European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said that Russian President Vladimir Putin is in a weaker position than at any previous point in the war in Ukraine, citing battlefield losses, mounting casualties and growing public dissatisfaction inside Russia.

Witkoff apparently brought a formula for settling the issue to his meeting with Putin last August that the Russian president’s foreign policy adviser dubbed “completely acceptable.” Afterward, when briefing Ukrainians and allies, Wittkoff was fuzzy about the details of what he had agreed to with Putin.

Russia tested a new long-range missile capable of carrying nuclear warheads, months after the last treaty with the U.S. expired.

The Russian leader is walking a tightrope: acknowledging public discontent while offering no indication that he might give up on his demands.

Moscow and Kyiv have accused each other of disregarding U.S. President Donald Trump’s request to stop their attacks

Ukraine's military and regional officials ⁠on ⁠Monday reported Russian drone strikes ⁠and battlefield clashes over the past 24 hours, despite ​a U.S.-brokered ceasefire. Ukraine and Russia agreed on Friday to a ceasefire from ‌May 9 to May 11 ‌as part of a U.