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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he was feeling “a little bit” of pressure Saturday, after President Trump called for him to “get moving” on a peace deal. The
Russian efforts to cripple Ukraine's energy infrastructure and leave its citizens in darkness have so far been unsuccessful, according to President Zelensky.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed to U.S. President Donald Trump's request to pause attacks on Ukraine's power grid for a week.
Ukraine rushes to boost air defenses as brief Russian airstrike pause on Kyiv nears end. Experts warn the temporary halt may strengthen Moscow's position.
LONDON (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has no desire to halt Russia’s almost 4-year-old invasion of neighboring Ukraine and thinks he can “outsmart” the United States during talks with Washington about how to end the war, a senior European intelligence official told The Associated Press.
Russian officials have been warning Putin with growing alarm that a financial crisis could hit by the summer, sources told the Washington Post. They pointed to weak oil revenue, which crashed by 50% in January from a year earlier, and a budget deficit that continues to widen, even after Putin hiked taxes on consumers.
Another round of U.S.-brokered talks between envoys from Russia and Ukraine will take place next week in Geneva, just days ahead of the fourth anniversary of Russia's invasion of its neighbor, officials in Moscow and Kyiv said on Friday.
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine waited for signs on Friday that Russia is abiding by a commitment that U.S. President Donald Trump said it made to temporarily halt attacks on Ukraine’s power grid, as Kyiv and other regions are gripped by one of the most bitter winters in years.
MOSCOW, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Russia's presidential commissioner for children's rights, Maria Lvova-Belova, said on Thursday that six more children were being reunited with their families in Russia and Ukraine and credited U.