"The forces opposing Russia have engineered the conflict in Ukraine, intending to use it to weaken our country and the influence of the Russian Orthodox Church," Mr Kirill said without citing ...

US and Russian officials are meeting in Saudi Arabia to lay the ground for talks about ending Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine ...

The United States is demanding detailed proposals from European countries on how they plan to support Ukraine throughout peace negotiations and after the war with Russia. Questionnaires sent by ...

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However, the reporting by the popular news outlet accused of being Russia-leaning ... The alleged road map suggests that a preliminary phone call between Mr Trump and Vladimir Putin could happen ...

Talks between the United States and Russia over the war in Ukraine are set to begin Tuesday, multiple sources have told CNN. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Middle East special envoy Steve Witkoff ...

It was the summer of 1994. I was only 19 and leaving Russia to start college in America. I grew up in the most amazing family that loved art, culture, and cooking. Sunday brunches, fun Friday ...

Newsweek's map below illustrates what territories Ukraine could swap with Russia after giving Moscow full control of Kursk, parts of which Ukraine's forces have seized. Newsweek reached out to the ...

Russia has claimed to have captured another key Ukrainian town as it looks to consolidate gains ahead of potential peace talks pushed by Donald Trump. After months of heavy fighting, Russian ...

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said Monday that the U.S.-Russia relations are on the verge of a major breakdown. Despite President Trump claiming that he spoke with Russian ...

His focus is Russia and Ukraine ... that its troops are closing in on the key regional city of Toretsk as maps show the state of play along the front line. Russia's Defense Ministry said it ...

have caused alarm in Europe that the White House could seek to make a deal with Russia without them. “Today it’s important that everything does not go according to Putin’s plan, in which he ...