Russia, Ukraine

Russia said it's been listening to Trump's plans for peace in Ukraine and is 'not happy, of course'
In an interview with Russian state news agency TASS published Monday, Lavrov criticized what he said he understood Trump's plane to be. Here is how he phrased it, per an English t
Ukraine and Russia swap over 300 prisoners of war as Putin 'open to peace talks'
Ukraine and Russia today swapped over 300 prisoners of war as Putin said he is "open to peace talks". Moscow's Defence Ministry said each side freed 150 prisoners of war, although Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed the number of Kyiv's soldiers at 189. The reason behind the discrepancy is unclear at the moment.
Will There Be a Russia-Ukraine Peace Deal in 2025?
February 2025 will see the third anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Is Donald Trump about to end it?
Russia rejects Trump Ukraine peace proposals
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Monday rejected proposals floated by President-elect Trump’s allies to end the war in Ukraine, dealing a major setback for the incoming
Putin says Russia ready to compromise with Trump on Ukraine war
Russian President Vladimir Putin said he was ready to make a compromise regarding ending the war in Ukraine in possible talks with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump.
Russia rejects Trump team's reported peace deal proposals on Ukraine, FM Lavrov says
Earlier reports from the Wall Street Journal indicated that Trump’s team is considering a plan to delay Ukraine’s NATO membership by at least 20 years in exchange for continued Western arms supplies and the deployment of European peacekeepers to monitor a ceasefire.
A look ahead: Prospects for Russia's continued war on Ukraine in 2025
Ukrainians are worried that the next U.S. president will stop the supply of weapons being used to defend themselves against Russia's invasion - and pressure Kyiv into surrendering territory to Vladimir Putin.
Russia Opposes Western Peacekeepers In Ukraine
Russia is against the deployment of Western peacekeeping troops to Ukraine as part of any settlement to end the nearly three-year conflict, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said.
Savage tactics have swung the Ukraine war in Russia's favor
Russia has found that expendable convict soldiers can clear the way for regular troops, but these tactics come at a massive ...
Russia rocked as huge freight train explodes near Moscow in fresh blow to Putin
The blast happened in the settlement of Voskresensk, Moscow Region, in the early hours of December 27 according to the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (GUR), which also shared the footage. A GUR ...
Putin Hands Local Company Control of AB InBev’s Russian Unit
Russian President Vladimir Putin has given a local company control of Anheuser-Busch InBev’s joint venture, upending the ...
US President Joe Biden Pushes Last-Ditch Aid to Ukraine
The US on Monday announced almost $5.9 billion in aid for Ukraine, some of the last American assistance to be sent to the ...
Putin says Russia could again hit Ukraine with new Oreshnik hypersonic ballistic missile
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia could again hit Ukraine with the new Oreshnik hypersonic ...
Putin Ally Calls for Alaska's Return to Russia
Vladimir Solovyov called for the U.S. state's return to Russia after Russian military aircrafts recently entered ...
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin apologises over Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash – but does not admit fault
Ukrainian air defence shot down 13 out of 24 Russian drones launched in an overnight attack, the air force has said. The air ...
2024 was a year of triumphs and setbacks for Russian leader Vladimir Putin. Here's how it unfolded
The year 2024 saw President Vladimir Putin further cement his power as he sought to counter Russia's isolation over the war ...