For nearly two years, the eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk has stood as a battered symbol of resistance. This week, the conflict reached a new and brutal intensity. Russian forces, under mounting political pressure from Moscow,

The meeting between President Trump and Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin is taking place in a region rich with significance for Moscow. Once Russian territory, Alaska was sold by Alexander II in 1867 for $7.

Russian forces staged a "massive" drone attack yesterday on Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, killing four people and injuring several others, officials said.

The Russian president views the prospect of an army returning en masse as a potential risk he wants carefully managed to avoid destabilising society, three sources close to the Kremlin said.

Following the talks in the Kremlin, President of Russia Vladimir Putin and President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev made statements for the media.

Kremlin emissary Kirill Dmitriev has been noted as a central figure to end the Ukraine war after private talks in Miami with senior US envoys. His sanctioned status and deep ties to Moscow have put hi

Elsewhere, President Zelensky warns that Ukraine risks losing the US as a key partner over the Trump administration's plans.