In June, President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia endorsed Mr. Smirnov’s campaign to run for governor, calling him an “experienced person.” In September, Mr. Smirnov was elected governor ...

Ukraine and Russia have accused each other of not being serious about peace talks as they traded blame for attacks on infrastructure. The renewed accusations on Wednesday came a day after the ...

The defendants include 12 captured members of Ukraine’s elite Azov Brigade, which led the defence of the city of Mariupol in the early months of Russia’s war. The prisoners were found guilty ...

Russia has lost about 3,800 tanks since 2022, compared with about 1,100 for Ukraine, per Oryx estimates. In Kursk, Russian tank losses are nearly equal to those of Ukraine, challenging Kyiv's ...

On Tuesday, America’s top intelligence officials will release their current assessment of Russia. They are caught between what their analysts say and what President Trump wants to hear.

Donald Trump spoke to both Russia’s Vladimir Putin and Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky this week and the US is also due to hold talks with Kyiv in the coming days. The delegations are due to ...

One topic discussed was the prospect of American companies striking “deals” in Russia. There is some speculation that, as soon as the fighting stops, the U.S. will lift sanctions and companies ...

Putin made the bellicose comments, which run counter to Russia’s self-proclaimed openness towards negotiating an end to the invasion of Ukraine, on Thursday during an address at the ...

Russia has been accused of making "hollow statements about peace" after launching a missile strike that wounded dozens of people, including children, as it held talks with the US on a proposed ...

The latest round of talks were held in Saudi Arabia this week. LONDON -- Following separate talks with the United States in Saudi Arabia this week, Russia and Ukraine have agreed to "eliminate the ...

Russia said Monday that it expects the U.S. to ease certain sanctions as part of an agreement for a limited ceasefire with Ukraine, lifting restrictions on certain banking sectors which are a ...

The White House said Tuesday it brokered a pause to naval and energy attacks. LONDON -- The success of a nascent potential agreement between Ukraine and Russia to pause naval and energy ...