President Vladimir Putin said in an interview published on Thursday that Russia would take full control of Ukraine's Donbas region by force unless Ukrainian forces withdraw — something Kyiv has flatly rejected.

Putin said his five-hour talks with Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, and son-in-law Jared Kushner were “useful,” but also “difficult work.”

Col. Gen. Vladimir Chirkin said Moscow's leadership was "unprepared" and misled into thinking 70% of Ukrainians supported Russia.

Russia launched its largest barrage of drones and missiles in a month across Ukraine, killing at least three people, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday, as a Kyiv delegation heads to the United States for fresh peace talks.

U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff is meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss a peace plan that Washington hopes can end the nearly four-year war in Ukraine.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has claimed without evidence that Russian forces have taken control of Ukrainian cities Pokrovsk and Vovchansk.

Ukraine's diving federation said it has stripped Sofiia Lyskun of her titles following her decision to switch allegiance to Russia.

The European Union has unveiled a plan to use frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine over the next two years.

Several top Ukrainian officials were expected to be in Brussels on Wednesday for meetings with European national security advisers, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.

Tens of thousands of people were left without power and heating in southern Ukraine after Russian night-time attacks on the frontline city of Kherson and Ukraine's largest seaport, Odesa, local authorities and the energy company said on Thursday.