At the height of their offensive, Ukrainian forces controlled some 500 square miles of Russian soil. Now they hold just a narrow strip of land along the border. By Matthew Mpoke Bigg Ukrainian ...

President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Ukrainian troops have not been encircled by Russian forces in Kursk region, accusing Russian leader Vladimir Putin of “lying” about the situation on the ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has called on Ukrainian troops in the Russian region of Kursk to surrender, as diplomatic back-and-forth continues over a potential US-brokered ceasefire with Kyiv.

The Kremlin on Wednesday said it was “closely examining” a U.S.-brokered proposal for an immediate 30-day ceasefire in the war in Ukraine, which Kyiv agreed to on Tuesday, after Washington ...

2:41 Russia claims it has retaken Kursk’s biggest town from Ukraine “The idea itself is correct, and we certainly support it,” Putin told a news conference in Moscow. “But there are issues ...

U.S. and Ukrainian negotiators have agreed to a full 30-day pause in fighting. LONDON -- The prospect of a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine is "in Moscow's hands," a top aide to Ukrainian ...

Ukraine pushed back against claims its troops are surrounded in Kursk. Vladimir Putin said Ukraine must surrender after President Donald Trump urged the Russian leader to spare the lives of ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said his troops are still holding off Russian and North Korean forces in Russia’s Kursk region after a U.S. military official said Russian forces could ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin says he is willing to spare the lives of Ukrainian soldiers in the Kursk region. His comments came as a reply to US President Donald Trump’s appeal for the lives ...

A spokesperson for Sir Keir Starmer said a "significant number" of countries are willing to provide peacekeeping troops in Ukraine after a virtual call between 26 leaders at the weekend.

"His original aim was basically to destroy the independent sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine. Basically to have Ukraine ceasing to exist," he told the BBC. "He hasn't changed his ...