A bitter and bloody war in Ukraine has devastated the country, further isolated Russia from the West and fueled economic insecurity around the world. President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia is ...

By Paul Sonne Russia’s leader recently rejected the idea of an interim truce in Ukraine. But he wants to maintain his relationship with President Trump. By Anton Troianovski and Nataliya ...

While the Russian president will probably agree to eventual truce terms with Ukraine, he wants to make sure his own conditions are included beforehand.

Ukraine has agreed to a 30-day ceasefire proposal and the US says it will restart military aid and intelligence-sharing with Kyiv after a day of peace talks in Saudi Arabia. Follow the latest here ...

The Kremlin says it is examining the US ceasefire proposal agreed to by Ukraine. Sources claims Kremlin wary, as Poland reports that US military aid flow to Ukraine is already back up to speed.

He starts by saying his team had "very good and productive discussions with President Vladimir Putin of Russia" on Thursday. But he goes on to refer to "surrounded" Ukrainian troops - probably in ...