record that fell far short of the former president's prediction he would uncover the "crime of the century."
I have no reason to doubt the Durham report, but it’s still curious that Trump treated Putin so gently.
The old rules of politics are being smashed all over the world.
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Trump’s depiction of the war as a conflict in a ‘faraway land’ was music to the ears of Republican isolationists
Among the 500 people singled out for travel and financial restrictions were Americans seen as adversaries by former President Donald J. Trump.
Boris Johnson discussed Ukraine with Donald Trump - spokesperson
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Britain's former prime minister, Boris Johnson, and U.S. former President Donald Trump discussed Ukraine and "the vital importance of Ukrainian victory" on Thursday, Johnson's spokesperson said on Friday.
Former PM has also been in Dallas, where he met the Republican governor of Texas and Las Vegas and made a lucrative speech
Hasn’t the Durham report more than justified his distrust of the FBI?
Then-President Donald Trump in 2018 imposed a tariff of 25% on steel imports from countries including Ukraine. U.S. lawmakers urged President Joe Biden to remove the tariffs after Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022. Ukraine was the 13th largest steel producer and typically exported about 80% of its production before the invasion from Russia.
Ukraine’s president hints at concern over a possible Trump return in 2024 in Wall Street Journal interview
His appearances come as Republicans once again accuse the Justice Department of unfairly targeting former President Donald Trump.
Military analysts are reporting that Ukrainian forces have made gains on the frontline in the east of the country. Donald Trump has claimed his "very strong relationship" with Vladimir Putin pushed back the invasion of Ukraine.
What potential GOP prez nominees could offer “broader national appeal than either Trump or DeSantis?” asks The Hill’s Douglas Schoen.
Former U.S. President Donald Trump, a longtime admirer of Russian President Vladimir Putin, said on Thursday Putin has been "somewhat weakened" by an aborted mutiny and that now is the time for the United States to try to broker a negotiated peace settlement between Russia and Ukraine. "I want people to stop dying over this ridiculous war," Trump told Reuters in a telephone interview.
Trump, longtime admirer of Putin, says aborted mutiny 'somewhat weakened' Russian leader
Former US President Donald Trump on Thursday said Putin has been 'somewhat weakened' by an attempted mutiny and that it is now time for the US to mediate a negotiated peace deal between Russia and Ukraine
In an interview with Reuters, the ex-president weighed in on the Ukraine-Russia war and China’s spy operation in Cuba
NATO secretary general Jens Stoltenberg had already lined up a job as head of the central bank in his native Norway when Russia's invasion of Ukraine pushed allies last year to ask him to stay on.
A desire to end the war in Ukraine is admirable but "should be based on real-life experience," Zelenskyy said in an interview with ABC on Sunday.
Zelenskyy dismissed claims by Trump that he could end the war in 24 hours, saying Trump had the chance while president but didn't do anything.
Donald Trump pointed at his equation with Russian President Vladimir Putin and said that he would have been able to end the Ukraine war in just one day if he was the US president
There is majority support in the United States for Washington's approach to the Russian invasion 500 days ago, polls show. Trump has long admired Putin and has expressed scepticism of extended U.S. involvement in the Ukraine war; on Tuesday he criticized Biden's decision to send munitions to Ukraine.
Former President Trump described his plan to stop the war in Ukraine within 24 hours of re-entering the White House in a Sunday interview with Fox News.
This year’s national security gathering drew big names, few of whom had real answers.
Trump called efforts to investigate his campaign's ties to Russia a "de-facto coup attempt" which harmed his efforts to warm relations with Vladimir Putin.
Trump presidential rival Christie visits Ukraine, meets with Zelenskiy
Christie reiterated his support for increasing U.S. aid to Ukraine, contrasting himself with his GOP primary rivals, including former president Donald Trump.
The former president suggested again that the Russia-Ukraine war would not have happened if he was still in office.
The following is a transcript of an interview with Fiona Hill, the former senior director for European and Russian affairs on the National Security Council during the Trump administration, that aired on "Face the Nation" on August 27, 2023.
Vladimir Putin is ‘gambling’ on Donald Trump winning the US election in 2024 so that Washington's support for Ukraine dwindles, a leading Western official has said.
During his four years in the White House, Donald Trump repeatedly touted having good relations with Vladimir Putin.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has described legal proceedings against former US president Donald Trump as "politically motivated persecution".
The Russian leader, whose government meddled in the American presidential election won by Donald J. Trump, also offered words of praise for Elon Musk.
Former US president makes comment in interview with NBC after being told Putin approved of his stance on Russia invasion
Volodymyr Zelensky urged Donald Trump to share his peace plans publicly if the former US president has a way to end the war between Ukraine and Russia – but the Ukrainian president cautioned in an interview Tuesday that any peace plan where Ukraine gives up territory would be unacceptable.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has urged former US President Donald Trump to reveal his plan to resolve the Russia-Ukraine war and put an end to the loss of life as the Republican forerunner...
How does the war in Ukraine end? Earlier this year, former President Donald Trump boasted that if he were re-elected, he’d “have that war settled in one day, 24 hours.”
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, a 2024 GOP presidential candidate, criticized former President Trump for wanting to split up aid to Israel and Ukraine, saying Trump wants to “coddle” Russian President Vladimir Putin. “This is Donald Trump’s bad worldview,” Christie said in an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union.” “He wants to do…
From Afghanistan and Ukraine to the Middle East, the US president faces the fallout from his predecessor’s foreign policy blunders
Trump has been sharply critical of U.S. support for Kyiv and has said he could end the war in 24 hours if re-elected
Former President Donald Trump is running for president again in the 2024 presidential election.
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109 Conservative lawmakers oppose updated legislation for free trade agreement between Canada and Ukraine.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin will not make peace in Ukraine before he knows the results of the November 2024 U.S. election, a senior U.S. State Department official said on Tuesday, amid concerns that a potential victory for former President Donald Trump could upend Western support for Kyiv.
Everything will change for European and Asian democracies if a man bent on dictatorship re-enters the White House next year.
US intelligence community alarmed by CNN and New York Times reports into disappearance of 2,700 pages of classified material
During then-President Donald Trump’s final days in office, a 10-inch-thick binder of raw Russian intelligence transported from the CIA went missing after it was last seen at the White House, CNN reported Friday. The investigation offered disturbing new details about the final frantic days of Trump’s term.
"The world is now a much more dangerous place than it was before," Nigel Farage tells Sky News in Iowa.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he was worried at the prospect of Donald Trump returning to the White House, branding Trump's claim that he could stop Ukraine's war with Russia in 24 hours as "very dangerous."
Ukrainian president invited Trump to Ukraine but says if he returns to White House he could make unilateral concessions to Russia
Zelenskyy described the former president’s rhetoric as “very dangerous” and appeared apprehensive that Trump’s idea of a negotiated solution might involve Ukraine making major concessions to Russia.
Trump has repeatedly insisted that he is well-positioned to negotiate an end to the war that has raged for almost two years
Aid to Ukraine is frozen in US Congress, and Kyiv could be dealing with a Trump presidency more sympathetic to Moscow. But Ukraine’s spy chief isn’t losing any sleep over the US.
This aid cutoff will doom Kyiv in 2024 and convince Putin that he need only wait for Trump's election
Russian president sits down with Trump-supporting rightwing commentator who frequently criticizes US support for Ukraine
NATO made the intervention after Mr Trump said he would let Russia "do whatever the hell they want" to members of the alliance that don't pay enough for defence at a rally in South Carolina on Saturday.
President Biden went after former President Trump on Sunday for his comments admitting he once threatened NATO allies he would “encourage” Russian aggression, calling the remarks “appalling and dangerous.” Trump recounted the remarks during a campaign rally Saturday, saying he “would encourage” Russia “to do whatever the hell they want” to countries that are “delinquent”…
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden slammed as "appalling and dangerous" comments by Donald Trump downplaying his commitment to NATO, warning Sunday that the former president intends to give Russian leader Vladimir Putin "a greenlight for more war and violence." Biden spoke after Trump said in a speech...
"No election campaign is an excuse for playing with the security of the alliance," Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz wrote on Sunday.
The ex-president said he would "encourage" Moscow to attack NATO allies in a move that the bloc says may put US and EU lives at risk
The head of NATO accused Donald Trump of putting American troops in danger after he encouraged Russia to attack alliance members that fail to meet defence spending targets.
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) slammed former President Trump over his recent remarks on NATO, saying Russian President Vladimir Putin must be “thrilled” about the comments. “Oh, Putin must be absolutely thrilled. If you look at it from Putin’s perspective, you know, the war isn’t going well in Ukraine for Russia. Russians keep coming back in…
President Vladimir Putin said Russia would prefer to see U.S. President Joe Biden re-elected, describing him as more experienced than Donald Trump.
MOSCOW (AP) — President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Russia would prefer to see U.S. President Joe Biden win a second term, describing him as more experienced than Donald Trump.
A Kremlin propagandist said that if Trump wins in November, he will punish his opponents.
Trump's hand-picked RNC Chair, Michael Whatley, listed Ukraine with China and Iran among aggressive countries on the world front.
The foreign secretary's meeting with Mr Trump comes shortly after reports claiming the former president said he could end the Russia-Ukraine war "within 24 hours" if re-elected.
Republicans have a stark choice before the US presidential election: help Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky or pay fealty to Donald Trump.
Speaking at a conservative event in Canada, Mr Johnson also warned Donald Trump and Republicans in the US against appeasing Vladimir Putin
Trump says Putin will free jailed US reporter Gershkovich for him
Russia expert warned Putin would see verdict as chance to undermine US’s global influence and boost his own standing
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Donald Trump has said repeatedly he could settle the war between Russia and Ukraine in one day if he’s elected president again. Russia’s United Nations ambassador
Ukraine is not ready to compromise with Russia and give up any territory to end the war, a senior Ukrainian official said when asked about US presidential candidate Donald Trump's declaration that he could quickly end the conflict.
Things that make you go, "hmm."
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said in a post on Truth Social that he had a "very good call" on Friday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and pledged to end the war pitting Kyiv against Moscow through negotiations.
Trump has said he will end the war in Ukraine before he even takes office in January, if he wins the presidential election.
US Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said in a post on Truth Social that he had a "very good call" with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and pledged to end the war pitting Ukraine against Russia through negotiations.
The U.S. intelligence community believes the Kremlin will direct its propaganda efforts to support former President Trump over Vice President Kamala Harris.
A Washington Post report details that an Egypt-linked group withdrew funds days before Trump’s inauguration
The first thing to say about the largest prisoner exchange between the United States and Russia since the Cold War is thank God that’s over. The second thing to say is the story about this historic event should be about the president, his administration, foreign allies and relations, and the still-c...
A campaign spokesman pointed towards Iran, suggesting its actors may be involved in stealing and distributing sensitive internal documents.
Without citing specific evidence, Trump campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung blamed the hack on "foreign sources hostile to the United States."
The campaign cited past hostilities between Trump and Iran without providing direct evidence. Read more at straitstimes.com.
A suspected Iranian cyber intrusion targeted both Donald Trump's campaign and President Joe Biden's reelection efforts, with the FBI investigating the matter. Sensitive documents, leaked to multiple news outlets, suggest the hack's severity. This incident recalls past foreign election interferences, emphasizing the need for robust cybersecurity measures.
Iran was behind a recent hack targeting Donald Trump's presidential campaign, US security agencies said, accusing Tehran of seeking to influence the 2024 election.
Former President Donald Trump claimed Wednesday that his Democratic opponent in the presidential election, Vice President Kamala Harris, met with Russian President Vladimir Putin just days before Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022.
Former President Donald Trump falsely claimed Wednesday that his Democratic opponent in the presidential election, Vice President Kamala Harris, met with Russian President Vladimir Putin just days before Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022.
Investigators linked activity to same network blamed for hacking incident reported by Trump campaign
Donald Trump has made controversial comments about the US backing Ukraine - but Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his tone has been very different over the phone.
Many of the posts wondered how Putin might feel about the endorsement, drawing on suspicions among some Democrats that she's been a "Russian asset."
A roundup of current US news: Russian lawmaker Maria Butina dismisses U.S. election meddling claims, Kamala Harris prepares for debate with Donald Trump, Trump campaign fundraising figures, and more. Key topics include a school shooting in Georgia, rising hunger in the U.S, and legal actions on immigration policies.
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The video introducing Tenet Media hit many common conservative tropes: Mainstream media couldn’t be trusted.
Former US president Donald Trump has said he was "very offended" by Russian president Vladimir Putin's endorsement of his Democratic rival, Vice President Kamala Harris.
Donald Trump has jokingly said he was offended by Vladimir Putin’s decision to back Kamala Harris in the US presidential race.
Whoever takes over the White House after Joe Biden may well pursue a compromise to try to end Russia’s war in Ukraine
The meetings coincide with the visit of both leaders to the US for the United Nations General Assembly.
President Joe Biden announced $8 billion in new military aid for Ukraine, while former President Donald Trump signaled a willingness to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, despite previous criticisms. Vice President Kamala Harris also showed support for Ukraine but criticized any peace proposals involving land concessions.
Mr Trump has in recent days praised Russia’s historic military victories and insisted the US needs ‘to get out’.
WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump said that he would meet with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy Friday morning at Trump Tower in New York.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with Donald Trump on Friday with public tensions rising between the two over Ukraine's defense against Russia's invasion. "We...
Zelenskyy's "victory plan," according to a US official, is seen as a repackaged plea for more weapons and fewer restrictions on long-range missile use.
Republican presidential candidate said he would work with Ukraine and Russia to end conflict
Sen. Katie Britt (R-Ala.) said in a Sunday interview that she thinks Russian President Vladimir Putin “respects” former President Trump.
Iran’s influence efforts using hacked material from the Trump campaign follow what the U.S. says was a series of influence operations in 2020.
Donald Trump has had as many as seven private phone calls with Vladimir Putin since leaving office and secretly sent the Russian president COVID-19 test...
Both Trump campaign and the Kremlin, which U.S. officials have said is working to influence the 2024 election in favor of Trump, denied the reporting.
Bob Woodward's book claims Trump had up to seven private calls with Putin after leaving office, sparking scrutiny over their relationship and potential impacts on U.S. foreign policy. Trump's criticism of U.S. aid to Ukraine and ties to Russia continue to raise public interest, amid denied allegations.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A new book's assertion that former President Donald Trump may have had as many as seven private phone calls with Russian President Vladimir Putin since leaving the
Democrats and lefty media outlets are blasting out stories of supposedly sinister ties between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin because they know they can't tout Kamala Harris' record.
Former President Donald Trump is refusing to say whether he’s spoken with Russian President Vladimir Putin since Trump left the White House.
Former President Donald Trump warned Iran is in “danger” when speaking with the Saudi Arabian government-owned Al Arabiya English news channel.
YARDLEY, Pa. (AP) — Russian actors made a widely circulated video falsely depicting mail-in ballots for Donald Trump being destroyed in Pennsylvania, U.S. officials said Friday.
The video, shared on social media, showed ballots for Donald Trump being destroyed in Pennsylvania.
The Republican vice presidential nominee also said Donald Trump is committed to Nato.
No amount of disinformation can hide the truth about why Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to help Donald Trump win again in 2024.
Vladimir Putin has described Donald Trump as a "bullied" and "brave man" after his monumental political comeback. Meanwhile, three states, including America's most populous, are making moves to protect liberal policies from the next administration.
The Russian leader said Donald Trump's "behaviour" during the assassination attempt in July "made an impression on me".
President-elect Trump recently spoke with Russian President Putin, discussing the Ukraine war. Biden plans to urge Trump to maintain support for Kyiv, emphasizing stability in Europe. The U.S. has provided significant aid to Ukraine, which Trump's administration may reconsider. These discussions signal critical shifts in international relations.
Joe Biden will put forward a case to Congress and Donald Trump explaining why funding Ukraine's war against Russia is in America's interests. Elsewhere, a report suggests that Trump held a phone call with Vladimir Putin on Thursday last week.
In phone call, Trump reminds Putin of US’s ‘sizeable military presence in Europe’, Washington Post reports
Kyiv, Ukraine - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday that Russia's war against his country will "end sooner" than it otherwise would have
European officials are now open to President-elect Donald Trump's push for peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine as an off ramp to the costly conflict that's approaching its third year.
Putin also weighed in on Trump's legal troubles, calling them "humiliating, unfounded judicial procedures."
The current global news summary includes Ukraine's appeal for NATO membership, clashes in Georgia over EU accession, deadly Israeli strikes in Gaza, Syrian rebels advancing in Aleppo, and an explosion in Kosovo affecting power plants. It also highlights Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau's meeting with Trump and the progress of Ireland's general election.
French president hosts three-way talk with US president-elect, as Ukrainian fears grow over position of incoming administration
The summary highlights current global news: Trump calls for a Ukraine ceasefire, Romanian elections annulled, Israeli Gaza hospital strike denial, Trump's plans to pardon Jan. 6 defendants and deport illegal immigrants, Assad's asylum in Russia post Syria's capital fall, and Mahama's election victory in Ghana.
Mr Trump urged the warring sides to "stop the madness", saying "negotiations should begin" as he admitted he was actively working to end the near three-year-old conflict.
President-elect Donald Trump dished to The Post on his chats with Prince William, Jill Biden and world leaders during his "fantastic" trip to Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.
President-elect Donald Trump says he might reverse President Joe Biden’s decision to permit Ukrainian forces to use American long-range weapons to strike deeper into Russian territory.
Russia's foreign minister Monday rejected the peace proposal being floated around by President-elect Donald Trump's team to end the war in Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview aired Thursday that US President-elect Donald Trump's "unpredictability" could help end the
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy stresses the need for U.S. security guarantees to end Russia's war in Ukraine. He urges NATO membership for Ukraine, fearing Russian rearmament without U.S. support. Zelenskiy eyes collaboration with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump to forge a 'peace through strength' strategy.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is emphasizing that targeting Russia's oil revenue is the best way to get Moscow to end its nearly three-year war against Ukraine.
The nearly three-year war in Ukraine is at a crossroads. Trump promised to end the fighting within six months of taking office.
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says Canada is firmly opposed to having Russia reinstated in the G7 as U.S. President Donald Trump has suggested.
The latest world news highlights progress towards potential peace talks involving Ukraine and Europe, challenges for Australia's PM Albanese, U.S. sanctions on Iraqi banks, and concerns around Russian drone activities in Moldova. Furthermore, Trump shows willingness to meet Putin while Israel receives American-made bombs.
European leaders tried to reassert themselves in Paris after being pushed to the sidelines but there is a growing sense that the US and Russia see the world in the same way and may strike deals on more than the future of Ukraine.
The new US president has made it clear he would rather negotiate with Moscow than Kyiv when it comes to ending the war in Ukraine, and some say there's good reason to be worried about that.
"Pushback from Ukraine on the deal and how Trump is carrying out peace talks is simply unacceptable", Waltz said but insisted that these difference of views could be reconciled as “the president also said how much he loves the Ukrainian people.”
French President Emmanuel Macron indicated a potential truce between Ukraine and Russia might be reached soon. In a Fox News interview after talking with U.S. President Donald Trump, Macron stated that European leaders are prepared to offer security guarantees to facilitate the truce.
Sir Keir Starmer is set to meet Donald Trump for the first time since the US president's inauguration last month.
Trump's arrival in the White House marked the real beginning of a real effort to end the war in Ukraine. Under President Joe Biden, it was going nowhere.
WASHINGTON, United States — US President Donald Trump erupted at Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday, angrily sending the Ukrainian leader out of the White House after an extraordinary Oval Office meltdown because he was 'not ready' for peace with Russia.
Leaders will join Sir Keir Starmer and Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday to discuss Ukraine and security on Sunday, as they rally round the Ukrainian president following his disastrous meeting with Donald Trump.
A TOP Trump official has suggested Volodymyr Zelensky may have to quit as President of Ukraine to get peace talks back on track.It comes as the UK’s
They've pledged to spend more on security and assemble a coalition to defend any truce in Ukraine. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Many of the protesters turned in support of Ukraine after Vance and President Trump signaled support for Russia on Friday.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s senior aides and allies lashed out at Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy from Washington as he attended a European summit Sunday in London.
French President Emmanuel Macron has said that Europe must be ready to defend Ukraine independently, without relying on US support under Trump administration.
The officials plan to meet next week to discuss the first steps of an agreement, after President Trump cast doubt on U.S. support for Ukraine in recent days.
The Trump administration has made overtures to a country that Rubio has railed against during most of his career, especially in relation to Russia's backing of countries like Cuba.
The foreign secretary's visit is taking place amid a renewed focus on the Ukraine conflict after US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy traded verbal blows at the Oval Office in the White House on Friday last that drew global attention.
Donald Trump has said "it's up to Russia now" as he urged Vladimir Putin to agree to a 30-day ceasefire with Ukraine. Earlier, the Kremlin said it was studying the proposal but would not agree to anything until it had heard from the US. Follow the latest here.
Russia's Vladimir Putin said he agrees in principle with a U.S. proposal for a 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine, but that the terms need to be worked out.
The Russian president thanked Donald Trump for "paying so much attention to regulating the conflict in Ukraine" and said he needs to speak with his American counterpart.
The US president said that a global conflict would be "a war like no other" as he talked up his chances of getting the Russian leader to sign a peace deal
Ukraine and Russia agreed in principle to a limited ceasefire after President Donald Trump spoke with the countries' leaders this week.
The White House is ramping up its efforts to make good on President Donald Trump’s long-held promise to end the Russia-Ukraine war, with Washington, Moscow and Kyiv all expected to send officials to Saudi Arabia for meetings in the coming days.
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine and Russia agreed in principle to a limited ceasefire after President Donald Trump spoke with the countries' leaders this week, though it remains to be seen when it might take effect and what possible targets would be off
The US president had earlier criticised his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin’s comments about the Ukrainian president.
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Putin earlier this month rejected a US proposal of an unconditional ceasefire in Ukraine -- that Zelenskyy backed -- and has upped his rhetoric on Moscow wanting to install new leadership in Ukraine
A senior Russian official's visit to Washington marks the first high-level meeting since Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Kirill Dmitriev will engage in talks with U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff about strengthening bilateral relations. This effort reflects attempts to repair ties during President Trump's administration.
At least 34 people have been killed in a Russian missile strike on Ukraine's northeastern city of Sumy. That comes less than 48 hours after Donald Trump's envoy met Vladimir Putin in Russia for more talks on ending the war. Follow the latest below.
The US President said neither side was ‘playing him’ as he pushes to end the three-year long war.
The US has suggested it could abandon its efforts to broker a permanent ceasefire within days, having seemingly grown frustrated by a lack of progress. Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said Vladimir Putin is not serious about ending the war.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the Russian army had "violated Putin's ceasefire more than 2,000 times" and accused him of being only interested in favourable PR coverage.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Vladimir Putin's declaration of a 30-hour "Easter truce" has "proven empty" after Russian attacks on Easter Sunday. Elsewhere, the UK has confirmed RAF jets intercepted Russian planes to defend NATO airspace this week. Follow the latest below.
This news summary highlights significant world events, including conflicts involving Israeli PM Netanyahu, sensitive leaks by U.S. officials, the death of Pope Francis, and Canadian political tensions. Notable actions include Putin's peace offer to Ukraine and fluctuating approval ratings for Trump. Australian and Canadian elections show dynamic political scenarios.
The Ukrainian leader has indicated an unwillingness to cede territory to Moscow.
Donald Trump was speaking after Russia struck Kyiv with an hours-long barrage of missiles and drones.
Donald Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Wednesday that he believes he has a peace deal with Russia and Ukraine.
Reports said Donald Trump is proposing the US would formally recognise Russia's occupation of Crimea - a red line for Ukraine and previously rejected by Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
At least 12 dead after strikes; Donald Trump calls on Putin to ‘stop’; Zelenskyy holds firm on Crimea. What we know on day 1,157
The US President was writing on his Truth Social site.
US President Donald Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff met Russian President Vladimir Putin for three hours in Russia yesterday to discuss the US plan to end the war in Ukraine, and Mr Trump said the two sides were "very close to a deal," despite apparent differences in their positions.
US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met in Vatican City on the sidelines of Pope Francis’s funeral.
ROME (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday called for Ukraine and Russia to meet for “very high level talks,” saying they are “very close to a deal” on ending the bloody three-year war.
The US president has expressed new scepticism that a peace deal can be reached soon.
Donald Trump’s peace proposal would see the US formally recognise Crimea as Russian and de facto accepting Moscow’s rule over occupied territories.
US president’s epiphany that Putin may not want to stop Ukraine war follows ‘symbolic’ talk with Zelenskyy in St Peter’s Basilica
US president says face-to-face improved relations with Ukrainian leader and demurs on trust in Vladimir Putin
The US president appears to show increasing frustration with a lack of progress over a ceasefire deal. Meanwhile, North Korea says its fighters made an "important contribution" to expelling Ukrainian forces from Russian territory - though Kyiv says its soldiers are still in Kursk.
President Trump calls on Russia to cease attacks in Ukraine, highlighting potential shifts in U.S. diplomatic efforts. Meeting with Ukrainian President Zelenskiy at the Vatican, Trump emphasizes negotiation. Amid stalled peace talks, differing proposals emerge, and U.S. officials voice concerns over territorial discussions.
In the chaotic first 100 days since US President Donald Trump returned to office, he has waged an often unpredictable campaign that has upended parts of the rules-based world order that Washington helped build from the ashes of World War II.
Donald Trump has made big promises on Russia's war in Ukraine but he's becoming an impatient broker.
Move seals a deal to create a fund the Trump administration says will begin to repay roughly $175bn provided to Ukraine
The United States and Ukraine have signed a historic economic deal that will give the United States access to Ukraine’s critical minerals, something Donald Trump thinks will bring peace in the region.
The Kremlin wants a "definitive" response from Ukraine over its three-day ceasefire offer. Meanwhile, Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he and Donald Trump agreed a 30-day truce between Kyiv and Moscow was the correct first step. Listen to the latest episode of The World podcast as you scroll.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he would be ready to meet Vladimir Putin for talks in Istanbul on Thursday after US President Donald Trump told him to agree to an offer of talks with Russia immediately.
Vladimir Putin has been warned by European leaders that he has 24 hours to accept a 30-day ceasefire or he will face a raft of new sanctions
US President Donald Trump is not going to Turkey tomorrow to join talks between Russia and Ukraine aimed ending the war, a US official has said.
Talks between Moscow and Kyiv will test whether Vladimir Putin is serious about a cease-fire deal, as they'll also test President Donald Trump’s approach to the conflict.
The US president had pressed for the Russian and Ukrainian leaders to meet in the Turkish capital on Thursday.
Donald Trump will also skip meeting, Washington says shortly after Moscow’s announcement
The US secretary of state said he did not think there would be a "breakthrough" in peace negotiations until Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin meet to discuss it directly.
The strike came hours after the Russian and Ukrainian delegations left Istanbul after agreeing to a large exchange of prisoners of war.
US President Donald Trump has said he will speak by phone to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Monday to discuss finding a way out of the the Ukraine war.
After saying there'll be no movement toward peace in the war over Ukraine until he and Russian President Vladimir Putin have a meeting of the minds , President Trump said...
Secretary of State Marco Rubio told "Face the Nation" he believes talks to end the war in Ukraine will only progress if President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet in person.
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The bombardment, which Ukrainian officials said mostly targeted Kyiv, came just a day before President Trump was expected to talk with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia.
President Trump said ceasefire negotiations would begin "immediately," but the Kremlin has expressed little eagerness for a ceasefire in the war it began.
President Donald Trump said he spoke to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and various European leaders after his call with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
President Donald Trump is set to speak Monday with Vladimir Putin, in what the U.S. president said is an attempt to stop the “bloodbath” of the war in Ukraine.
There was no announcement of a ceasefire after President Trump's two-hour phone call with Vladimir Putin on Monday, but Trump said he believes it "went very well."...
Presidents Trump and Putin discussed initiating negotiations for a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine. Trump resisted imposing further sanctions on Russia, suggesting some progress was being made. European leaders have pressured Russia with sanctions, while Trump coordinated global leaders towards finding a peaceful resolution.
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Russia and Ukraine exchanged 307 prisoners on the second day of the largest prisoner swap in their three-year conflict. This development suggests a potential breakthrough in peace negotiations, with U.S. President Donald Trump highlighting the significance. The exchange follows previous releases and aims to reunite 1,000 detainees with their families.
Despite the US president talking up the chances of a peace deal, Russia launched the biggest aerial bombardment of the war so far on Sunday night. Three children were among those killed, as Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on allies for more support.
Trump, who has worked to broker ceasefire deal, told reporters that Russian leader is ‘killing a lot of people’
Mr Trump and Mr Putin spoke on the phone this past week.
President Donald Trump said Sunday that Vladimir Putin “has gone absolutely CRAZY,” after the Russian leader launched the largest aerial attack of Moscow’s three-year full-scale war on Ukraine.
U.S. President Donald Trump expressed strong disapproval of Russia's recent bombing of Ukraine, particularly targeting President Vladimir Putin for the aggressive attacks. Trump revealed he is considering additional sanctions on Russia, describing the situation as unacceptable and highlighting concerns over the rising casualties and destruction.
President Donald Trump spoke with reporters on the tarmac at Morristown, New Jersey before boarding Air Force One to return to Washington, D.C.
Russia launched almost 300 drones and 69 missiles overnight in one of the largest aerial attacks since the war began, Ukraine said, with three siblings among 12 people killed. This latest onslaught has prompted Donald Trump's envoy to call for a ceasefire "now".
Ukraine says Russia launched its biggest drone strike to date after Trump called Putin crazy for stepping up his offensive and "needlessly killing a lot of people."
Trump says Putin is 'playing with fire' as Russia makes gains in Ukraine
‘Something has happened to him (Putin).’
Things between the pair could “could get stupid real fast,” Charlamagne tha God said.
It's unclear if Mr Trump tried to talk the Russian leader out of responding to Ukraine's airbase strike - but it doesn't sound like it. If anything, he appeared to actually announce Russia's retaliation himself.
The US president said that he discussed Ukraine's drone attack, which destroyed more than 40 Russian warplanes, with Vladimir Putin during an hour and 15 minute long phone call.
This is the first time that Russia has talked about the involvement of the US President in halting the military conflict between the two countries.
Almost all of the Eastern half of the country is under air raid alerts, the official raid map shows.
Almost all of the Eastern half of the country is under air raid alerts, the official raid map shows.
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia said on Wednesday it stood ready to remove highly enriched uranium from Iran and convert it into civilian reactor fuel as a...
These are the key events on day 1,205 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
The exchanges are part of agreements reached by the warring sides during talks in Istanbul earlier this month.
Here are the key events on day 1,206 during Russia's war on Ukraine.
Here are the key events on day 1,207 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
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Russian business leaders are backing legislation that would stop Western companies one day returning to the market they left after the Ukraine invasion.
Reports suggest the U.S. may have played a greater role than has officially been admitted.
The summit comes amid rising international tensions, as Trump and other allies continue their quest for an accord between Russia and Ukraine.
Trump is turning out to be a liability for the Kremlin.
Vance defends Trump after supporters like Tucker Carlson and those in the MAGA base's calls to stay out of the Israel-Iran conflict.
An American citizen was among 15 people killed in Russian strikes on Kyiv overnight, hours after President Trump bragged about his relationship with Vladimir...
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov warned on Wednesday that direct U.S. military assistance to Israel could radically...
"Somebody please explain to kooky Tucker Carlson that Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon," Trump said as he aired his frustrations.
Backing the most anti-Western Middle Eastern power was convenient until it wasn’t.
Ukraine's leader was denied a meeting with his most powerful ally, after Donald Trump left the summit a day early.
President Donald Trump -- clearly frustrated by the failure of his diplomatic efforts to date -- has raised the prospect of entirely abandoning American engagement.
The Russian president says Iran's nuclear programme continues and society remains united behind political leadership.
Iran has few options to end the war, and escalating against Israel and the US will likely invite more attacks.
The Russian and Chinese leaders agree there is no military solution to the dispute over Iran's nuclear ambitions.
Here’s what to know about China’s approach to—and stakes in—the Israel-Iran war.
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EU interests may no longer be best served by alliance with US - especially under Trump’s increasingly dangerous agenda.
After banning Russian oil in 2022, the EU proposes phasing out Russian gas and maximising profits from Russian assets.
Russian minister Maxim Reshetnikov has warned that the country's economy was teetering "on the brink of recession".
After his unexpected release, Sergei Tikhanovsky broke down describing his five years in solitary confinement
This year's NATO summit opens Tuesday, attended by a disengaged United States, which seems bent on fighting its own battles, rather than helping European allies with the increased threat from Russia.
The teaching of Ukrainian is to be abolished in the regions of the country occupied by Russian forces, the Moscow-based Kommersant daily reported on Monday. ...
Washington's support for Kyiv, already in doubt under President Trump, is set to decline further, analysts say.
A Trump-brokered ceasefire is in place for now. But what really happened – and did any side emerge stronger?
The US president asks Myroslava Petsa about her husband on the frontline after she asks him about supplying air defences to Ukraine.
US leader Trump scolded Israel for continuing to strike Iran after he declared a ceasefire. Can the fragile truce hold?
“Iran is willing to engage diplomatically, but what we’ve not seen is any good faith from the United States.”
Ukrainian leader steps up diplomatic push, while his Russian counterpart will skip a summit due to ICC arrest warrant.
Trump made no pledge of assistance to Ukraine at NATO summit, but said he’d 'try' and sell Patriot interceptors.
Here are the key events on day 1,220 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Beijing likes allies who needle the U.S., but it values stability even more.
Sergei Tikhanovsky was kept isolated in bare, tiny cells and tells the BBC that Belarus must free other political prisoners.
A poll suggests 56 percent of Ukrainians would agree to a 'compromise' to end the conflict.
To achieve its ambitious plans for missions to the moon and beyond, Russia needs other spacefaring nations as partners. But the war in Ukraine is making that help increasingly hard to find
An emboldened Russia has ramped up military offensives on two fronts in Ukraine, scattering Kyiv’s precious reserve troops and threatening to expand the...
An emboldened Russia has ramped up military offensives on two fronts in Ukraine
Russian president says future talks need to be between Kyiv and Moscow amid signs latter does not want US involvement.
Under fire of 100 drones a night, there's little talk of a ceasefire in the front-line city of Sumy.
Russian missiles and drones hammered Kyiv in an overnight attack, the largest aerial assault on the Ukrainian capital since the war began more than three years ago.
KYIV (Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he discussed air defences in a conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday, and...
MOSCOW (Reuters) -The Kremlin said on Friday that Russia closely follows all of Donald Trump's statements after the U.S. president said he was "very...
Almost every district in the capital sustained damage after Russia fired a record 550 drones, Ukraine says.
Russia launched a record 539 drones against Ukraine just hours after a call between the US and Russian presidents.
Here are the key events on day 1,226 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
The Dutch and German secret services say there is strong evidence that Moscow is using the choking agent chloropicrin.
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Here are the key events on day 1,227 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Antonio Guterres raises alarm over 'dangerous escalation' after hours-long Russian drone and missile barrage this week.
Poland Blasts Trump-Putin Dialogue After Drone Strike Escalation NATO's largest and most well-protected 'eastern flank' country is angry over President Donald Trump's phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin this week. Polish Foreign Minister Radek …
Here are the key events on day 1,228 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
President Donald Trump is growing increasingly frustrated with Russian President Vladimir Putin as the nation's war against Ukraine continues.
US President Donald Trump said he is tired of the “b*******” from his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.
US president voices frustration over the continuing war in Ukraine, says Vladimir Putin is 'killing a lot of people'.
On Ukraine, Vladimir Putin wants more than Donald Trump has been prepared to offer, writes BBC Russia editor Steve Rosenberg.
The US president reverses a suspension of weapons shipments to Kyiv and heavily criticises Russia's Putin.
In typically brash tones, the US leader announced the move while decrying the 'bullsh-t thrown at us by Putin'.
Despite pressure from Donald Trump's White House, Russia remain committed to its war effort in Ukraine.
LONDON (Reuters) -A U.S.-owned canned food company seized by Russia to safeguard domestic food supplies is planning to boost dwindling sales with exports to ...
Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov during a summit in Malaysia as Russia continued massive strikes on Ukraine's capital.
Germany and the US appear on the cusp of major policy changes, and Ukraine senses its opportunity to secure weapons.
Rubio and Lavrov 'confirmed their mutual desire to find peaceful solutions to conflicts', Russian Foreign Ministry says.
Here are the key events on day 1,232 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Trump spoke about an agreement with NATO to arm Ukraine. A sanctions bill with bipartisan support also sits in Congress.
Here are the key events on day 1,233 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
'Positive trend' in US-Russia ties remains despite Washington's 'zigzag' policy, Moscow says.
Here are the key events on day 1,234 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
President Trump threatened to punish Russia with heavy tariffs on countries that trade with Moscow if the Kremlin fails to reach a ceasefire deal with Ukraine, while promising Kyiv weapons.
MOSCOW (Reuters) -The Kremlin said on Monday that the big picture of U.S. President Donald Trump remarks about supplying Patriot air defence missiles to...
The US is threatening Moscow with financial consequences if a deal to end the Ukraine war is not reached within 50 days.
Russia launched four missiles and 136 drones into Ukraine overnight into Monday morning, according to Ukraine's air force.
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US President Donald Trump announced a shipment of weapons for Ukraine while threatening tariffs on Russia.
Speaking alongside NATO chief, US president says missiles will be sent to NATO, which will coordinate distribution.
US president makes announcement amid growing frustration with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Here are the key events on day 1,236 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Donald Trump tells the BBC he is "disappointed" with Vladimir Putin over the lack of a ceasefire deal in Ukraine.
The Supreme Court has cleared the way for the Trump administration to continue with mass firings. And, Trump has threatened Russia with tariffs over its war with Ukraine.
Trump asked Ukraine's Zelensky if he could strike Moscow and other Russian targets, the Financial Times reported.
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Russia continued its nightly bombardment of Ukrainian cities overnight into Tuesday, after President Donald Trump said the U.S. would send military equipment to Kyiv.
Former national security adviser John Bolton said Monday that President Trump could soon retreat from efforts to resolve Russia’s war with Ukraine. The Trump...
This week marked a possible pivot by President Donald Trump regarding Russia's ongoing full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
The key question now is how seriously will Putin take Trump's new approach?
US president's remarks follow report saying he encouraged Kyiv to step up strikes inside Russian territory.
Moscow also confirms that no phone call is currently planned between Presidents Trump and Putin.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described the attack as 'simply horrific, stupid Russian terror'.
Here are the key events on day 1,238 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Russia's Defense Ministry said its forces downed at least 126 Ukrainian drones overnight into Thursday morning, with at least three craft intercepted over Moscow region.
Trump casts European purchases of US weapons for Ukraine as a victory as UN warns civilians being killed at record rate.
About 1,000 bodies of Ukrainian soldiers have been exchanged for the bodies of 19 Russian soldiers.
Three Russian intelligence units and 18 officers have been sanctioned, the Foreign Office says.
ABC News' Ian Pannell talked to 21-year-old Valeria, whose mom and 11-year-old sister died after a Russian missile crashed into their building in Kyiv late last month.
At least three people are killed in the barrage, which the Ukrainian president says targeted 10 regions.
The offer comes amid renewed fighting and seeks to resume negotiations that were halted in early June.
Ukrainian leader also reiterates readiness for face-to-face meeting with Russia’s Vladimir Putin.
Here are the key events on day 1,241 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Russia is open to peace with Ukraine, but achieving its goals remains a priority, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Sunday, days after U.S. President...
Russia's defence ministry says more than 230 Ukrainian drones have been downed over Russia since Saturday morning.
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Russia and Ukraine again exchanged a series of major overnight drone strikes as the two sides maneuvered ahead of a possible resumption of ceasefire talks.
Here are the key events on day 1,243 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Renewed efforts for a ceasefire come after the US pledged fresh military aid for Kyiv.
Ukraine said it would send a high-level negotiating team to Turkey peace talks with Russia, even as Moscow wrote off the talks before they had started.
The long-range Russian drones come in swarms each night, buzzing over Ukraine by the hundreds, terrorizing the population and attacking targets from the industrial east to areas near its western border with Poland
The US returns as a seller of critical anti-ballistic systems, but remains neutral, with no ideological standpoint.
Deaths have been reported on either side of the border, just hours after a third round of ceasefire talks took place in Turkey.
Ukrainian forces are holding back Russia's concerted summer push to break through defenses along parts of the front line, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr...
MOSCOW (Reuters) -The Kremlin said on Friday that a summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy could only...
Three people die in strikes on Dnipro in Ukraine, while two are killed in Russia's Rostov region.
Dispatches from Ukraine. Day 1,248.
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The US president says there is "no reason" for waiting amid little sign of progress towards peace.
Here are the key events on day 1,251 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday said he warned Chinese officials that continued purchases of sanctioned Russian oil...
Ukrainian drone attacks kill at least one person in Russia's southern Rostov region.
MOSCOW (Reuters) -The Kremlin said on Wednesday it continued to monitor statements by U.S. President Donald Trump regarding sanctions against Moscow, but...
A barrage of Russian drones and missiles have caused damage at more than two dozen locations across Kyiv.
Here are the key events on day 1,253 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Rescue teams search for people under the rubble after at least 52 people are wounded.
Missile strikes on Kyiv leave six dead, including a child, and injure 82 as fires engulf the capital overnight.
The Russian president says Moscow's initial tough demands must be met, despite a looming US sanctions deadline.
Our NewsNation coverage from Ukraine will continue through next week.
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More than three years into Russia's full-scale invasion, Ukrainians across the country retreat each night to bomb shelters and metro stations in a nightly ritual.
The US president said he's ordered two nuclear submarines to move closer to Russia, after a social media spat with Russia's ex-president.
Trump's announcement follows a war of words with former Russian president over social media.
Here are the key events on day 1,255 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A top aide to President Donald Trump on Sunday accused India of effectively financing Russia's war in Ukraine by purchasing oil from...
Ukraine has regularly hit Russian oil and gas infrastructure in response to attacks on its own territory.
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Steve Witkoff is visiting Moscow this week - is it a sign that an agreement between Russia and the US to end the fighting in Ukraine could yet be reached?
Moscow downplayed President Trump's announcement that he'd ordered two nuclear submarines to "the appropriate regions" after heated Russian rhetoric.
The Kremlin has dismissed concerns of a nuclear escalation following US President Donald Trump's decision to reposition two nuclear submarines closer to...
MOSCOW (Reuters) -The Kremlin said on Monday that everyone should be careful about nuclear rhetoric, in its first response to a statement by U.S. President...
President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff is expected to travel to Russia later this week, the president told reporters on Sunday.
The Trump Administration has accused its longtime friend of “financing” the war in Ukraine.
Witkoff will discuss Russia's war on Ukraine as Trump says again he wants a 'deal where people stop getting killed'.
White House deputy chief Stephen Miller says it was 'not acceptable' for India to continue to buy Russian oil.
Missile and drone attacks on Ukraine are now higher than at any other point of the war, according to Ukrainian data.
The weapons include U.S. missiles for Patriot air defense systems already in Ukraine. President Trump opposes more direct U.S. military aid for Ukraine, but announced the new arrangement last month.
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The former Russian president, infamous for late-night online rants, is locked in a row with the US leader.
Here are the key events on day 1,258 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
India pushes back against sanctions, tariffs over its purchase of Russian oil, says West trades more with Moscow.
Ex-Russian President Dmitry Medvedev warns of 'further steps', blaming NATO's 'anti-Russian policy'.
In July, Russia collected 787.3 billion rubles, or $9.8 billion, from oil and gas revenue — 27% lower than a year ago.
White House envoy Steve Witkoff met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow in a last-ditch effort to convince him to make peace in Ukraine or face punishing new economic penalties by Friday.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio suggested Wednesday that Russia and Ukraine are not ready for a meeting with President Trump as the war between the two...
A bilateral meeting between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin could happen as soon as next week, according to a White House official.
The visit is Witkoff's fifth to Moscow since January.
President Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff was greeted by Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Wednesday ahead of expected talks, the Kremlin said in a short statement.
In Kharkiv, investigators gather evidence of Russian attacks - and how it has dodged sanctions.
The Kremlin has confirmed that Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin have agreed to a meeting, though a specific date or location has yet to be announced.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed to meet with President Donald Trump, the Kremlin said. A date or location has yet to be announced. ABC News' Martha Raddatz reports.
President Donald Trump said Russia's Vladimir Putin doesn't have to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in order for him and Putin to meet.
President Donald Trump's deadline is here for Russia's Vladimir Putin to agree to a ceasefire with Ukraine or face secondary sanctions.
In a statement posted to Telegram, Zelenskyy said Ukraine's territorial integrity, must be non-negotiable and emphasized that lasting peace must include Ukraine's voice at the table.
Vice President JD Vance met with EU allies and Ukrainian officials -- less than a week President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are set to meet.
The Ukrainian president has underlined they will not give up territory to Russia ahead of a meeting between Trump and Putin.
Iran is distancing itself from ally Russia as it rejects planned border corridor backed by US President Donald Trump.
With US and Russian leaders set to meet, Ukraine's Zelenskyy warns deals without his country will not bring peace.
Here are the key events on day 1,262 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Location matters, former real estate mogul US President Donald Trump said. Moments later he announced Alaska, a place sold by Russia to the United States 158 years ago for $7.2 million, would be where Russian President Vladimir Putin tries to sell his land de…
President Trump announced he will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin next week in Alaska. Jen Psaki analyzes how ...
President Donald Trump’s special envoy to the Middle East botched a sitdown with Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier this week. During the Wednesday...
Russia and Ukraine exchanged large waves of attack drones overnight into Sunday as the two combatants maneuvered ahead of Friday's planned summit in Alaska.
They added that they would continue to uphold and impose restrictive measures against the Russian Federation. U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he ...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has staunchly rejected a suggestion by Donald Trump of 'swapping territory’.
Leaders of six European nations and the EU call for more pressure on Russia before Trump-Putin summit in Alaska.
Here are the key events on day 1,263 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Drones launched by Kyiv are targeting deeper into Russian territory than in past, Al Jazeera's correspondent reports.
Trump, who for weeks had been threatening new sanctions against Russia for failing to halt the conflict, announced instead last Friday that he would hold an August 15 summit with Putin in Alaska.
US President Donald Trump said on Friday he will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin on August 15 in Alaska to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Sunday that the meeting between United States President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will be "about testing Putin, how serious he is on b...
In an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) reacts to the expected meeting next week between President Trump and Russian President Putin in Alaska, which Ukrainian President Zelenskyy is not expected to attend.
The US president says talks with Putin on Friday will be a "feel-out meeting" aimed at urging Russia to end the war in Ukraine.
EU foreign ministers meet ahead of Friday’s Trump-Putin talks in Alaska, with Brussels insisting any peace deal must include Ukraine. And Al Jazeera’s Anas al-Sharif was killed in an Israeli airstrike that also took out the broadcaster's crew in Gaza City.
US President Donald Trump is not aiming for an agreement on the Ukraine war from his upcoming meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin: "I'm not going...
Ukraine and its backers in Europe insist that the United States and Russia cannot decide on land swaps behind their backs at a summit this week, but the...
Many Ukrainians and experts believe Russia's Putin will seek to dupe Trump while expanding gains in eastern Ukraine.
The talks come head of a landmark meeting between the presidents of the US and Russia in Alaska on Friday.
Donald Trump on Monday seemed to forget the location of his upcoming summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin—once again raising concerns about the cognitive ability of the 79-year-old president.The president had announced the summit, which will take plac…
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that Kyiv and Moscow will both have to cede land to end the war in Ukraine and this week's talks with Russian...
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian forces have made a sudden thrust into eastern Ukraine near the coal mining town of Dobropillia, a move that may be designed to...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claimed on Tuesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin is preparing for "new offensive operations."
The Ukrainian leader was speaking ahead of a meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday.
The EU says "the people of Ukraine must have the freedom to decide their future."
The Kremlin is pushing to seize more territory in Donetsk region ahead of Trump-Putin talks on Friday in Alaska.
Russia says both sides affirm intention for Putin-Trump meet in Alaska on Friday, where Ukraine war set to be discussed.
Mixed feelings in Moscow before Friday's summit as analysts are sceptical that peace in Ukraine will be secured.
Russian President Putin 'is definitely not preparing for a ceasefire or an end to the war' in Ukraine, Zelenskyy says.
Here are the key events on day 1,265 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Donald Trump has warned Vladimir Putin there would be “severe consequences” if he did not agree to end his war on Ukraine at their summit in Alaska on Friday...
Most observers have more doubts than hopes that the upcoming Trump-Putin meeting in Alaska will bring a ceasefire in Ukraine.
President Donald Trump's summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska will be "a listening exercise," White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said.
President Trump meets with Russia's Vladimir Putin on Friday.
Kyiv has rejected ceding territory seized by Russia to secure a ceasefire.
Ukraine and European allies are anxious about upcoming Trump-Putin summit in Alaska.
German chancellor has arranged a series of meetings, beginning with European leaders and followed by a call with Trump.
Ukraine and EU see no sign that Russia is preparing for a ceasefire ahead of Trump-Putin talks on Friday.
The jockeying follows a virtual meeting between European leaders and the US and Ukrainian presidents on Wednesday.
Vladimir Putin has met five US presidents over 25 years. But jazz and fishing have given way to threats and tension.
A transit corridor pact signed by Azerbaijan and Armenia could be game-changing, according to several experts.
Call between the two leaders comes days ahead of US President Donald Trump's summit with Putin in Alaska.
Donald Trump will host Vladimir Putin in Alaska - their first meeting in six years -as he tries to secure a Ukraine war ceasefire.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has praised Donald Trump's "energetic and sincere" efforts to end the war in Ukraine. But on the streets of Moscow while many hope for an end to the war, they disagree on how to get there.
President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin head to Alaska on Friday for a high-stakes summit as the U.S. seeks a ceasefire in the Russia-Ukraine war.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned that Friday's meeting between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin "will not achieve anything."
The family of Alabama native David Barnes, who is serving a 21-year sentence in Russia, is hoping the upcoming Trump-Putin summit will lead to a prisoner exchange.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in London on Thursday as he continued diplomatic maneuvers.
Trump says the Alaska summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin could “set the table” for direct talks with Ukraine.
Trump agrees to follow-up summit with Putin, Zelenskyy, and warns 'severe consequences' unless Russia agrees to truce.
The UK is ready to ‘increase pressure’ on Russia over its continuing war on Ukraine, says Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
Ukraine has publicly rejected any land concession deal with Russia, but some reports suggest it may be open to it.
Russia controls about 20 percent of Ukraine’s territory and wants full control of four eastern and southern regions.
Words come on the eve of the US and Russian leaders' closely watched Alaska summit.
Russian President Vladimir Putin praised US President Donald Trump's “sincere efforts” to end the war on Ukraine.
Here are the key events on day 1,267 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
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The US-made Patriot air defense system is Kyiv's best tool for intercepting Russian ballistic missiles.
Trump and Putin's meeting in Alaska will be a test of their relationship -- one Trump previously said was so strong he could end the conflict on his first day in office.
President Trump and Russian President Putin arrived in Alaska for their high-stakes summit about the war in Ukraine.
President Trump and Russian President Putin's summit in Alaska could have major implications for Ukraine and its entire region.
The high-stakes summit at the Anchorage Air Force base comes as the U.S. seeks a ceasefire in the Russia-Ukraine war.
“That was a very friendly welcome,” ABC News' Chief White House correspondent Mary Bruce tells David Muir.
The meeting could reveal how serious Trump’s disaffection with the Russian leader really is.
Left uninvited to key talks, many Ukrainians look on with a mix of fatigue and mistrust.
The city of Anchorage is set to host a meeting that could re-shape Europe and global security.
Trump and Vladimir Putin met in Alaska on Friday to discuss terms for a potential end to Russia’s war against Ukraine — without Ukraine’s involvement.
Trump and Putin will meet one-on-one Friday at a historic summit in Alaska. What’s on the table?
US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin greeted each other today in Anchorage, Alaska.
David Salvo, of the Alliance for Securing Democracy, warns of Putin's push to sway Trump on Ukraine.
US President Trump and Russian President Putin began talks on the Ukraine war at a US military base in Alaska.
For Trump-Putin summit about possible land swaps, Alaska is an appropriate venue, 158 years after it exchanged hands.
Donald Trump is meeting Vladimir Putin on Friday, but the White House is signalling that major agreements are unlikely.
Putin will hope to appeal to Trump’s business instincts by discussing economic ties alongside the future of Ukraine.
The highly anticipated summit could see the beginnings of a peace deal but will likely not end the war, experts say.
Zelenskyy decries Russia’s attempt to gain battlefield edge pre-US summit maintains its army is holding back 'occupier'.
Here are the key events on day 1,268 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
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In the absence of a deal, Ukrainians focused on the optics of Putin's visit to Trump in Alaska.
With no ceasefire and an invitation to Moscow, the US and Russia's meeting yields more questions than answers.
The US president demanded a ceasefire before he met Putin. His change of mind flies in the face of what Europe and Ukraine want.
The meeting concluded with no deal being reached between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin but "great progress" was made in Ukraine talks.
Russian President Vladimir Putin invited US President Donald Trump to Moscow at the end of their joint press conference in Alaska.
Three BBC correspondents at the meeting in Alaska assess what we learned about the two leaders and what's next for the war.
Documents with sensitive details about the meeting between President Trump and Russian President Putin were left behind on a public hotel printer.
Vladimir Putin winced as he realised, at least momentarily, that he was not in control.
The two leaders greeted each other warmly in Anchorage - but a ceasefire agreement fails to materialise.
The US president will meet Zelensky in Washington on Monday in the wake of his Alaska summit with Vladimir Putin on Friday.
In an interview with Fox News’ Sean Hannity after the summit Trump said that there were a few sticking points remaining after his discussion with Putin, even...
The anticipated meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin ended without a ceasefire deal in Ukraine.
Trump changes his position on Ukraine saying he prefers peace accord as opposed to ceasefire after Alaska talks.
US President Donald Trump says he and Russian President Vladimir Putin made progress during talks in Alaska.
Europe and Ukraine have to change their approach towards Trump or risk ceding more ground to Russia.
Some wins for Russian president, Ukrainian analysts say - although nothing concrete comes out of the meeting.
Warm welcome for Russia's Putin at meeting with US President Donald Trump in Alaska, but no deal on ending Ukraine war.
Analyst Melinda Haring says Europe is relieved Trump didn’t cut a land deal with Putin over Ukraine at the Alaska summit
Here are the key events on day 1,269 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Trump-Putin Alaska talks conclude with no resolution, Zelenskyy to meet Trump next week
Following the talks, Trump described the discussions as “extremely productive,” while acknowledging that “we’re not there yet” on reaching a final deal.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi also wished the people of Ukraine a future marked by peace and progress, while thanking its president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, for his Independence Day wishes.
Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin met to discuss the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Trump stated the meeting was productive, with both leaders aiming to reduce casualties. They agreed on several points, but some key issues remain unresolved. Trump plans to consult wi…
U.S. President Donald Trump set the bar low for the high-stakes meeting with his Russian counterpart in Alaska — and it became apparent why late Friday as things wrapped up with little more than a commitment to meet again.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he will meet U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C., on Monday after a Russia-U.S. summit ended without an agreement to stop the fighting in Ukraine after three and a half years.
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One of the documents indicated Trump planned to give the Russian president an “American Bald Eagle Desk Statue.”
U.S. policies toward Ukraine and Russia during the Russo-Ukraine war have differed under President Joe Biden and President Donald Trump.
Trump said after meeting with Putin in Alaska the “best way” to end Russia’s war with Ukraine is “to go directly to a peace agreement,” and not a “mere ceasefire agreement.”
Dispatches from Ukraine. Day 1,270.
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First meeting since full-scale invasion of Ukraine three years ago attracts criticism from the president’s allies
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Donald Trump is reportedly planning to urge Ukraine to surrender the Donetsk and Luhansk regions as part of negotiations over an end to the war.
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Russia's Vladimir Putin agreed at his summit with President Donald Trump to allow the United States and its European allies to offer Ukraine a security...
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Trump needed a break from the infighting in MAGA so he decided an inconsequential meeting with Putin would do the trick.
High-stakes summit in Alaska ends without ceasefire deal.
Ukraine and its European allies have criticised Putin's stance on the war after the Alaska summit as a way to buy time.
Here are the key events on day 1,270 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Trump gave Putin everything and got nothing back — but that's not why the media felt so betrayed
The envoy didn't say "no" to the idea of direct American military involvement in the Russia-Ukraine war.
The letter, written on White House stationery, was personally delivered by President Donald Trump during his meeting with Putin in Alaska on Saturday.
President Zelenskyy faces the fallout from the Alaska summit. He needs to remind Trump of the vision of a ceasefire and to halt the violence. EU Leaders will join him.
US President Donald Trump believes that foreign leaders can be dealt with like Americans, with fantastic promises and obnoxious bullying. But the empty offer of a “beautiful” future does not move dictators like Vladimir Putin, who has in mind his own specific…
Secretary of State Marco Rubio joins Meet the Press after President Trump meets with Russian President Putin in Alaska to discuss whether the high-stakes summit made progress towards ending the war in Ukraine.
Donald Trump told Fox News host Sean Hannity the only way forward for Ukraine is to “make a deal” with Russia because their war criminal invaders are a war machine. The Alaska summit is one of the most embarrassing summits in US history. It accomplished nothi…
The Trump-Putin summit resulted in no ceasefire agreement, which the President had sought, or the public commitment he wanted from Putin to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy the following week. The summit abruptly ended hours earlier than expe…
Donald Trump boasted he would end the war on his first day in office, but he couldn’t broker even a cease fire with Russia on his 208th day. That’s despite rolling out the red carpet for and applauding Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska. So what’s a l…
After the Orange Sphincter rolled over and did other good boy tricks for his best friend after Jeffrey Epstein, Russian President Vladimir Putin, he went on air with Sean Hannity to repeat the propaganda Putin wanted him to say before he forgot it. Although i…
The Washington meeting could prove to be crucial to the future of Ukraine, and all of Europe's security.
The Ukrainian president will be joined at the White House on Monday by several key European leaders, as they look to find an end to the war between Russia and Ukraine.
Russian state media footage shows the M113 armored personnel carrier driving into combat in the Zaporizhzhia region.
Ukraine's future could hinge on a hastily assembled meeting Monday at the White House as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy brings with him an...
President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's met at the White House for a high-stakes talks on Ukraine's future and Russia's invasion.
President Trump will host Ukrainian President Zelenskyy and European leaders at the White House in a high-stakes meeting seeking an end to Russia’s war in Ukraine.
An employee of the Russian embassy in the United States handed the man, Mark Warren, the keys to his new Ural motorcycle in the parking lot of the Anchorage ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -German Chancellor Friedrich Merz credited U.S. President Donald Trump with persuading Russia's President to agree to a meeting with his...
“In protecting the innocence of these children, you will do more than serve Russia alone–you serve humanity itself," FLOTUS wrote in her bizarre letter to the Russian President.
While this latest bit of low-key embarrassment may not be a black eye for the administration, it certainly isn’t putting any more lipstick on this pig. Whatever you may think about the recent summit meeting between these two international besties, you can be …
European leaders will accompany the Ukrainian president in a united front when they meet Donald Trump.
US president ramps up pressure on Ukrainian leader to accept deal with Russia ahead of talks in Washington, DC.
The US official accuses India of cozying up to China and Russia, as Trump admin mounts further pressure on New Delhi.
Ukraine's President Zelenskyy says attacks on civilians are 'demonstrative and cynical' before high-stakes talks.
Here are the key events on day 1,271 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
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There are inherent contradictions in the idea of the guarantees meant to prevent Russia from attacking Ukraine again
The US president conceded the war in Ukraine was "tough to solve" after several days of high-level talks.
Trump says there are plans underway for Putin and Zelenskyy to meet to discuss an end to the war between Russia and Ukraine. And, Trump wants to stop states from voting by mail.
President Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and seven European leaders met at the White House to talk about ending the war between Russia and Ukraine. The meeting followed a summit between Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska last…
The images show what seem to be launch rails, runways, hardened shelters, and Shahed-style drones at three bases in Russia.
As President Donald Trump and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met at the White House, Russia unleashed a deadly drone assault on civilians in the northeastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv.
Ukraine's air force reported a major Russian attack on Monday night and into Tuesday morning -- the largest barrage for weeks.
The meeting at the White House today yielded little progress toward peace—but it could have been far worse.
Russians welcomed Tuesday the idea of a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky, though not...
Ukrainian forces still control 2,550 square miles of the eastern Ukrainian region known as the Donbas, an area roughly the size of Delaware. For many, including President Donald Trump, who met with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday at the White H…
Donald Trump says he's arranging a summit between Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Trump, who has ruled out NATO security for Ukraine, sees US role in Kyiv's security along with Europe
Russia launches its largest strike this month on Ukraine after Trump hosts Zelenskyy, EU, UK leaders for talks.
Trump announced plans for a Putin–Zelenskyy summit in a last-ditch effort to end the war.
"The stakes of nuclear war are not one we want to gamble on, on behalf of Ukraine.”
US president proposes Putin-Zelenskyy summit in latest push to end the war in Ukraine.
US president says security guarantees for Ukraine could be provided by European countries with 'coordination' by the US.
With the dust settling from President Donald Trump's week of rapid-fire diplomacy on the Russia-Ukraine war, attention turns to what's next in peace negotiations.
US president suggests security guarantees for Ukraine could see Washington provide air support.
Europe outpaces the US in military support to Ukraine. Donald Trump wants to lead in diplomacy and end Russia's war.
Unequal treatment reflects a cold combination of political and economic calculations.
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says discussing Ukraine security issues without Russia is a 'road to nowhere'.
Analysts say as the US and Europe avoid direct military contact with Russia, a ceasefire is yet elusive.
The presidents of Ukraine and Russia "have not been exactly best friends," U.S. President Donald Trump said earlier this week, as he pushed for an in-person meeting.
ABC News’ White House Correspondent Karen Travers reports that it’s “unclear” if this indicates a policy shift towards Ukrainian defense.
But that won’t stop him from finding ways to make chaos.
The president has one goal clearly in mind—and his fixation may benefit Kyiv.
Ukrainian officials say the attacks included drones, hypersonic, ballistic, and cruise missiles.
Geneva, Istanbul and Budapest have been put forward as potential locations - but bilateral talks still remain a long way off.
The Russian president and his thugs may well have created an implacable foe in the White House who cannot be displaced.
US summits with Putin and European leaders offered a glimmer of hope for peace, but Russia seemed to cloud it.
Comments by Russia's FM come as Ukraine's Zelenskyy says security guarantees needed before Putin meeting.
Russia unleashes a major attack on Ukraine in the wake of renewed efforts to strike a ceasefire.
Kim Jong Un 'conveyed warm encouragement' to the officers and the soldiers serving in Russia's Kursk region.
KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine's military struck the Unecha oil pumping station in Russia's Bryansk region, the commander of Ukraine's unmanned systems forces...
Russia's top diplomat Sergey Lavrov accuses Ukrainian President Zelenskyy of saying 'no to everything'.
Reliance's Russian crude imports have soared from 3 percent before the war in Ukraine to 50 percent now.
North Korean leader hints at more military cooperation with Moscow 'in the future' as he awards medals to soldiers.
Officials warn Ukraine's strike on Unecha oil pumping station risks halting supplies for at least five days.
An InsiderAdvantage poll clashed with credible polls’ results and failed to provide information on its methodology.
Ukrainian leader calls for wider international support to get Russia to negotiating table amid faltering peace efforts.
Trump, who met Putin in Alaska last week and later hosted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders in Washington, had previously suggested a bilateral session that could be followed by a trilateral meeting with his participation.
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has had a profoundly negative impact on Ukraine, as well as on the global food, financial, and energy markets.
Vice President JD Vance said Russia has made "significant concessions" in talks to end its war with Ukraine but didn't rule out imposing more sanctions on the Kremlin.
Russia launched 72 drones and one ballistic missile into Ukraine overnight into Sunday, the air force in Kyiv said.
Former CIA Director David Petraeus told ABC News' "This Week" he's doubtful that Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov tried to defend his country's assault on Ukraine under questioning by Meet the Press moderator Kristen Welker.
Canadian PM floats the possibility of 'presence of troops' from allied countries to protect Ukraine against Russia.
The exchange comes amid diplomatic efforts to solve the conflict and a Ukrainian drone attack on Russia overnight.
No increase in radiation levels detected after drone strikes, Russian officials say on Ukraine's Independence Day.
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Military says Russian advance "is the first attack of such a large scale" in industrial province.
MOSCOW (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said that he had discussed nuclear arms control with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the summit in Alaska -...
BEIJING (Reuters) -President Xi Jinping will gather more than 20 world leaders at a regional security forum in China next week in a powerful show of Global...
President Donald Trump again on Monday expressed frustration with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin as Russian strikes on Ukraine continued.
At least officially our government isn't worried, with NORAD saying the "Russian activity in the Alaskan ADIZ occurs regularly and is not seen as a threat."
Here are the key events on day 1,279 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
KYIV (Reuters) -Russia launched a massive drone attack on energy and gas transport infrastructure across six Ukrainian regions overnight, leaving more than...
Ukrainian president says diplomacy to end Russian invasion intensifying as team visits Middle East, Europe and US.
Washington's move to double tariffs on many Indian goods poses a huge risk to India's biggest export market.
Kremlin says US's peace push has been useful; rejects idea of European peacekeeping troops on Ukraine's soil.
Venezuelan Defence Ministry orders naval patrols as US warships sent to waters off coast to tackle drug cartels.
Here are the key events on day 1,280 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
US envoy summoned over intelligence reports that US citizens have been conducting covert influence operations.
More than 20 districts were targeted in the bombardment which involved missiles, officials say.
Denmark's foreign minister summoned the top U.S. diplomat in the country for talks after the main national broadcaster reported that at least three people with connections to President Donald Trump have been carrying out covert influence operations in Greenla…
A mass Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine's capital, including a rare strike in the center of the city, early Thursday killed at least 10 people and wounded 48.
Kyiv came under a large, combined missile and drone attack in the overnight hours Thursday, according to Ukrainian officials.
And they’re worried it could unravel progress in negotiations over the Ukraine war.
KYIV (Reuters) -Russia pounded Ukraine with deadly missiles and drone strikes early on Thursday in a sweeping attack that President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said ...
Ukrainian authorities describe Russia's missile and drone attack as 'massive', with multiple areas of Kyiv hit.
Moscow's forces extend encirclement of Ukraine's northeastern city and pummel Kyiv with a deadly attack.
Explosions and smoke fill Kyiv's predawn skies as Russia targets residential buildings with drones and missiles.
Here are the key events on day 1,281 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
EU defence ministers are meeting to discuss further support following a large aerial attack on Kyiv.
European defense ministers are meeting in Copenhagen to discuss the war in Ukraine, the day after a Russian air assault on Kyiv killed 23 people and badly...
Documenting Russia’s occupation of Ukraine from the ground
Ukraine's president says those suggesting a buffer zone do not understand the realities of modern warfare.
European Union’s two biggest economies have agreed to push for measures targeting companies that support Russia’s war.
Russia said it 'strongly condemns' actions of Germany, France and UK as China says sanctions move 'counterproductive'.
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Russia carried out “a massive strike” on Ukraine overnight, launching 537 drones and 45 missiles, the Ukrainian Air Force said Saturday morning.
The China-led bloc will give members a chance to air common grievances, especially against Washington.
At least one person has been killed and 24 wounded, including two children, in attack that targeted Zaporizhia.
“President Trump reassured us that there will be (an) American presence as part of the backstop,” von der Leyen told the FT, adding that “That was very clear...
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi are among the 20 world leaders attending a regional security summit in China.
Venice: A subdued and soothingly plaintive Dano plays a fictional Putin-appointed spin doctor who trudges backward through three decades of Russian history. It's a low-register Assayas drama that could've used more blood and bile to carry its intended urgency.
Here are the key events on day 1,284 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
“I thought I had it done,” Trump said, acknowledging his effort to end Russia-Ukraine war came up empty
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President Donald Trump stands with Russian President Vladimir Putin, as they meet to negotiate for an end to the war in Ukraine, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska.
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The two leaders - both under pressure from Donald Trump - spent 45 minutes inside the Russian leader's car.
The two leaders held talks after attending the key session of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization gathering in the port city of Tianjin, where discussions focused on regional stability, bilateral trade and energy cooperation.
Donald Trump is not taking India’s geopolitical flirting well. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin were spotted on Sunday...
Russia’s president defends the military campaign in Ukraine, blaming NATO and Western policies for the conflict.
Plane for Ursula von der Leyen's four-day tour of ‘front line’ states on EU's eastern flank landed with ‘paper maps’.
Here are the key events on day 1,285 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Trump slammed India’s trade relationship with the United States as a “totally one sided disaster” after Prime Minister Narendra Modi posed with Russia and China’s leaders at a summit on Monday.
Japan will host the Mid-Range Capability, or Typhon, missile system next month, a ground-based launcher that can fire long-range missiles.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un crossed the China-North Korea border by train on Tuesday, the country's state news agency reported, heading to Beijing.
Donald Trump has given America's adversaries an opportunity they haven’t seized, Michael Schuman argues: "Xi and Putin are, in effect, holding the U.S. alliance system together."
It comes as China's Xi prepares to host the North Korean and Russian leaders at a "Victory Day" parade in Beijing.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he was "very disappointed" in Russian President Vladimir Putin and added without...
Each side is trying to spend the other’s money on security, as they shift to a new geopolitical equilibrium.
The Russian leader told the Slovak PM that Moscow and Washington had a 'mutual understanding' on how to end the war.
Chinese President Xi Jinping outlines plans for new development bank and financing options for SCO members.
Moscow and Beijing agree to advance a major gas link via Mongolia, deepening their energy ties.
The two leaders' meeting comes the day before a military parade marking Japan’s surrender in World War II.
In Vladivostok, a city on China's and North Korea's border, Russia's war on Ukraine looms large.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday vowed to carry on fighting in Ukraine if a peace deal cannot be reached, striking a defiant tone a day before...
Speaking during the spectacle in Beijing, China's President Xi Jinping said the world faced a choice between peace and war.
Russia launched more than 500 drones and missiles into Ukraine overnight into Wednesday morning, according to Ukraine's air force.
The display of might comes as Beijing positions itself as a global counterweight to the United States.
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin told Kyiv on Wednesday that there was a chance to end the war in Ukraine via negotiations "if common sense...
Trump says Beijing and Moscow would never use military force against US due to its superior military.
Trump assures 'we're with Poland all the way' as he signals deeper security cooperation with Eastern European nation.
Putin says if such a meeting is worthwhile, adding that Moscow will achieve its goals military if no deal reached.
UK's Starmer and France's Macron will co-host a virtual meeting for the 'coalition of the willing' on Thursday
The Russian president and the North Korean leader travel to the talks together in the same car after a formal reception.
Trade among India, China and Russia is valued at $452bn in goods. Al Jazeera breaks down the numbers.
Here are the key events on day 1,287 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Vladimir Putin has launched one of the most devastating assaults on Ukraine since the conflict began, with NATO forced to scramble warplanes
The UK and other allies hope to obtain clear US backing for their efforts to shore up Ukraine's defences.
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SEOUL (Reuters) -After Kim Jong Un met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing, North Korean staffers carefully wiped off items touched by the...
Russia's Foreign Ministry again warned that Moscow will not accept the presence of any Western troops in Ukraine as part of a future peace deal.
US President Trump has threatened non-specific consequences for Putin if Russia fails to agree to peace with Ukraine.
Twenty-six allies promise troops for Ukraine after fighting stops, as Russia shows no signs of being ready to end war.
Western leaders meet with Zelenskyy and US envoy at Ukraine summit in Paris as they draw up plans to deploy troops.
Foreign Ministry spokeswoman says deployment of a post-conflict security force would be 'fundamentally unacceptable'.
Ukraine has cut Russia's refining capacity by a fifth, in a bid to starve it of energy and revenue from exports.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said India and Russia seem to have been "lost" to China after their leaders met with Chinese...
NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India will continue to buy Russian oil as it proves economical, its finance minister said on Friday, despite the Trump administration's ...
At parades and in the halls of global power, America has been sidelined.
Macron announces a 'reassurance force' as 26 European countries pledge to place troops in Ukraine after the war ends.
Moscow hits out at plan by Kyiv's allies to send forces as a security guarantee following any peace deal.
Here are the key events on day 1,290 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
While Putin, Xi and Modi build autocratic alliances, Trump is friendless on the world stage
The consummation of the Russia-China Siberia 2 pipellne pact is yet another US policy backfire
The SCO meeting looked to be a great success. But what can we expect in folllow through?
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that President Donald Trump’s Alaskan summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin gave Putin what he wanted.
Scott Bessent calls for secondary tariffs on Russian oil importers to bring President Vladimir Putin 'to the table'.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko says attack early on Sunday sparked fires at several high-rise buildings in the capital.
Russian drones attacked a thermal power generation facility in the Kyiv region overnight on Sunday, Ukraine's Energy Ministry said.
At least three people are dead, including a child, after Russia struck Ukraine overnight.
US President Trump confirms Elizabeth Tsurkov freed after being held by Iraqi group amid spy claims.
'The Russians continue to destroy lives, but avoid new strong sanctions', Zelenskyy says.
More than 800 drones and missiles were launched at Ukraine on Sunday, the highest since the war began.
Trump's tweet has the tone of a 1990s standup comedian.
Whether the drone incursion was deliberate or accidental, Moscow will be watching Nato's response to it closely.
Ursula von der Leyen announced new measures to help Ukraine fight off Russia’s full-scale invasion.
Polish airspace was violated by Russian drones 19 times overnight, with NATO fighters shooting several of them down.
Polish Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski, during a news conference on Russia's drone incursion, said he hopes for a strong reaction from President Donald Trump.
Former Vice President Kamala Harris said in an excerpt from her forthcoming book that allowing former President Joe Biden to make the decision alone to run for reelection was "recklessness."
Military officials in Poland say the country's airspace was "repeatedly violated by drone-type objects" in the overnight hours amid Russian strikes on targets in Ukraine.
Whether by accident or malice, the Russians are risking a wider war in Europe.
This is when the world finds out whether the United States remains committed to Europe’s defense.
Israel's strikes in Doha and the Russian drone incursion could present major affronts to his authority.
Nervousness is growing among countries neighbouring Russia, with Latvia and Poland limiting access to their airspace.
Nineteen suspected Russian drones entered Polish airspace on Monday, where they were intercepted by a joint operation that included Polish, Dutch, and Italian aircraft as well as German Patriot missiles. This marked the first time that NATO militaries had fir…
The release comes as the Belarusian president has sought to mend ties with the West in the hopes of sanctions relief.
Tasnim reports a naval officer seized by Israel and another prisoner were released for Elizabeth Tsurkov's freedom.
Here are the key events on day 1,295 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Poland has introduced air traffic restrictions along its eastern border that will apply until December 9.
The UK is planning to mass-produce thousands of interceptor drones for Ukraine to help it defend itself against Russia's growing attacks.
Julia Fenner was given a long jail term after being detained while entering Belarus in March 2024.
Since Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine in 2022, NATO has focused on trying to deter an attack on its own territory and avoid ...
Here are the key events on day 1,296 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
After repeatedly promising to sanction Russia, Trump has set new conditions on his own allies that must be met.
The US president has repeatedly threatened tougher measures against Moscow, but has so far failed to take action.
The US president said it was 'shocking' that members of the alliance continue to buy Russian oil.
Here are the key events on day 1,297 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Beyond Russia, he proposed that NATO impose tariffs of 50% to 100% on Chinese goods until the war ends, arguing that such steps would loosen Beijing’s “strong grip” on Moscow.
Trump argued “powerful tariffs” could break China’s “strong control” over Russia.
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Can Trump fulfil his promise of ending the war, or is the conflict proving more complex than expected?
Romania scrambles fighter jets as Poland also deploys aircraft over threat of a drone attack.
Ukraine says it will continue targeting Russian infrastructure delivering troops, fuel and ammunition to front lines.
Ukrainian drones struck one of Russia’s largest oil refineries overnight, sparking a fire, according to Russian officials and Ukraine’s military.
U.S. president Donald Trump has said he would be willing to consider tougher sanctions on Russia, provided NATO partners stop buying Moscow’s oil.
NEAR BORISOV, Belarus (Reuters) -U.S. military officers observed joint war games between Russia and Belarus on Monday and were told by Belarusian Defence...
The “Zapad 2025” exercises simulate defending against a Western attack.
Russia put on a display of firepower as part of its major military exercises in Belarus on Monday.
In an effort to end Russia’s war in Ukraine, the US president proposes tariffs targeting Putin's major trading partners.
Russia continued its nightly strikes on Ukraine -- including the capital Kyiv -- as U.S. President Donald Trump prepared to depart for his state visit to the U.K.
Ukraine released footage showing buildings and vehicles burning after what they said was an attack by Russia.
Iran and several other nations also present at military show of force, held at a time of heightened global tensions.
Russia and Belarus say war games are meant to be a show of force designed to test combat readiness.
Last week, 52 prisoners were released, including opposition leader Mikola Statkevich, now said to be back behind bars.
Eyewitness video captures people fleeing in terror as a Russian drone strike hits a building in Kharkiv, Ukraine.
How Trump embraced the game of trading prisoners with Vladimir Putin
Russia, Iran and China have all attempted to shape the narrative, but so far, their influence has been relatively minor, experts say.
A wild scene played out off the coast of Portugal, with a pod of orca whales seen attacking and sinking yet another boat.
As the Trump administration guts efforts to counter election disinfo The Russian troll farm that in the lead-up to the 2024 US presidential election posted a bizarro video claiming Democratic candidate Kamala Harris was a rhino poacher, is back with hundreds …
Russia's central bank expects the economy to expand just 1% to 2% this year, down from 4.3% in 2024.
Russia is a key supplier of military goods to Vietnam, providing it with fighter jets, tanks and ships. Moscow's ongoing war against Ukraine, however, has...
Three Russian fighter jets are accused of violating Estonia's airspace, flying for about 12 minutes over NATO territory. NATO scrambled jets to intercept.
Russia carried out a “massive” attack across Ukraine Friday night into Saturday morning, using more than 600 drones and missiles, according to the Ukrainian Air Force.
Kyiv in sanctions push as NATO states on Europe’s eastern flank take preventive action after Moscow's air incursions.
Here are the key events on day 1,304 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Russia unleashed a major drone and missile attack on Ukraine overnight, killing three people, injuring dozens more and damaging infrastructure and residential buildings, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Saturday.
The Taliban are rejecting U.S. President Donald Trump’s bid to retake Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan
Here are the key events on day 1,305 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
This was the latest event after a series of incursions by Russian military aircraft into NATO airspace in September, leading to heightened tensions between NATO and Russia.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged attendees of this week’s United Nations General Assembly in New York to apply “strong political pressure” on Russia.
An American woman who claimed Joe Biden sexually assaulted her in the 1990s has been granted Russian citizenship by President Vladimir Putin. “This was a...
He says Ukraine can win back land with support from Nato and Europe, marking a major shift in his position.
President Trump canceled a meeting Democrats, increasing the odds of a potential government shutdown. And, the president suggests that Ukraine could win back all the territory it lost to Russia.
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -Slovakia on Wednesday pushed back on pressure it is facing to cut back its purchases of Russian energy, saying it was ready to...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy praised his “productive meeting” with U.S. President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly.
Vladimir Putin "will keep driving the war forward wider and deeper", the Ukrainian president tells the UN.
US President Donald Trump has said he believes Ukraine can reclaim all the territory lost to Russia.
The U.S. sent fighter jets, yet again, to identify and intercept Russian military aircraft in the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone.
In the early months of the war in Ukraine, Gen. Mark Milley, then chair of the joint chiefs of staff, carried a note card in his briefcase outlining what he saw as the main priorities when it came to the US and NATO approach to the war. As reported by the Was…
Lukashenko, who met Putin in Moscow for more than five hours, did not say what the proposal entailed but added that it had been outlined to U.S. President...
Here are the key events on day 1,310 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
The country has accused Moscow of election interference on an unprecedented scale.
Here are the key events on day 1,311 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
The Russian foreign minister made the comment in an address to the United Nations General Assembly on Saturday.
After about a decade, Iran is again subject to UN sanctions as the West piles pressure on Tehran.
Russia launched hundreds of drones and missiles at Kyiv and other parts of Ukraine early on Sunday, killing at least four people and injuring dozens, in one of the most sustained attacks on the capital since the full-scale war began.
Vance's comments come as Ukraine's deputy defence minister tells the BBC Western weapons could force Moscow to start peace talks.
Several NATO countries have seen mysterious drones flying in their airspace that many have pinned on Russian intrusions.
Russia plans to raise tax to fund its defence budget as oil revenues decline.
Trump gets closer to Ukraine as top European official warns 'we are no longer at peace' amid airspace rows with Russia.
Russia plans to raise tax to fund its defence budget as oil revenues decline.
Russia's president says Moscow is 'closely monitoring' the situation, warns that Ukraine is playing a 'dangerous game'.
Here are the key events on day 1,316 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Some European countries have raised concerns about potential legal challenges to the 'reparations plan' for Ukraine.
Denmark PM Mette Frederiksen says that Europe is in a hybrid war waged by Russia, and Ukraine is first line of defence.
In 2021, Russia supplied 45% of the EU’s gas and 27% of its oil. By 2024, these dropped to 19% and 3%.
Here are the key events on day 1,317 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Here are the key events from day 1,320 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
The US has launched four attacks on the Caribbean region in recent weeks as part of what it says is a war on drugs.
Instead of boosting its geopolitical sway, the war in Ukraine has weakened Russia’s hold over its neighbours.
Four people, including a 15-year-old, died in a combined drone and missile strike on Lviv, according to regional officials and Ukraine’s emergency service. The historic western city is often seen as a haven from the fighting and destruction further east.
MOSCOW (Reuters) -The Kremlin on Monday welcomed remarks by U.S. President Donald Trump who said that President Vladimir Putin's proposal to voluntarily...
The Kremlin on Monday welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump's comments about Russia's offer to extend the last remaining nuclear arms treaty with the United...
The Supreme Court’s 2024 decision threatens the system of international justice.
Russia and Ukraine have traded blame, accusing one another of imperilling the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.
Tomahawks are powerful, long-range missiles that would give Ukraine a major boost in its ability to strike deep into Russia.
From a bunker in eastern Ukraine, the 33-year-old soldier asks her comrade to fly a reconnaissance drone over her childhood home, hoping for a final glimpse ...
Here are the key events from day 1,321 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia will shoot down Tomahawk cruise missiles and bomb their launch sites if the United States decides to supply them to Ukraine and find...
Senior official Sergey Ryabkov says 'momentum generated' from the Trump-Putin summit has 'largely been undermined'.
Here are the key events from day 1,322 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Strikes on Russian oil facilities by Ukraine’s newly developed long-range missiles and drones are causing significant gas shortages in Russia, while on the...
Regional powers gather in Moscow to discuss Afghanistan’s future, signalling a new phase of post-US diplomacy.
First lady Melania Trump announced that she and Russian President Vladimir Putin have had an "open channel of communication" regarding children impacted by the war.
Vaindloo island, a tiny rocky outcrop in the Gulf of Finland, is serving as an unlikely barometer for rising tensions between NATO and Russia.
In a brief speech, the US first lady revealed she had an 'open channel' of communication with Russian President Putin.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy calls Moscow's latest attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure 'cynical and calculated'.
Here are the key events from day 1,324 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Two RAF surveillance planes were deployed on a 12-hour mission to patrol Nato’s eastern frontier.
Alexander Stubb has become a key voice for Europe at the White House amid the Ukraine war.
Here are the key events from day 1,325 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
MOSCOW (Reuters) -The Kremlin said on Sunday Russia was deeply concerned about the possibility of the U.S. supplying Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine, warning...
The Kremlin has warned of the risk of escalation if Kyiv is provided with the US-built long-range missiles.
Ukraine wants long-range missiles to hit back at Russia - and Donald Trump says he may send Tomahawks.
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LONDON (Reuters) -Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski warned on Tuesday Europe must be prepared for Russia to strike deep into the region, calling it "...
MOSCOW, Oct 14 (Reuters) – Russia will be able to deploy around two million military reservists to fight in Ukraine if needed under amendments to the law...
Latest attacks on civilians come days before talks in which Zelenskyy hopes to secure long-range missiles from Trump.
Here are the key events from day 1,328 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
MOSCOW (Reuters) -The Kremlin on Wednesday pushed back at U.S. President Donald Trump's warning that the Russian economy was going to collapse, saying that...
This will be the fourth consecutive winter of outages since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022.
Trump has recently targeted India for its Russian oil purchases, imposing tariffs on Indian exports to the US.
Here are the key events from day 1,329 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Ukraine says it will need $120bn in defence funding in 2026 to stave off Russia's more than three-year war.
Kyiv's drone campaign against energy infrastructure has caused damage and shortages, in areas including annexed Crimea.
President Trump says he will meet with the Russia president in Budapest, after high level meetings next week that would include Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed on Thursday to another summit on the war in Ukraine, a surprise move that came as Moscow...
The Trump-Putin phone call came a day before Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky visits the White House.
The Indian government says it is "not aware" of a call in which the US president claimed India's leader made the commitment.
Donald Trump claims that India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi has promised to stop relying on Russian energy.
US leader announces that he will meet Russia's Vladimir Putin would in the Hungarian capital Budapest.
Ukraine's leader, who is seeking US-made Tomahawks, says Russia has launched a new wave of 'air terror'.
Here are the key events from day 1,330 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Russia is probably just trolling, but who knows what could happen in our upside down world?
By Andrew Osborn MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia and the United States should build a "Putin-Trump" rail tunnel under the Bering Strait to link the two countries...
By Nandita Bose, Gram Slattery and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy came to the White House on Friday looking for...
Zelenskyy said discussions military assets from the U.S. -- including Tomahawk missiles -- motivated Putin to meet with Trump in Budapest.
Zelenskyy in Washington to make his case for America’s Tomahawk cruise missiles and other military assets.
Members of the NATO alliance are showing real grit—and, for now, the U.S. is with them.
MOSCOW (Reuters) -The Kremlin said on Friday that a summit between presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump could take place within two weeks, or a little ...
By Jarrett Renshaw and Nidhi Verma WASHINGTON/NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India has halved its purchases of Russian oil, a White House official said, but Indian...
The US has suggested supplying Tomahawk weapons to Ukraine if Russia does not negotiate a ceasefire.
Will Putin be inspired by fellow ICC fugitive Netanyahu to take a more circuitous route to his destination?
During a White House visit, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he’s confident they can end Russia’s war.
The Ukrainian president also expressed optimism about reaching a ceasefire and urged pressure against Russia's Putin.
President Donald Trump on Friday called on Kyiv and Moscow to "stop where they are" and end their brutal war following a lengthy White House meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
The president has boasted that the Ukraine war would be easy to solve. It didn’t look that way today.
Siberia-Alaska link could 'unlock' resources and be built with Elon Musk's The Boring Company, says Kirill Dmitriev.
Here are the key events from day 1,332 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
As Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy requests more defense aid, U.S. President Donald Trump calls for peace. Russian President Vladimir Putin remains undeterred.
Dispatches from Ukraine. Day 1,333
President Donald Trump pushed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to give up swaths of territory to Russia during a tense meeting on Friday that left the...
Analyst Robert Hamilton says Putin expects US attention to drift before the upcoming Budapest summit.
Ukraine attacks Russian gas processing plant as Zelenskyy calls for more international pressure on Putin.
Putin didn’t need permission to travel to Alaska —he does to visit Hungary. For Trump to meet Putin in Budapest would undermine the rule of law and should not happen.
The US and Russian presidents announced on Thursday that they planned to meet in Budapest.
"The Russians and the Chinese are demonstrating more sophisticated orbital maneuvering abilities. There's no denying that,"
Ukrainian president said he would attend if invited, although wary of Hungarian setting.
US president says Russia and Ukraine 'should stop right now at the battle lines, go home' and 'be done'.
Roosevelt and Carter, ex-US presidents, led peace talks that led to peace between Russia and Japan and Israel and Egypt.
A draft regulation approved by European Union energy ministers would phase out Russian import contracts by January 2028.
There are no plans for President Trump and Russia's Vladimir Putin to meet "in the immediate future," the White House said in a statement on Tuesday.
There are no plans for Pres. Trump and Russian Pres. Putin to meet "in the immediate future," a White House official said on Tuesday — calling off an expected summit in Hungary in the coming weeks.
Across the wider region, four people are reported to have been killed and 10 others injured.
Kremlin insists conditions for Ukraine ceasefire unchanged following reports suggesting growing US concerns.
The Bryansk facility produced gunpowder, explosives and rocket fuel components, Ukraine's military says.
Ukraine's defense ministry said it continues to hit Russia's industries, "weakening the offensive potential of the aggressor state."
The Treasury Department said new economic penalties will target Russia’s two largest oil companies, Rosneft and Lukoil, as well as their subsidiaries.
Trump proposed freezing Russian war on Ukraine at current front lines, and planned a meet with Putin. Then it collapsed.
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte visits the US as Trump proposes freezing the battle lines in the Russia-Ukraine war.
US President Donald Trump has explained a decision to postpone plans for a meeting in Hungary with Russia’s President.
At least two people killed after Russia launched drone and missile attacks on Ukraine's capital, other areas overnight.
Here are the key events from day 1,336 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky pleaded with European Union leaders for long-range weapons after US President Donald Trump recently turned down his...
Eyewitness footage captured the moment a Russian drone struck near an apartment building in Sumy, Ukraine, on Tuesday.
Enough of playing Charlie Brown and the football with Putin.
US President Donald Trump has imposed sanctions on Russia’s top oil firms to pressure Putin on a ceasefire in Ukraine.
Despite losing slivers of territory, Ukraine is confident about its long-term prospects in the war.
New US sanctions imposed as summit scrapped days after announcement.
US president imposes sanctions as his patience wears thin over Moscow's inaction in ending the war in Ukraine.
Russian leader says sanctions are 'serious for us' but insisted he would not bend to US pressure over war on Ukraine.
The prime minister is hosting Zelensky and the "coalition of the willing" at Downing Street on Friday.
Currently, Russia controls all of the Luhansk region and part of Donetsk alongside most of Kherson and Zaporizhia.
Last year, Reliance Industries Ltd signed a deal with Russian major Rosneft to import nearly 500,000 barrels per day.
Here are the key events from day 1,338 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Air raids hit Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk region as Ukraine's allies expand sanctions on Russia.
The U.S. sanctioned Russia’s two largest oil companies Wednesday amid Moscow’s refusal to work toward an end to the Russia-Ukraine war.
Dispatches from Ukraine. Day 1,340.
Last week’s EU Summit in Copenhagen heralds the need for shift towards a tougher European stance on Russia, the time has come for Europe to have its neo-con moment,
The strikes came as Russian air defences destroyed a drone heading towards Moscow, the city's mayor said.
Russia tested a new nuclear-capable and powered cruise missile fit to confound existing defenses, inching closer to deploying it to its military, President...
Estonia’s foreign minister discusses whether Moscow’s airspace violations are a test of NATO unity.
The full scale of the damage and size of the attack that damaged three apartment complexes were not immediately known.
Here are the key events from day 1,340 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
President Vladimir Putin announced that Russia successfully tested its nuclear-capable Burevestnik cruise missile, which flew 14,000 km and remained airborne for 15 hours.
A large gulf remains between the US and European view of how to end the Ukraine war.
'This issue is repeatedly brought up and repeatedly dropped without resolution. The heartlessness of Trump and his Cabinet is on display again,' writes an...
Russia and Venezuela have entered into a strategic partnership intended to expand their cooperation in the areas of energy, mining, transport and security...
North Korea's Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui praised the 'spiritual closeness' between the two states.
Ukraine's president confirms Russian soldiers have taken up position inside the town of Pokrovsk.
Zelenskyy urges US to raise the pressure on Beijing over Russian energy purchases as Ukraine targets oil revenues.
Here are the key events from day 1,342 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Ukraine has ramped up its strikes on Russian military and energy targets far beyond the front lines in recent months.
Russian leader Vladimir Putin claimed his nation conducted a successful flight of a nuclear-powered cruise missile. Here’s how that missile might work
Observers say China could help end the Ukraine war quickly but several factors stand in the way of a peace breakthrough.
Here are the key events from day 1,343 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says hospital strike 'deliberate', shows Moscow does not want peace.
Russia said it tested a nuclear-powered cruise missile and torpedo, two of its experimental weapons, in recent days.
ABC News senior Pentagon reporter Luis Martinez on President Donald Trump ordering the Pentagon to resume nuclear testing on an "equal basis" to other countries' testing programs.
Questions have arisen after Russian President Vladimir Putin said his country tested two nuclear-capable weapons this week.
“The only countries that will really learn more if [U.S. nuclear] testing resumes are Russia and, to a much greater extent, China,” says Jeffrey Lewis, an expert on the geopolitics of nuclear weaponry
This week alone, the Russian president unveiled two nuclear-capable weapons - but their value may be more symbolic than military.
Here are the key events from day 1,345 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
For more than 30 years, major nuclear powers have refrained from testing nuclear bombs. But that streak may soon be over as Russia and the U.S. conduct missile tests and threaten to resume explosions of the most powerful weapons ever devised.
The unmanned underwater vehicle was developed to bypass missile defense systems and deliver a nuclear warhead against coastal targets and even aircraft carrier strike groups.
The Pentagon’s stockpile review found that Tomahawks can be sent to Ukraine. Presidents Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy now await a verdict from President Trump.
During a 60 Minutes TV interview, Trump accuses Russia, China and Pakistan of testing nuclear weapons.
Here are the key events from day 1,348 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
NATO collaborates with allies on arms packages for Ukraine, including US-made weapons, to counter Russian aggression.
Chinese leader meets Russian PM Mikhail Mishustin in Beijing just days after his summit with US President Donald Trump.
Russia has reserves of 15 rare earth metals totalling 28.7 million tonnes, according to the Natural Resources Ministry.
Here are the key events from day 1,349 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Al Jazeera interviews the Western Balkans leader as fears rise across Europe of a spillover effect from the Ukraine war.
Alexei Zhuravlev also said Russia isn't restricted from sending offensive weapons, such as the Oreshnik ballistic missile, to Venezuela.
They were freed in September under a deal between Belarus's authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko and US President Donald Trump.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has vowed to bring back the Russian empire; indeed, he has staked his political fortunes on achieving that goal...
Putin tells ministers to offer 'proposals' on Russian nuclear weapons tests, days after Trump said US would test again.
US President Donald Trump to meet leaders from five central asian countries in Washington for 10th meeting of C5+1.
Russia threatens to encircle Pokrovsk, seeing it as a gateway to the remaining free areas of Donetsk.
Here are the key events from day 1,351 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Trump has recently increased pressure on US allies to curb their spending on Russian oil.
Will Trump choose to keep an old friend close, or put pressure on Putin?
Hungary's nationalist prime minister will seek permission to buy Russian oil despite US sanctions.
Comments come after bloc told Serbia, the only country not to sanction Russia, to 'get concrete' about accession bid.
Here are the key events from day 1,352 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
The identities of the strike victims are much more complicated than Donald Trump has indicated.
Overnight, 25 locations including Kyiv were hit, leaving many areas without electricity and heating.
On the surface, the Hungarian PM's trip was exactly what he wanted, but the full picture is more complex, writes the BBC's Nick Thorpe.
Foreign minister says Budapest 'obtained an indefinite exemption from the sanctions' on Russian oil and gas shipments.
Here are the key events from day 1,353 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
From Indian-origin Democrat candidate Zohran Mamdani winning the mayoral race in New York City to Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban resuming peace talks – a lot has happened in the world this week.
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Tit-for-tat attacks on energy facilities continue after Russia launched 'massive strikes' on Ukraine.
The authoritarian leader of Belarus threatened Monday to seize over 1,000 Lithuanian trucks stranded in his country following the closure of its border with ...
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday he wants to order 25 Patriot air defense systems from the United States, as Ukraine desperately tries to fend off...
The two sides were locked in a battle for control of Pokrovsk, in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region where Ukraine says Russia has assembled 170,000 troops.
Moscow suggests that it will carry out its own nuclear tests if the US resumes testing under Donald Trump's orders.
Here are the key events from day 1,356 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
At least 26 others have been injured in drone and missile strikes across Ukraine, officials say.
Kyiv endured an intense Russian attack early Friday morning, which killed at least six people and injured dozens more, including a pregnant woman, according to authorities.
The US mission to the UN warned Palestinians could suffer "grave consequences" if the body did not back its plan soon.
Venezuela's military is unlikely to be able to match US aggression. But President Maduro has other options, say experts.
Here are the key events from day 1,359 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
The US decision to lift sanctions on the Bosnian Serb leader effectively enabled Russia to annex half of Bosnia.
A ceasefire in Ukraine is unlikely before the spring and European allies need to keep up support despite a corruption scandal that has engulfed Kyiv...
Ukraine's president says he wants to "intensify" peace talks nearly four years after Moscow's invasion.
It comes amid reports the US and Russia have prepared a 28-point peace plan, allegedly containing major concessions for Ukraine.
Ukraine said it would continue to strike Russia with ATACMS, indicating that US policy may have shifted after reports it was vetoing such attacks.
The Washington deal helps Orban before the election but exposes the fragility of Hungary's illiberal rule.
The plan was reportedly drafted by US and Russian officials, without Ukraine's involvement.
Ukraine and Europe must be consulted on any efforts to end Russia’s invasion of its neighbor, top European diplomats said Thursday, as reports circulated...
At least 26 people, including three children, were killed in Russian strikes on the Ukrainian city of Ternopil.
Reports of a US and Russian-brokered peace plan for Ukraine suggest huge disadvantage for Kyiv, experts say.
Zelenskyy confirms that he discussed the US-backed plan with US Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll in Kyiv.
EU leaders have struck a similar tone as reports indicate that a US-brokered peace deal would defer to Russian demands.
There are 28 key points and while several on the face of it could be acceptable to Ukraine, others cross Kyiv's red lines.
Vladimir Putin says the plan could be the "basis" for peace but warns Russia is prepared to fight on.
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy warned that Ukraine risks losing its key partner after the US threatened to cut off support unless Kyiv agrees to a 28-point...
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The plan, which is still a draft and could change, was presented in Kyiv earlier Thursday.
A high-level U.S. military delegation arrived in Kyiv on Wednesday in a bid to revive the White House’s stalled push for an end to Russia's invasion.
The draft provisions come across as heavily slanted towards Moscow, but Volodymyr Zelensky says he is ready to work with the US.
The Trump administration has been something of a pendulum in its position on the war in Ukraine, swinging between pro-Ukraine and pro-Russia positions over the past year. This week, it is swinging hard toward Moscow. Earlier this week, Axios reported on a ne…
Trump administration plan demands concessions from Kyiv, including surrendering the Donbas region.
Ukrainian president says working on US plan to end war with Russia as European allies raise concerns about concessions.
The Office of the President of Ukraine said in a statement on social media Saturday that "consultations on steps to end the war will take place in the coming days."
Who would benefit from the White House’s 28-point proposal for Ukraine?
Moscow says it is successfully pushing deeper into Zaporizhia and Pokrovsk in Donetsk and taking more territory.
Here are the key events from day 1,367 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
President Donald Trump repeatedly said during his White House campaign that if he won the 2024 election, he would be able to end the war between Russia and...
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Sunday voiced doubts over whether a deal on ending the war in Ukraine could be reached in the next few days as demanded...
A group of US lawmakers say the secretary of state told them the draft did not reflect Washington's position. Marco Rubio has distanced himself from those...
U.S., Ukrainian and European officials are due to meet in Switzerland on Sunday for talks on the contentious American-Russian peace plan put to Kyiv this week.
Officials from the US, EU and Ukraine meet in Geneva to discuss Donald Trump's plan to end Russia's war with Ukraine.
Gulf expert Gregory Gause explains what Saudi Arabia wants from Washington and what Washington wants from Riyadh.
Here are the key events from day 1,368 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Stakeholders are gathering to start negotiations based on a text that the EU believes mostly favours Russian demands.
Top U.S. and Ukrainian officials said Sunday they'd made progress toward ending the Russia-Ukraine war but provided scant details after discussing the American proposal to achieve peace.
At least four people were killed and 17 injured in Ukraine's northeastern city of Kharkiv in what the local mayor called a “massive” Russian drone attack on Sunday night.
Trump claims 'big progress', but Russia gives signs of discord as Putin aide Ushakov says changes 'unsuitable for us'.
Russia launched attacks on Ukraine's capital with at least six people killed in strikes that hit city buildings and energy infrastructure. The attacks came during a renewed U.S. push to end the war.
The Russia-Ukraine conflict has seen almost four years of failed peace plans, blueprints and high-level summits. A new U.S. push to end the fighting has set...
Ukraine has agreed to a peace deal that would lead to the end of the war with Russia, a U.S. official told FOX News.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov again declined to clarify Moscow's position in the U.S.-Ukraine negotiations regarding Russia's full-scale invasion of its neighbor.
The U.S. has held secret talks in Abu Dhabi with a Russian delegation to discuss a Ukraine peace proposal.
ABC News' Ian Pannell is in Kyiv, Ukraine, on a residential block devastated by Russia's latest deadly attack, as positive momentum appears to continue in U.S.-brokered peace talks.
As Russian attacks on Ukraine's energy grid continue, civilians are having to adapt to regular blackouts as part of life.
The attacks hit several residential buildings in Kyiv and killed two people, while Russia's Rostov region reported three deaths.
Attacks come as Zelenskyy said he plans to discuss sensitive issues from US's peace proposal with Trump.
Ukrainians, troops, experts and a former Russian diplomat say a new proposal threatens Ukraine's sovereignty.
US president sends Steve Witkoff to meet Vladimir Putin to iron out 'a few' differences over plan to end Ukraine war.
US-Venezuela relations have reached one of their most volatile moments in decades. Here is how we got here.
Here are the key events from day 1,370 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
The Kremlin’s top foreign policy aide Yury Ushakov confirmed there is a “preliminary agreement” for U.S. President Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff to visit Moscow.
Trump’s envoy isn’t promoting peace. His interventions are helping Vladimir Putin and prolonging the war.
The 28-point peace plan is now a 19-point peace plan. President Donald Trump says the plan for ending Russia’s war in Ukraine that was presented to Kyiv last week, and was so heavily tilted toward Russia’s demands that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called it…
Transatlantic diplomatic efforts intensify over Trump peace plan.
Kremlin spokesman says talks ongoing as US President Donald Trump pushes for an end to the conflict.
US President Donald Trump is sending senior negotiators to meet Vladimir Putin to push for a deal to end Russia’s war.
Here are the key events from day 1,371 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Moscow is reportedly unhappy with changes to a controversial US draft plan which leaked earlier.
Zelenskyy’s co-production agreements across the continent are kindling the fires of the naval defence industry.
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The Russian president confirmed a US delegation is expected for talks in Moscow next week.
Russia is ready to fight “until the last Ukrainian dies”, Vladimir Putin has declared.
By its own efforts, despite the bungles and cowardice of its friends, Ukraine may have at least bought a chance for the freedom it is due.
Ukraine’s chief negotiator, in an exclusive interview, says conceding sovereign territory is off-limits in peace talks
The idea of the West survived a once-shared civilization as a code for its fractious heirs. A new book suggests its enduring constants have been a fear of Russia and of internal decay.
US President Donald Trump reiterated unfounded claims of 'human rights abuses' of Afrikaners in South Africa.
The US and Venezuela are edging towards war, but is this about Trump’s war on drugs or sending a message to China?
Finland on a possible Russia-Ukraine deal, Trump’s leverage and Europe’s stance as a NATO state on Russia's border.
Here are the key events from day 1,372 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
As Russia threatens nuclear attacks on Ukraine and NATO, and prototypes a nuclear-armed spacecraft, European space powers are racing to arm for atomic strikes in orbit.
Hungary's Viktor Orban defied the EU Friday by promising Vladimir Putin he will keep buying Russian oil, as he attended a Kremlin meeting held in the midst...
ABC News’ Ian Pannell is in Kyiv, Ukraine, at the funeral of an American who lost his life fighting against Russia’s invasion.
Russia's leader praised what he called Orban's "balanced position on the situation in Ukraine".
Zelenskyy described the simultaneous military and diplomatic pressure as 'one of the hardest moments in our history'.
Survival now depends on rebuilding the country’s political and military foundations.
After a week full of leaks, counter proposals, and frenzied negotiations, is the possibility of a peace deal in Ukraine actually on the table?
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The U.S. has ramped up its military presence off the coast of Venezuela amid its war with drug cartels and push to oust President Nicolás Maduro.
A visibly angry Garry Kasparov tore into what he sees as the failure of NATO and Western countries to defend Europe from Russian aggression. And the so-called Trump "peace plan" is just more gross capitulation that is more like just another real estate deal m…
Top Trump administration officials are meeting Ukrainian negotiators in Florida this weekend, pushing to broker an end to Russia's war in Ukraine.
Russia launched a deadly aerial strike on the Ukrainian capital, killing at least one person, injuring 19 others and damaging residential buildings, Ukraine said.
American and Ukrainian delegations meet in Florida to discuss the outlines of a peace deal with Russia.
Delegations meet in Florida to ‘create pathway’ for sovereign Ukraine ahead of US special envoy Witkoff’s Moscow trip.
The presidents of Ukraine and Russia are expected to be briefed this week on outcomes of Sunday's U.S.-Ukraine talks.
As US negotiating teams continue to hold talks with Moscow and Kyiv, Russia's attacks on Ukraine continue.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke optimistically about revising the plan to end its war with Russia.
US special envoy Steve Witkoff will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday, the Kremlin has confirmed.
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Dressed head to toe in army fatigues, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday received the news he had been awaiting for more than a year: Russia had...
How Russia's gradual gains in the face of fierce Ukrainian opposition have affected the front line in recent months.
Special envoy Steve Witkoff is scheduled to meet Vladimir Putin on Tuesday.
Kremlin officials described the five hours of negotiations as "productive".
President Donald Trump promised to stop the Ukraine-Russia war shortly after taking office, but it’s been almost a year since he was sworn in, and the war rages on. There have been several starts and stops in this latest round of peace talks, including allega…
Thousands rally in Caracas in support of President Nicolas Maduro as concerns grow over potential US military action.
Russian President Vladimir Putin met with US envoy Steve Witkoff to discuss the Ukraine peace effort.
With US aid stalled, only Moscow’s immobilised billions can keep Ukraine fighting.
These are the key developments from day 1,377 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
White House 'optimistic' about a deal, but Ukraine still wary that plan is based on Russian demands.
Comments come after long meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and two senior US officials in Moscow.
Although Yermak was Zelenskyy's right-hand man, observers say his downfall could benefit the president in short term.
Russian President Vladimir Putin will be in India this week for a summit aimed at deepening economic, defense and energy ties, a visit that will also test...
The Kremlin said Wednesday that its army's recent battlefield successes in Ukraine had bolstered its position in talks to end the fighting, as both Moscow...
Ukraine and its European allies accused Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday of feigning interest in peace efforts after five hours of talks with...
Several top Ukrainian officials were expected to be in Brussels on Wednesday for meetings with European national security advisers, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha spoke after high-stakes talks on ending the war failed to produce tangible results.
The Russian leader's comments come as US and Ukrainian negotiators are due to hold a new round of talks.
Russian President Vladimir Putin made the remarks to an Indian broadcaster before landing in India for a state visit, but refused to elaborate on what Russia could accept or reject.
The U.S. Treasury Department imposed a $7.1 million fine on a New York-based property management firm Thursday, accusing it of violating sanctions by...
President Donald Trump said he was briefed by his envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner about their meeting with Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Tuesday
“We’re preparing meetings in the United States," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Wednesday.
Ukrainian military drone interceptors are battling Russia in the skies.
Comments to Indian media seem to contradict Trump report that negotiators got the impression he wanted to 'make a deal'.
Putin questions US pressure on India's Russian oil purchases as Modi gives the Russian president a warm welcome.
Just over half of citizens across nine European countries believe there is a high risk of a conflict, French poll finds.
President Putin visits India as Russia faces pressure to end war in Ukraine, looking to boost bilateral trade deals.
These are the key developments from day 1,379 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
But Belgium, a vocal critic of the plan to use Russian assets to back Ukraine, says its concerns have not been resolved.
Belgium is pushing back against a plan to use frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine's economy and war effort.
While some in Russia believe Ukraine is standing in the way of peace, other analysts say Putin has maximalist ambitions.
India gave Russia's leader a warm welcome in his first visit since his country invaded Ukraine. The visit in part signaled India's defiance of the U.S., which has punished New Delhi for buying Russian oil.
Deals have been signed in civil nuclear energy and critical minerals during the Russian PM's stay in India.
“[Modi is] not going to change the direction of Indian foreign policy because [the] Trump administration does not like i
More than deals, analysts say, Putin-Modi's bonhomie sends a message that Western efforts to isolate Russia have failed.
Meeting to boost ties comes as India seeks reprieve from US oil sanctions related to war in Ukraine.
As peace efforts fail to bear fruit, the Russian leader threatens Odesa and Mykolaiv - and warns of wider war on Europe.
European governments are fearful that Washington is laying the groundwork for an ultimatum to Kyiv on Moscow's terms.
Where Trump sees a deal, Putin sees submission.
Foreign policy chief keeping Washington onside as Ukrainian, US officials continue talks on ending Russia-Ukraine war.
Russia has launched a significant missile and drone attack on Ukraine, coinciding with ongoing U.S.-mediated peace talks. The talks, involving U.S. and Ukrainian officials, aim to end the nearly 4-year-old war. They have made some progress on a security frame…
Britt Clennett reports on the damage at a railway station in Fastiv, Ukraine. Russia's latest overnight bombardment consisted of more than 700 projectiles.
A Kremlin spokesperson said that the changes 'correspond in many ways to our vision'.
Donald Trump Jr. weighed in on the Russia-Ukraine war this weekend with this ominous message: No one should bet on his father, the president of the United States, to stand by Ukraine.As Politico reported Sunday, the president’s eldest son made several comment…
The Kremlin on Sunday welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump's new national security strategy and said it largely accorded with Russia's own perceptions, the first time that Moscow has so fulsomely praised such a document from its former Cold War foe.
The talks signal fresh support from European allies. But they follow stalled U.S. negotiations in Miami and comments from President Trump's son suggesting Washington is ready to pull back.
Russia is pushing to take over all of eastern Ukraine's Donbas region, where one resident tells NPR that she feels her "life depends on how our guys at the front hold on."
Trump earlier on Tuesday warned that Kyiv must make concessions, saying Ukraine is 'losing' the war.
"Intensive work" is continuing, the leaders of Britain, France and Germany say after a joint call with Donald Trump.
New rules of engagement that allow Ukraine to hit oil tankers are a sign of Kyiv's desperation.
In the event of a war, one expert suggests the British Army could be incapable of fighting effectively on land within weeks, once committed - though 'much depends on the form of the conflict'.
Russian could attack Nato within five years, Mark Rutte said, warning allies to start ramping up preparations "now".
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was due to hold urgent talks Thursday with leaders and officials from about 30 countries that are supporting Kyiv’s...
The United States has suggested creating a “free economic zone” in parts of the eastern Donbas region from which Ukraine would withdraw under a negotiated...
Authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko on Friday hosted a U.S. envoy for talks in the Belarus capital of Minsk, the latest step in the isolated...
A senior Kremlin official says that the Russian police and National Guard will remain in eastern Ukraine’s Donbas to oversee the prized industrial region...
Russia's central bank says it is suing Belgium's Euroclear in court following an EU bid to use Russian assets to aid Ukraine.
Experts say that Russian and Chinese support for Venezuela has largely dried up, with no prospect of real military or financial aid.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the Russian attacks 'had no ... military purpose whatsoever'.
A ceasefire deal appears distant as energy facilities are hit in Ukraine; Russia says a drone kills two.
At least two people were killed in a drone attack in Russia’s southwestern Saratov region, and parts of Ukraine went without power following targeted assaults on energy infrastructure, local authorities said Saturday, as U.S.-led peace talks on ending the war…
The use of frozen Russian assets for security for Europe to help fund Ukraine's defence in the war has been achieved by an EU decision. Now what?
The US has eased sanctions on Belarus after the close Russian ally freed more than 100 prisoners.
These are the key developments from day 1,389 of Russia's war on Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday voiced readiness to drop his country's bid to join NATO in exchange for Western security guarantees, but rejected the U.S. push for ceding territory to Russia as he held talks with U.S. envoys on ending the wa…
European leaders are expected to cement support for Ukraine Monday as it faces Washington’s pressure to swiftly accept a U.S.-brokered peace deal. After...
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov told ABC News during an exclusive interview in Moscow on Monday that he believes the warring parties are close to a deal.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s August summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Anchorage, Alaska, is looming large as the White House presses its peace efforts.
The US is considering options, such as targeting vessels in Russia’s so-called shadow fleet of tankers used to transport Moscow’s oil, as well as traders who...
Trump ramps up pressure with major military force deployed.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has called for Ukrainians living in Russia to be able to participate in potential elections in the neighbouring country...
President Vladimir Putin emphasized Friday that Moscow’s troops were advancing across the battlefield in Ukraine and voiced confidence the Kremlin would...
Russian leader underscores Kremlin's hardline stance on peace talks as Trump pushes for deal to end war.
A Kremlin envoy said peace talks on a U.S.-proposed plan to end the nearly four-year war in Ukraine were pressing on “constructively” in Florida, while the...
For three years we've spun fairytales about Russia's inevitable defeat, while the "West" was falling apart
Russia launched a "massive" drone and missile strike on Ukraine overnight into Tuesday morning, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.
Fall of town comes as Russia, US propose a 'demilitarised', 'free economic zone' in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region.
NATO is trying to have it both ways: escalating against Russia via a naval/tanker campaign while pretending they are not directly at war.
The United States and Ukraine have reached a consensus on several critical issues aimed at bringing an end to the nearly four-year conflict between Russia and Ukraine, but sensitive issues around territorial control and managing its nuclear plant remain unres…
A Ukrainian serviceman, ex-military chief and analysts predict what lies ahead.
Zelenskyy accuses Russia's leadership of using 'every opportunity' to inflict 'greater suffering' on Ukraine.
Chairman of Denmark's Defence Committee and Conservative lawmaker Rasmus Jarlov, responding to Trump's ludicrous claims of wanting to acquire Greenland, trolled Trump after Denmark posted a remarkable 9.5% GDP for the 3rd quarter. Not that we are satisfied, b…
Russia is ramping up its attacks on Kyiv as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is scheduled to meet with President Donald Trump in Florida on Sunday. Zelenskyy says his country was attacked with nearly 500 drones and dozens of missiles that were aimed at…
The president said he doesn’t have a hard deadline for ending the war as he welcomed Ukraine’s leader to Mar-a-Lago.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview with state-run media that Europe has been the main obstacle for peace amid its war in Ukraine...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has arrived at Mar-a-Lago for peace talks with President Trump
ABC News' Will Ganss recaps the blockbuster movies and TV shows that had us glued to our seats. Plus, what we can look forward to in the coming year.
These are the key developments from day 1,403 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Trump is set to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at his Palm Beach, Florida, residence on Sunday for talks on a peace plan to end the conflict with Russia.
Donald Trump prompted an incredulous laugh from Volodymyr Zelensky with a bizarre claim about Vladimir Putin’s intentions in Ukraine. Trump, 79, met with...
It seemed, at least superficially, to have been one of the better face-to-face meetings between Presidents Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky, their sixth...
Even now, after a year of repeatedly being blindsided by the Russian leader, Donald Trump resolutely refuses to think badly of Vladimir Putin.
An MS NOW co-host struggled to hold back laughter while reporting on Donald Trump’s historically improbable claim that Russia’s Vladimir Putin wants the...
US President Trump and Ukrainian leader Zelenskyy are talking up prospects of ending the war with Russia.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy quickly denied a Russian claim that Ukraine attacked Vladimir Putin’s home in the city of Novgorod.
The US escalation against Caracas may be part of a larger realignment for a new world order.
Russia on Tuesday said it will take a tougher position in talks on ending its nearly four-year war in Ukraine after it claimed Kyiv attacked a Russian...
Russia’s nuclear-capable Oreshnik missile system has entered active service, Russia’s Ministry of Defense said Tuesday, as negotiators continue to search for...
Dave Rubin, Tim Pool, and Benny Johnson are probably thrilled.
A steep rise in soldiers' obituaries is documented by the BBC as part of its work in counting Russian war losses.
These are the key developments from day 1,405 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Kremlin says alleged drone attack on presidential residence - called a fabrication by Kyiv - will affect peace talks.
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It comes after Russia claimed Ukraine had attempted to launch a drone strike on one of Putin's residences.
These are the key developments from day 1,406 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin used his New Year speech to tell troops that he "believed in you and our victory" in Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in his New Year address to the nation, said late on Wednesday that Kyiv wanted the war to end, but not at any cost, adding he would not sign a "weak" peace agreement that would only prolong the war.
Russia Requests Trump Admin To Stop Pursuit Of Oil Tanker In Atlantic Basin The U.S. State Department received a request from Russia on New Year's Eve to stop pursuing an oil tanker in the Atlantic Basin linked to a dark-fleet network that ships Venezuelan …
Last month, the Bella 1 was on its way to Venezuela to get oil when the U.S. military tried to board it in the Caribbean.
Ukraine’s General Staff estimated the tally - but Russian President Vladimir Putin appears bent on avoiding peace talks.
These are the key developments from day 1,409 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Russia is offering stark criticism of the U.S. military attack on Venezuela, which resulted in the capture of President Nicolas Maduro. In response, Russia...
María Corina Machado said Nicolás Maduro will "face international justice for the atrocious crimes" he has committed.
The US president’s latest threat comes a day after Washington bombed Venezuela and abducted its president.
Rodriguez has a long history of representing the socialist 'revolution' of late President Hugo Chavez.
From humble beginnings in a working-class neighbourhood to an authoritarian presidency, here is a look at Maduro's life.
These are the key developments from day 1,410 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
White House says President Donald Trump still wants to buy Greenland, but has said military means are an option, too.
President Donald Trump is now on board with a hard-hitting sanctions package meant to economically cripple Moscow as his administration continues to...
Russia on Thursday strongly condemned the U.S. seizure of an oil tanker, heralding a new chill in relations between Moscow and Washington that could spread...
Trump has pushed Russia out of Latin America and seized tankers while conceding nothing in Europe.
Trump has 'greenlit' bipartisan push to sanction countries that buy Russian energy exports, Lindsey Graham says.
Russian media said the Oreshnik targeted a huge underground natural gas storage in Ukraine's western Lviv region. Ukrainian officials said four people were killed in Kyiv overnight.
LONDON, Jan 9 (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin's launch of an Oreshnik hypersonic missile appears aimed at intimidating Ukraine and sending a signal of...
In his most substantial critique of U.S., Russian and other military incursions in sovereign countries, Pope Leo XIV on Friday denounced how nations were...
Russia attacked Ukraine overnight with a massive barrage of 242 drones and 36 missiles, including one that was nuclear-capable, the Ukrainian Air Force said Friday morning.
Renee Good’s wife, Becca Good, is speaking out in a statement to MPR News, saying Renee “lived by an overarching belief: there is kindness in the world and we need to do everything we can to find it.”
It is only the second time Moscow has deployed the hypersonic ballistic missile, which was first used to hit Dnipro in November.
South African official says drills with Russia, Iran, China and others key to protecting 'maritime economic activities'.
These are the key developments from day 1,416 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
The Oreshnik missile struck close to Ukraine's border with Poland, a NATO member.
South Africa is hosting the BRICS exercises, but two founding members are not participating amid tensions with the US.
These are the key developments from day 1,417 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
LONDON, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Britain said on Sunday discussions with other NATO members on deterring Russian activity in the Arctic were “business as usual”, after media re… Leggi
Jan 11 (Reuters) - Nordic diplomats rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s claims of Russian and Chinese vessels operating near Greenland, the Financial Times reported on… Leggi
The United States accused Russia on Monday of a “dangerous and inexplicable escalation” of its nearly four-year war in Ukraine at a time when the Trump...
Four years after David Barnes was charged in Russia with abusing his children in Texas despite not being charged with a crime in the U.S., he is now in a penal colony.
The Trump administration denounces Russia's use of a nuclear-capable Oreshnik missile in a UN Security Council meeting.
Europe should do everything it can to help the US president in his efforts to end the war in Ukraine, Karol Nawrocki said.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has not commented publicly on the US operation in Venezuela but Moscow and Caracas maintain a strategic partnership.
The Oreshnik missile that struck Lviv carried a political payload.
Western sanctions and weak oil prices are already squeezing Russia's coffers, pressuring funds used to sustain the war and the broader economy.
Moscow hits Ukraine with hail of drones and missiles as US president says Kyiv 'less ready for a deal' than Russia.
Hundreds of thousands in Russian-occupied parts of southern Ukraine were left without power on Sunday, according to Kremlin-installed authorities there...
Moscow is focused on winning in Ukraine; all else is a means to that end.
These are the key developments from day 1,424 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
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Jan 20 (Reuters) - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged the U. to pile more pressure on Russia after its latest air attack on Ukraine cut heating to half of...
The meeting between the three countries comes as both Ukraine and Russia warn no peace deal can be reached until territorial issues are resolved.
Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the settlement in Ukraine with U.S. President Donald Trump’s envoys during marathon overnight talks, and the...
Delegations from Russia, Ukraine and the U.S. will hold trilateral talks in United Arab Emirates on Friday in what officials say will be their first trilateral meeting.
Donald Trump is pushing hard for a peace deal - but major issues between Russia and Ukraine are still unresolved, writes Sarah Rainsford.
A new Pentagon strategy document softens tone on traditional foes, China and Russia.
Russian attacks on Ukraine killed at least one person and wounded 31 overnight into Saturday as negotiators from Ukraine, Russia and the United States were to meet in the United Arab Emirates for a second day of talks to end Russia's nearly four-year full-sca…
The case filed in Massachusetts is the first lawsuit over the strikes to land in a U.S. federal court since the Trump administration launched a campaign to target vessels off the coast of Venezuela.
OSLO, Jan 27 () - Norway's parliament on Tuesday approved a $2 billion procurement plan for long-range artillery to boost the NATO country's deterrence...
Al-Sharaa is due in Moscow on Wednesday to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The Kremlin says it’s agreed to halt attacks on Kyiv and nearby towns until February 1, after a request from the US.
These are the key developments from day 1,436 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
The talks come just a day before a second round of US-mediated talks between Russia and Ukraine in Abu Dhabi.
These are the key developments from day 1,437 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
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Eight years since his first term, President Trump has forced NATO members to increase their military spending, while also presenting the possibility that the US may not be there to secure their backs against Russia
Major Ukrainian cities are now regularly thrust into darkness by rolling blackouts affecting hundreds of thousands -- sometimes even millions -- of people.
Russian drone strike kills 12 mine workers in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region, injuring seven others.
U.S.-backed trilateral talks involving Ukraine and Russia will take place next week in Abu Dhabi, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday, as Ukrainians faced uncertainty over the fate of an energy ceasefire with Russia amid plunging temperatur…
The BBC's Russia editor reflects on the difficulties of working as a British journalist in Moscow.
These are the key developments from day 1,439 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged "maximum pressure" on Russia after Moscow fired hundreds of drones and missiles into Ukraine.
President Trump asked Putin to hold off attacks on energy infrastructure in Ukraine, which has been gripped by bitter cold. Putin showed his contempt by launching a massive overnight attack.
The New START treaty, which limits strategic nuclear weapons, is to expire this week.
With New START, the last nuclear treaty between Russia and US ending, Moscow says it's ready for more dangerous world.
Hundreds of drones and missiles struck Kyiv and Kharkiv overnight, leaving thousands of homes without heat.
American, Ukrainian and Russian representatives are due to gather again in the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday for the next round of trilateral talks.
Experts have warned that the expiry of the US-Russia New START treaty could spark a fresh nuclear arms race.
These are the key developments from day 1,441 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
The two leaders discussed maintaining their growing ties amid international instability.
The main sticking point in the negotiations continues to be the long-term fate of territory in eastern Ukraine.
Zelenskyy expects negotiations to soon lead to another prisoner exchange.
U.S. border czar Tom Homan says 700 federal agents will be leaving Minnesota. And, the New START Treaty between the U.S. and Russia expired today.
Trilateral talks between American, Ukrainian and Russian negotiators resumed in the United Arab Emirates on Thursday, after a round of meetings on Wednesday.
Both Beijing and Moscow expressed regret at lapse of last Russia-US nuclear arms control treaty.
Lawmakers fear a global arms race as the last treaty comes to an end.
These are the key developments from day 1,443 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Ukraine responded to renewed Russian strikes on energy infrastructure, logistics far from front lines.
Ukraine's president says the US has also proposed new trilateral talks in Miami, which he said Ukraine will attend.
These are the key developments from day 1,444 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
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By Yuliia Dysa and Olena HarmashKYIV, Feb 7 (Reuters) - The United States wants Moscow and Kyiv to find a solution on how to end the war in Ukraine before summer, Preside… Leggi
Without the verification and communication processes of New START, the US and Russia will have less assurance about each other's nuclear postures.
Lyubomir Korba is extradited from the UAE, where he fled hours after Friday's attack, Russia's FSB says.
Russia’s Federal Security Service said Sunday that the man suspected of shooting a deputy chief of Russia’s military intelligence agency in Moscow was detained in Dubai and handed over to Russia.
Cuban foreign minister accuses US of trying to break the 'political will' of Cubans, hints at diplomacy with Washington.
Several people were killed by Russian strikes on Tuesday night into Wednesday.
The louder the West talks about defeating Russia, the further peace in Ukraine moves out of reach.
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov did not say why he believed the US would respect the limits set out in New START.
Russian authorities said two major airlines were flying one-way flights out of Cuba, as the Trump administration pressures the island's oil supply.
Russia will operate only return flights from Cuba as 'evacuation' of tourists from Caribbean island gets under way.
These are the key developments from day 1,449 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Patriot interceptors, made by the American company Lockheed Martin, are Ukraine's top defense against Russian ballistic missile attacks.
Trump has given both sides until June to reach deal, but future of Donbas industrial heartland remains a sticking point.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will also address the conference.
Russia unleashes deadly air assaults on civilians as Ukraine's Zelenskyy promises new front-line tactics.
These are the key developments from day 1,450 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio hint at difficulties in next week's talks.
Representatives of Ukraine, Russia and US to meet for third round of trilateral negotiations to end the four-year war.
MOSCOW, Feb 16 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Monday that what it called the “main issues”, including sensitive questions of territory, would be discussed in peace talks… Leggi
Four years after their full-scale invasion, the Russians are trying to freeze Ukraine into submission by relentlessly attacking the country’s energy grid.
Kremlin says the talks are likely to focus on the issue of Ukrainian territory that Russian wants Kyiv to cede.
Ukraine's lead negotiator says Kyiv will work 'constructively' but 'without excessive expectations'.
ABC News' Patrick Reevell reports that there is still a "fundamental gap between the two sides over territory," specifically Ukraine's eastern Donbas region.
Nearly four years into Russia's war on Ukraine, multiple peace efforts have been started, but no end is in sight.
Meeting comes as White House says it wants to see 'dramatic changes very soon' in Cuba, calls government 'failing'.
The US is putting too much pressure on Kyiv and not enough on Moscow, says Ukraine’s Zelenskyy after more failed talks.
"Russia will not stop," said Yulia Svyrydenko, the Ukrainian prime minister.
Four years into Russia's grinding war on Ukraine, Al Jazeera looks at the costs — to people, territory and treasuries.
After another year of talks, a war-ending deal remains frustratingly elusive.
ABC News’ Ian Pannell reports on the unrelenting Russian attacks on Ukrainian soil and how it's left the young and vulnerable without water or heat during Ukraine’s coldest winter months.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy marked the fourth anniversary of Russia's invasion of the country on Tuesday, saying "We have defended our independence."
Has Moscow really overcome the sanctions regime? It is time to talk facts, not fiction.
European leaders travel to Kyiv to mark the war's fourth anniversary and pledge continued support for Ukraine.
Ukrainians are repelled by the prospect of capitulating to Moscow as the war barrels into another year.
On the war's fourth anniversary, Russia occupies 20 percent of Ukraine's territory, but the front line shifts slowly.
A top Norwegian military official identified icebreakers as one of the capability gaps that exist between NATO and Russia and China.
The Kremlin appears to be backing the Cuban government, a day after Cuban border guards engaged in a deadly high-seas gun battle off the coast of the Caribbean island.
Kyiv hopes progress in talks in Geneva will pave the way for a direct meeting between Russian and Ukrainian leaders.
These are the key developments from day 1,463 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Russian forces falter as the world’s richest man intervenes in the war once again.
Flightradar24 shows flights being funneled into narrow corridors north of Iran, or forced into longer detours over Saudi Arabia and other regions.
Russia, one of Iran's few allies, could profit from the war as it navigates diplomatic relations with Iran and Israel.
The United States is burning through scarce munitions while Russia and China watch and wait.
Exchange comes amid a deadlock in US-brokered negotiations to end the four-year war between the two countries.
Completion of two-day POW exchange one of few tangible results as peace talks stall amid Middle East turmoil.
Ukraine has won back some territory this year for the first time since 2023 amid claims of soaring Russian losses.
Pentagon asserts US forces are tracking Russian-Iranian operations amid escalating conflict in the region.
Trump sock-puppet Karoline Leavitt did her best to downplay reports that Russia is providing Iran with information that could help them target US troops. More on that from the AP: Russia has provided Iran with information that could help Tehran strike America…
More good news for Putin from this administration. What a shock. Just as we find out that Russia is helping Iran target our troops, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent tells Fox Business Network's Larry Kudlow that they may lift sanctions on Russian oil. Here's …
“Unsanctioning” Russian oil may cool the market after the US-Israeli attack on Iran sent global crude prices soaring Read Full Article at RT.com
Limited resources are being used up at the expense of other theaters. The post An Extended War With Iran Will Weaken American Deterrence Against China and Russia appeared first on The American Conservative.
WH press sec. Karoline Leavitt told ABC News' Karen Travers neither Pres. Trump nor U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff "would be happy" if it turns out Russia has been sharing intelligence with Iran.
Russia’s President is profiting from rising oil prices, but he’s also facing a hard new reality: he’s no longer the lead disruptor of the postwar global order.
Electronic warfare and intelligence sharing are eroding decades of US-Israeli dominance in the Gulf.
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Volodymyr Zelenskyy says move 'does not help peace' as Europe reels from soaring energy prices linked to Iran war.
Donald Trump admitted Friday that Russia is likely helping Iran in its war with the U.S., but doesn’t think it’s a big deal.Fox News’s Brian Kilmeade asked Trump in a radio interview if he thought Russian President Vladimir Putin is helping Iran in its war wi…
Three world leaders — two of them members of the G7 — stood united in opposition Friday to the Trump administration's decision to ease sanctions on Russia's shadow fleet of oil tankers.
After two weeks of war in Iran, will Russia gain from looser sanctions and expensive oil?
The former secretary general of NATO says he doesn't think allies will be pulled further into the conflict in the Middle East, but he's concerned the ongoing war with Iran will benefit Russia's economy and take the world’s attention away from the invasion of …
President Donald Trump defended the easing sanctions on Russian oil, excusing reports that the nation’s dictator, Vladimir Putin, has been assisting Iran in its war efforts against the U.S. “I think [Putin] might be helping [Iran] a little bit,” Trump said du…
Moscow is getting more oil revenue and Ukraine will get fewer defensive weapons. The post Russia Wins the War on Iran appeared first on The American Conservative.
Record oil release steadies markets, but war-driven disruption in the Strait of Hormuz keeps energy supplies uncertain.
A CBC News analysis reveals the global scope of an enforcement crackdown on ships belonging to shadow fleets — vessels often flying under false flags in order to skirt sanctions — as the scale of seizures and detentions has skyrocketed in recent months.
Leaders from the five Nordic countries and Canada meet in Oslo for a mini-summit on Arctic security amid rising geopolitical tensions. Discussions follow a massive NATO exercise in northern Norway and focus on Russian military risks, the fallout from U.S. thr…
Bart De Wever has argued that diplomacy is the only viable path to ending the Ukraine conflict Read Full Article at RT.com
That's out of $100 billion that Zelenskyy said Russia has lost so far from oil sanctions and Ukrainian strikes on energy infrastructure.
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Ukraine may have reclaimed 400sq km (154sq miles) of territory in 2026, and is downing record numbers of Russian drones.
The price of Russian Urals has soared in recent weeks. How Russia - and other energy producing nations - could profit.
Mueller's family told The New York Times in August that he had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.
Robert Mueller oversaw the probe into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 United States election.
Russia’s Nikolay Patrushev says the Strait of Hormuz disruption signals a deeper shift in energy markets, and maritime security systems. Read Full Article at RT.com
“Regime change is lined up,” awaiting the president’s signal, according to one administration official.
With US-Ukraine talks set to resume in Florida, Volodymyr Zelenskyy warns Russia is increasing its oil revenues.
Mueller’s death ends an era, but the political contest continues Robert S. Mueller III, the former FBI director who later led the special counsel investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election, died at 81. His death immediately became a pol…
Footage from the space station appears to show Russian missiles being intercepted by Ukrainian air defenses.
Belarus and North Korea are expected to sign a treaty of friendship as their leaders meet in Pyongyang.
Kremlin spokesperson says talks are part of 'necessary dialogue' with Washington as war in Ukraine continues.
Russia has long exchanged weapons with Iran and is likely offering satellite support, but lacks the will to do much more
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio voices openness to diverting weapons to Kyiv to support the US attack on Iran.
Russia took satellite images of a U.S. airbase in Saudi Arabia three times in the days before Iran attacked the site and wounded American troops.
Russian tanker delivers enough fuel to meet Cuba’s energy needs for up to 10 days, following a three-month blockade.
Trump considers leaving Nato, as Starmer says he won't change his position on Iran.
Foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova also called on the US to lift its energy blockade on the island nation.
Bahrain has significantly watered down a proposed U.N. resolution on reopening the Strait of Hormuz amid opposition from China and Russia about allowing...
Ukraine has increased attacks on Russian energy infrastructure in bid to disrupt financing of its war.
Ukraine aims to drain Russia's war chest with drone strikes on Pokrovsk and Ust-Luga oil facilities on the Baltic Sea.
A total 11 out of 15 members supported resolution, which was already watered down to evade vetoes.
Trump said the crunch Americans are feeling could have been much worse in an interview with Fox News' Bartiromo
Alyssa Farah Griffin, who also previously worked under Donald Trump, said "it would not be that difficult" to take out Russia's leader.
China and Russia have been vocal critics of the US-Israel war on Iran, an ally of both world powers.
April 15 (Reuters) - The Kremlin's spokesman was quoted as saying on Wednesday that the United States had rejected its proposal that Russia take all of...
Europe should build up its defenses by 2030 to be ready for a war with Russia, Frederik Vansina has said Read Full Article at RT.com
In a significant pact, India and Russia agree to the deployment of soldiers and warships on each other's soil during peace and wartime.
The Omani FM has also intimated that Witkoff and Kushner were not knowledgeable enough to recognize how big Iran's nuclear concessions were
Abbas Araghchi travels to Russia, where he will speak with "senior officials", Iran's foreign ministry says.
Ukrainian attack on captured Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant kills one worker, according to managers installed by Russia.
Pakistan and Oman remain involved in backchannel efforts to prevent a return to open US-Israel war on Iran.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is seeking details of a short-term ceasefire Russia proposed to U.S. President Donald Trump.
The president seems unable to secure for Ukrainian people a gain that can compensate for a painful peace.
Moscow's declaration of May 9 truce comes as Kyiv revels in its adversary's 'fear' of Ukrainian drones.
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President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Yuri Ushakov, President Vladimir Putin's foreign affairs adviser, both confirmed the agreement for a three-day ceasefire and an exchange of prisoners.
Security was tight in Moscow as Putin and several foreign leaders attended the parade, even as a U.S.-brokered three-day ceasefire eased concerns about possible Ukrainian attempts to disrupt the festivities.
The BBC's Russia editor reports from Moscow, where the annual Victory Day display was quieter than usual.
Putin is set to speak at the World War II commemoration, which is scaled back this year due to security concerns.
President Trump said Friday that fighting would halt between Russia and Ukraine for three days. Meanwhile, the U.S. is awaiting Iran's response to a peace proposal.
Amid a US-backed ceasefire, Putin signals peace talks could progress, but broader negotiations remain stalled.
Russian president also says he is willing to meet Zelenskyy in a third country if a long-term peace deal is reached.
Russia claims Ukraine has committed more than 1,000 violations since the three-day truce came into effect on Saturday.
May 11 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday that Russia has no intention of ending the more than four-year-old war with his...
Stalled advance in Ukraine and economic woes are not the only worries for the Kremlin - also a distant ‘near abroad'.
MOSCOW, May 12 (Reuters) - The Kremlin repeated Russian President Vladimir Putin's assertion that the war in Ukraine was almost over on Tuesday, after...
The attack comes in retaliation for the Russian attacks that killed at least six in Ukraine, according to the president.
One killed and four others wounded in attacks on Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region, local administration chief says.
Russia has launched a mass drone and missile attack on Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, killing one person and injuring at least 31. Local authorities report damage across six districts.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russia fired 'more than 1,560 drones' at Ukraine since Wednesday.
Ukraine’s air force says the attack on Thursday was part of the largest aerial assault since the war began.
Russian authorities say three people killed in the Moscow region and one in Belgorod in Ukrainian attacks.
Zelensky tries to show some muscle in a large drone attack on Moscow. Will Putin finally drop the hammer?
Russian Foreign Minister offers reminders of BRICS inability to be counterweight to US geopolitical order.
It’s getting harder for officials in the Kremlin to cast the war in Ukraine — now in its fifth year — as something so distant that it doesn’t affect the...
Vladimir Putin’s arrival was announced just a day after United States President Donald Trump left Beijing.
China’s Xi Jinping is hosting Russian President Vladimir Putin, just days after welcoming Donald Trump to Beijing.
The US president failed to ‘un-unite’ the two powers because he has repeated the same mistakes his predecessors made.
Russia's Vladimir Putin is travelling to China for second meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in less than a year.
The US has extended its waiver on sanctioned Russian oil until June 17.
Nearly 800 children are among those killed in Ukraine since Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022, the UN says.
China has done a lot to appear impartial whenever Russia's invasion of Ukraine comes up. Maybe "impartial" is the wrong word: the People's Republic of China has even talked up the idea of finding a peaceful outcome to the war. But it looks like all that has b…
Chinese leader Xi Jinping hailed ties with Russia as a force of “calm amid chaos” during a meeting with Vladimir Putin in Beijing on Wednesday, which comes...
Two presidential visits days apart is how Xi Jinping wants the world to see him: talking to everyone, tied to no-one.
Xi Jinping hosts Vladimir Putin a week after Donald Trump was in Beijing.
Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin hold talks just days after US President Donald Trump made an official visit to China.
In his posthumous memoir, Alexei Navalny’s utopian vision of “the Beautiful Russia of the Future” remains strangely detached from history.
Russia's ally participated in joint drills for the first time. Analysts say it was a risky move for Minsk.
Russia fired more than 100 drones and two ballistic missiles at Ukraine overnight, the Ukrainian air force said Tuesday, as the country’s foreign ministry...
Moscow's envoy accuses Washington of failing to honour commitments under the 1947 UN Headquarters Agreement.
Russia and Ukraine have been at war since February 2022 and have not yet agreed on a peace deal.
Anger of EU states won't help smooth the way for Brussels to mediate a ceasefire, an idea Putin now says he accepts.
The Shangri-La Dialogue, hosted by the International Institute for Strategic Studies, will also address tensions in the Middle East and Russia's war on Ukraine.
The incident adds to concern that Moscow's war on Ukraine risks spilling over to entangle neighbouring NATO states.
President Trump has an opportunity to end Russia’s war against Ukraine by leading a Baltic air and maritime pressure campaign that moves Putin to the bargaining table.
Ukraine also struck a Russian warship at a naval facility near St. Petersburg as guests flocked to the city for Russia's flagship economic forum.
Ukrainian drones hit one of Russia's largest oil terminals in St. Petersburg overnight into Wednesday morning, sending plumes of black smoke towering over the city.
Some Republicans' growing frustrations with Trump is beginning to show, Trump and Netanyahu have a tense call over Israel's actions in Lebanon, Russia's economic forum opens.
Russia estimates construction could cost up to $65 billion,, or under $8 billion using technology from Elon Musk's tunnel-digging venture.
Russia and Ukraine have been holding peace talks since the war began in 2022, but with no concrete outcome.
Russia’s performance since December shows it can contest territory but cannot hold it, say battlefield observers.
Russia, the United States and European Union all have interests as geopolitics take centre-stage.
Indian MP Sujeet Kumar thanked Russia for giving a voice to the Global South at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum Read Full Article at RT.com
A momentum shift that changes everything
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had appeared poised to win a clear victory in a closely watched parliamentary election Sunday, but the ballot result...
Chinese President Xi Jinping visits North Korea as Beijing aims to boost ties amid growing Pyongyang-Moscow relations.
Ukraine's SBU security service claimed attack sparking fires in Russia's Tamanneftegaz terminal.
Held in Évian-les-Bains, France from June 15-17, this will be the president’s fifth time physically attending the conference, and comes amid heightened global turmoil.
A large overnight missile and drone attack strikes Kyiv, Kharkiv and other Ukrainian cities.
Flames engulf Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra's Dormition Cathedral, a UNESCO site, following Russia's intensified military assault.
EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France, June 16 (Reuters) - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy arrived at the G7 summit on Tuesday, hoping to impress upon U. leader Donald Trump...
A statement from the G7 summit in France says leaders are united in their 'unwavering support for Ukraine'.
Russia's oil refineries have been heavily targeted, damaging its energy facilities and the country’s fuel crisis.
Ukraine increases strikes on Russian oil and weapons infrastructure as it garners aid and begins EU talks.
An argument that Russia risks losing key ally Belarus unless it responds more forcefully to Ukraine and NATO.
Kyiv has previously accused Moscow of using cluster munitions, which, when dropped, scatter into smaller munitions.
Russia says it intercepted 660 Ukrainian drones overnight over 12 Russian regions, as well as the illegally annexed Crimea, the Azov and the Black Sea. It appears to be one of the biggest drone attacks on Russia and Crimea since Russia’s full-scale invasion o…
The European ruling class continues to deceive the EU people. Are they also deceiving themselves?
Refineries in flames and long lines at Moscow gas stations show impacts of Ukraine’s drone campaign that Russian authorities would rather hide.
Russian president claims Ukraine, which has ramped up attacks on Russia's energy sector, proposed the limits.
Recent drone attacks in the Moscow area reveal a multifaceted strategy.
July 4th events for America's milestone birthday are being threatened by a brutal heat wave. And, Russia has struck Ukraine's capital, killing several people in what it calls retaliatory attacks.
Observers suggest 1.4 million Russian soldiers have been killed since the war began.
A Ukrainian drone attack struck an oil terminal in St. Petersburg on Saturday, Russian officials said, as Kyiv pressed on with the bombardment of Russia’s oil infrastructure.
Reporters traveled to three exposed stretches of Europe's eastern frontier and found varied strategies and uneven progress to deter Russia.
Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov says Trump made the offer during a nearly 90-minute phone call with the Russian president.
Russia says its forces have taken the city of Kostiantynivka in Donestk, Ukraine denies that.
Crews are racing to find survivors under rubble as Russia targets Kyiv in air strikes for the second time in a week.
Ukrainian officials urged their allies to immediately transfer more high-end Patriot interceptors from stockpiles.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had warned of a likely attack ahead of meeting with US President Donald Trump.
NATO leaders gather in Ankara to tackle US-Europe tensions, defence gaps and support for Ukraine’s military resilience.
The Ukrainian president will use the Nato meeting in Turkey to argue he needs more interceptor missiles.
Leaders have gathered in Ankara for a two-day summit slated to cover defence spending and the Russia-Ukraine war.
Trump said that he believes the U.S.-Iran ceasefire is over, but hasn't ruled out talks. And, the International Olympic Committee paves the way for Russian athletes to compete in the 2028 games.
Asking Ankara to make elements of its S-400 system inoperable is one option under discussion by the Trump administration, a person familiar told Semafor.
Trump says US will 'show' Ukraine how to produce Patriot missile systems during a friendly appearance with Zelenskyy.
Ukraine hit two oil tankers in Sea of Azov and several oil facilities across Russia in drone attacks.
WASHINGTON, July 10 () - Four U. senators said on Friday they had reached agreement with President Donald Trump's administration to move forward with update...
Kyiv will rush to produce the systems domestically as Russia struggles to defend itself against some Ukrainian attacks.
Ukraine’s unmanned systems have cut overland routes and begun to target Russian shadow tankers.
Fighting continues in Russia's war against Ukraine, which is running low on munitions that would help it shoot down and intercept Russian strikes.
Ukraine is particularly vulnerable to Russian ballistic missiles due to critical shortage of Patriot munitions.