The Latest Breaking News from Moscow

The U.S. diplomatic push to end nearly four years of fighting following Russia's invasion of Ukraine has bogged down over sharply conflicting territorial demands by Moscow and Kyiv

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky is using talks in Berlin to rally European backing, shape US-led peace efforts and test whether Kyiv could trade its NATO ambitions for binding security guarantees. This comes as disagreements over territory, funding and Russia’s intentions continue to complicate the search for an end to the…

Volodymyr Zelenskyy blasted Russia after it launched a barrage of hundreds of drones and missiles targeting Ukraine overnight, stating that their expressed desire to end the war is insincere, as he called on allies to ramp up pressure on the Kremlin.

The Ukrainian president has indicated that he would be willing to abandon his ambition for Kyiv to join Nato

In an audacious move, the EU has decided to indefinitely immobilise the Russian sovereign assets, pushing back against external pressure to release the funds before Moscow agrees to pay war reparations to Ukraine.

Officials in Brussels dismiss ‘nonsense’ idea Ukraine could join EU by 1 January 2027 in latest US-led peace plan. What we know on day 1,389

The decision is a significant step towards using the cash to aid Ukraine’s defence – but Moscow is threatening to retaliate

The Ukrainian president published a video Friday from Kupyansk in Kharkiv region, visiting Ukrainian positions less than 2 kilometres away from Russian troops and well within the range of Moscow’s drones and artillery.

Moscow continues to insist that it wants Kyiv to withdraw its forces from Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region, which Ukraine has been fiercely defending since 2014. What is there, and why is Moscow keen to take control of the entire area so much?