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Russia on Sunday claimed its troops had captured a strategically important town in eastern Ukraine, as part of a grinding campaign to weaken Kyiv’s grip on the country’s industrial heartland

Ukrainian President issues demand to US President after Vladimir Putin states Moscow is ‘ready for negotiations’

Autocrat conducts rambling press conference as his 31 years of rule are extended by an election dismissed outside the country as a sham

This moving study of the Russian composers and performers who fell foul of the Soviet dictator features stories that freeze the veins and stir the heart

Exclusive: President Volodymyr Zelensky was not in Washington for Donald Trump’s inauguration but he sent one of his closest political allies

Russia's economy, bolstered by the war in Ukraine, faces challenges and potential crisis due to underlying vulnerabilities and Western sanctions.

Living 30 kilometres from the Ukrainian border, Belarusian retiree Sergei Budyukhin says the war on the other side of the frontier never feels far away.

Comments follow an announcement from newly inaugurated US secretary of state Marco Rubio that he would pause foreign aid grants for 90 days

A primary school teacher in Russia pushes back on cruel nationalist propaganda in a fascinating and daring look at everyday encroachment

"What if this war is until the end of our lives?" "It's an explanation of how soldiers in a war zone live," he told AFP. Besides visceral depictions of fighting, "2000 Meters to Andriivka" displays the dark humor, quotidian concerns and dogged determination of the 3rd Assault Brigade.

Updates on US military aid to Ukraine, escalating tensions with Russia, and efforts for peace.