He wanted to overthrow the pro-Western government and return Ukraine to Russia's sphere of influence. Putin failed. But more than three years on, a fifth of Ukrainian territory is in Russian hands ...

Russia, or the Russian Federation, is the world’s biggest country in terms of land mass. On a map, Russia sits above Kazakhstan, Mongolia and China. Russia dwarfs China in geographic coverage ...

U.S. negotiators are in Moscow for Ukraine war ceasefire talks on Thursday, but Russia's willingness to buy into the terms of a temporary truce devised without its input is still in question.

Ukraine endorsed an American proposal for a 30-day ceasefire and agreed to immediate negotiations with Russia in crunch talks in Jeddah on Tuesday after three years of grinding war. The positive ...

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia — The U.S. and Ukraine said Kyiv would accept a 30-day ceasefire with Russia after talks in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, with Washington pledging to immediately lift a freeze on ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said it is dependent on Russia to accept a 30-day ceasefire with Ukraine for immediate negotiations toward an end of the war to begin. Rubio made his remarks ...

Ukraine agreed Tuesday to an immediate 30-day ceasefire negotiated by the U.S. if Russia accepts the plan, officials said. As part of the plan, the U.S. immediately lifted its pause on sharing ...

Apti Alaudinov, a top Russian commander in Kursk, told Russian state television on Tuesday. Russia’s recent rapid moves around Sudzha have erased a large share of the territorial gains made by ...

Russia recaptures land seized by Ukraine in August Russian gains accelerate in past week Ukraine indicates its forces have been pulling back Russia seeking to encircle Ukrainian forces MOSCOW ...

As US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says, "the ball is now in Russia's court". This is a significant moment. The joint statement from the US and Ukraine, after a long day of talks in Jeddah ...

MOSCOW – Russia is willing to discuss a temporary truce in Ukraine provided there is progress towards a final peace settlement, according to people familiar with the matter in Moscow.