US gave Ukraine and Russia a June deadline to reach agreement to end war 

The U.S. has given Ukraine and Russia a June deadline to reach a deal to end the nearly fouryear war, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told reporters,

Workers from Bangladesh sought jobs in Russia but instead got sent to combat in Ukraine

Maksudur Rahman, 31, who escaped after fighting for the Russian army, shows a Russian military dog tag during an interview with The Associated Press in Lakshmipur, Bangladesh, in Dec.

Russian attacks kill at least 7 in Ukraine as talks on peace plan continue

Russia launched a wave of attacks on Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, overnight, with at least seven people killed in strikes that hit city buildings and energy

Trump paints Zelenskyy into a corner with his new plan to end war

With his new 28-point plan to end Russia’s war in Ukraine, President Donald Trump is resurfacing his argument that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy doesn’t “have

Ukraine uses remote-controlled vehicles for dangerous missions

On a battlefield swarming with deadly Russian drones, Ukrainian soldiers are increasingly turning to nimble, remote-controlled armored vehicles that can perform an array of tasks and

Trump’s deadline looms but Moscow shows no sign of making concessions

The coming week could mark a pivotal moment in the war between Russia and Ukraine, as U.S. President Donald Trump’s deadline for the Kremlin to reach a

Trump envoy arrives in Kyiv as US pledges more Patriot missiles to Ukraine

U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy to Ukraine and Russia, retired Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg, was in Kyiv yesterday, a senior Ukrainian official said, as anticipation grew

How Ukraine can cope with the US pause on crucial battlefield weapons

The decision by the United States to pause some weapons shipments to Ukraine has come at a tough time for Kyiv: Russia’s bigger army is making a

Ukraine’s drone attack on planes was a serious blow to Kremlin’s strategic arsenal

A surprise Ukrainian drone attack that targeted several Russian air bases hosting nuclear-capable strategic bombers was unprecedented in its scope and sophistication and for the first time reached

Russia’s drone-and-missile attack kills 12 in Ukraine as the two sides swap hundreds of prisoners

Russia and Ukraine swapped hundreds more prisoners yesterday, the Russian defense ministry said, the third part of a major swap that was a moment of cooperation in otherwise

Trump expresses doubts Putin is willing to end the Ukraine war, a day after saying a deal was close

President Donald Trump said Saturday that he doubts Russia’s Vladimir Putin wants to end his war in Ukraine, expressing new skepticism that a peace deal can

NATO chief reaffirms support for Ukraine during a visit to Odesa

NATO’s support for Ukraine remains “unwavering,” the alliance’s secretary-general said Tuesday, emphasizing that more than 20 billion euros — over $22 billion — in security assistance has

Zelenskyy ready to observe ceasefire following US-brokered deal

Ukraine is ready to proceed with a ceasefire prohibiting attacks on energy infrastructure, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, in line with a deal that was brokered by

Top Russian, US officials talk ending the war in Ukraine —without Kyiv

The top diplomats from Russia and the U.S. met yesterday in Saudi Arabia to discuss improving ties and negotiating an end to the war in Ukraine

Trump says he and Putin have agreed to begin talks on ending the war

President Donald Trump upended three years of U.S. policy toward Ukraine yesterday , saying that he and Russian leader Vladimir Putin had agreed to begin negotiations

Ukraine will ask allies to boost its air defenses at a meeting in Germany, Zelenskyy says

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he will again call on allies to boost its air defenses at last week’s meeting in Germany, as U.S. President-elect Donald Trump

Trump calls for immediate ceasefire in Ukraine

Donald Trump pushed Russian leader Vladimir Putin to act to reach an immediate ceasefire with Ukraine, describing it as part of his active efforts as president-elect to

Massive Russian missile and drone attack targets Ukraine’s energy infrastructure

Russia conducted a “massive” attack against Ukraine’s energy infrastructure yesterday, firing nearly 200 missiles and drones and leaving more than a million households without power, Ukrainian officials

N.Korea sends FM to Russia as its troops train to fight in Ukraine

North Korea said yesterday its top diplomat is visiting Russia, in another sign of their deepening relations as rival South Korea and Western nations say the North

Zelenskyy says North Korean troops are poised to join the war, cancels UN chief’s visit

North Korean troops are poised to be deployed by Russia on the battlefield in Ukraine as early as this weekend, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claimed over the weekend. Western

Ukraine’s ‘victory plan’ receives mixed reactions from Western allies

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s plan to end Ukraine’s nearly three-year war with Russia has received mixed reactions from Western allies so far. The “victory plan” that

Zaluzhnyi endorses ‘victory plan’ in first speech since his dismissal

Ukraine’s former commander-in-chief, Valerii Zaluzhnyi, yesterday expressed his support for President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s “victory plan,” despite the tensions between the two that led to his dismissal.

Ukraine’s FM Kuleba resigns as Russian strikes kill 7 people in Lviv

Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, one of Ukraine’s most recognizable faces on the international stage, submitted his resignation yesterday ahead of an expected major government reshuffle. Russian strikes,

Push into Russia’s Kursk region is to create a buffer zone: Zelenskyy

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said yesterday the daring military incursion into Russia’s Kursk region aims to create a buffer zone to prevent further attacks by Moscow

Ukrainian forces control 1,000 sq km of Russia’s Kursk region

Ukraine’s top military commander says his forces now control 1,000 square kilometers of Russia’s neighboring Kursk region, the first time a Ukrainian military official has publicly commented

Russian missile attack on Ukraine’s largest hospital complicates treatment of kids with cancer

National Cancer Institute in Kyiv was busier than usual after a Russian missile struck Ukraine’s largest children’s hospital this week, forcing the evacuation of dozens of its young

Kyiv mourns as rescuers make last-ditch efforts at children’s hospital hit by Russian missile

Rescue operations stretched into a second day at a major Kyiv children’s hospital struck by a Russian missile, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said yesterday, adding that 38

Russian strikes leave thousands in northern Ukraine without power and water

Russian strikes overnight left over 100,000 households without power in northern Ukraine and cut off the water supply to a regional capital, Ukrainian authorities reported Saturday, while

Ukraine is releasing thousands of prisoners so they can join the fight against Russia

At a rural penal colony in southeast Ukraine, several convicts stand assembled under barbed wire to hear an army recruiter offer them a shot

Zelenskyy visits front-line troops under pressure from Russia’s onslaught in eastern areas

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his Commander in Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi on Wednesday visited troops in the eastern Donetsk region who have weathered fierce Russian

Russia hits Ukraine’s power grid on day marking WWII defeat of Nazism

Russian forces unleashed a nighttime barrage of more than 50 cruise missiles and explosive drones at Ukraine’s power grid yesterday, targeting a wide area in what President

Aid approval brings Ukraine closer to replenishing troops

Ukrainian commander Oleksiy Tarasenko witnessed a frightening shift last month in Russia’s efforts to punch through Kyiv’s defense of the industrial region known as the Donbas.

Ukrainian and Western leaders laud US aid package while the Kremlin warns of ‘further ruin’

Ukrainian and Western leaders welcomed a desperately needed aid package passed by the U.S. House of Representatives, as the Kremlin claimed the passage of the bill

Poland demands explanation from Russia after missile enters its airspace

Poland demanded an explanation from Russia yesterday after one of its missiles strayed briefly into Polish airspace during a major missile attack on Ukraine, prompting the

Top Polish leaders to visit White House, hoping to spur US to help Ukraine more

President Joe Biden is hosting Poland’s president and prime minister for White House talks today with the Polish leaders looking to press Washington to break its

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