The Latest Breaking News from Sergey Lavrov

Moscow says parts of a possible peace deal with Kyiv close to being agreed as the peace talks enter a serious phase.

In joint news conference, foreign ministers of Russia and Iran contest Western claim Moscow is blocking JCPOA revival.

Turkey's foreign minister said on Tuesday he expected to evacuate citizens from Ukraine's southern port city of Mariupol on Tuesday or Wednesday, he told reporters after a phone call with Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov.

Ukraine’s president says the capital will only fall to Russian troops if it is completely destroyed, while Moscow warns western shipments of arms to Ukraine could be attacked

Vladimir Putin’s foreign minister has denied Russia attacked Ukraine and threatened nuclear Armageddon. Who is the man sent out to defend the indefensible?

KYIV, Ukraine — As Russian troops advanced from the north, this capital with its defiant president and citizen militias armed with rifles and homemade bombs was preparing a robust defense Thursday as talks to end the war stalled and relentless shelling battered coastal towns in the south.

KYIV, Ukraine — Across Kyiv, there were signs that Ukrainians were trying to mount a robust defense.

KYIV, Ukraine — The highest-level meeting between Russia and Ukraine since the war began produced no breakthroughs Thursday as those on the ground tried to alleviate the suffering of devastated Ukrainian cities, evacuate more people to safety and assess the grim toll of a strike on a maternity hospital.

Meeting in Antalya represents the first time Russia has sent a high-level minister for negotiations on the crisis.

Russia-Ukraine news from March 10: Kyiv’s mayor says nearly two million people have left the capital since invasion.

Ukraine news for March 9: Russian attack hits a children’s hospital in besieged port city, Ukrainian officials say.