Here's what's at stake as Ukrainian and US officials prepare for crunch talks this week in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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(Reuters) - An influential Russian lawmaker, commenting on a ceasefire proposal agreed between U.S. and Ukrainian officials, ...

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Tracking Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine is a brutal task as blood is spilled like water for mere metres of land on the frontline. But the broader picture is stark. Since 2014 ...

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Russian soldiers crept miles through a major gas pipeline near the town of Sudzha to catch Ukrainian forces off-guard as part ...