"In Putin’s eyes, all the leaders of the Western world are weaklings and suckers," Ukrainian infantryman "Mamai," told the Kyiv Independent.

Key European leaders sought Friday to project a united front with US President Donald Trump on ending the war in Ukraine, ...

Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, refused at the last minute to turn up, meaning there was no point in Ukrainian ...

Russian and Ukrainian representatives finally held direct talks in Istanbul on Friday, marking the first direct engagement ...

Chancellor Merz welcomes 1st direct talks between Ukrainian, Russian delegations in over 3 years, calls for increased ...

And yet Germany’s leaders have struggled to come to grips with the full dimensions of the crisis. The prior government, a three-party coalition helmed by the center-left Social Democratic Party of ...

The US has all but quashed any hopes of successful peace talks between Ukraine and Russia, made evident by a snappy Donald Trump outburst on Air Force One.

Russia is demanding Ukraine withdraw all troops for a ceasefire, a move Kyiv calls unrealistic. This live blog is now closed.

Although Friedrich Merz has big ambitions for Germany’s international role, significant domestic pressures remain and will constrain his government’s room for manoeuvre.

New German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Wednesday he will work to bring Europe and the U.S. together in their approach to ...

The talks come amid a fresh push for diplomacy, but key issues like occupied territories, NATO membership and ceasefire terms ...