Russian President Vladimir Putin has rejected an ultimatum by European leaders to agree to a ceasefire with Ukraine or face increased sanctions, but has proposed holding direct negotiations with Kyiv this week.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and the leaders of the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and Poland have agreed to impose additional sanctions against Russia if the Kremlin does not accept their proposal for an unconditional 30-day ceasefire.
French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer arrived in Kyiv on Saturday to meet with President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has imposed sanctions on Russian nationals and companies from Russia, China, Iran, and Uzbekistan, according to a decision by Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council (NSDC).
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov has refuted the idea of a 30-day ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, claiming in an interview with ABC News that it would be "an advantage" for Kyiv.
The United Kingdom has announced its "largest ever" sanctions package against Russia's so-called "shadow fleet", imposing restrictions on 100 oil tankers and an additional vessel said to be supporting Moscow.
Russian soldiers have damaged or destroyed more than 2,300 medical infrastructure facilities since the start of the full-scale invasion, Ukraine's Health Ministry has announced
A 72-hour ceasefire proposed by Russian President Vladimir Putin has officially come into effect, with Russian soldiers halting offensive operations going into Thursday, despite a surge in Ukrainian drone attacks in the hours before the truce.
A wide range of UK-made military goods and arms, including F-35 fighter jet parts, have continued to be sent to Israel even after the British government suspended 30 arms export licences in September, Israeli import data revealed in a report suggested.
Eighty years after the second world war, polling has showed many Americans and western Europeans believe an even more devastating third global conflict could break out within a decade, with tensions with Russia seen as the most probable cause.
U.S. President Donald Trump has stated that Russia has grown more willing to negotiate an end to its war against Ukraine following a sharp decline in oil prices.
Turkey's Halkbank has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a lower court ruling saying it can be prosecuted for allegedly helping Tehran evade American sanctions, a U.S.-based lawyer for the bank announced on Monday.
The European Commission (EC) plans to propose legislation to phase out all Russian pipeline and liquefied natural gas (LNG) by the end of 2027, Bloomberg has reported.
President Donald Trump has stated that it may not be possible for the US to broker an end to the war in Ukraine — as Russian President Vladimir Putin left the door open for a nuclear option in the conflict.
President Volodymyr Zelensky’s refusal to join Russia in observing a 72-hour ceasefire to mark the Victory Day celebrations exposes Kiev’s “neo-Nazi essence” and amounts to a threat by an “international-level terrorist,” Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has stated.
United States President Donald Trump could snub NATO’s upcoming summit unless European member states commit to significantly higher defense spending, Der Spiegel has reported.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has rejected Russia's proposal for a three-day ceasefire on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the Victory in World War II.
The U.S. State Department approved the potential sale of F-16 training and sustainment, along with related equipment, to Ukraine for $310 million, the Pentagon has announced.
American officials prepared a number of options for U.S. President Donald Trump to increase economic pressure on Moscow in response to Russian President Vladimir Putin continued reluctance to end the war against Ukraine, Bloomberg has reported, citing undisclosed sources.
The European Union will not recognize Russia's annexation of Crimea under any circumstances, EU’s top diplomat Kaja Kallas has stated in an interview with the Financial Times.
Kiev has agreed to acknowledge Russia’s control over Crimea and four other regions – without formally recognizing Moscow’s sovereignty over them – US President Donald Trump’s special envoy, Keith Kellogg, has claimed.
The United States and Ukraine have signed an “economic partnership agreement” that will give Washington access to Kyiv’s rare earth minerals in exchange for establishing an investment fund in the European state.
Europe would struggle to collectively muster 25,000 soldiers to be part of a "deterrence" force in Ukraine because its armies are undermanned and underfunded, The Times reported quoting sources.
