The Latest Breaking News from Ukraine

Russia and Ukraine met in Istanbul on July 23 for a third round of talks since face-to-face negotiations resumed in May. Expectations were low. Two previous rounds have yielded very few concrete results, apart from agreements on prisoner exchanges and the return of the bodies of soldiers killed in action.

The latest talks in Istanbul were followed by more prisoner exchanges, but yielded no breakthrough in ending the war.

Trump really thinks Putin will relent.

Opponents of a new law in Ukraine, which they claim undermines anti-corruption watchdogs, have called for a third day of protests

Russia launched several attacks at Ukraine, killing three and injuring several others. It comes a day after Moscow and Kyiv sat together for a third round of peace talks.

Ukrainian president says new bill ‘guarantees strengthening of law and order system’ after protests in Ukrainian cities

A new law has caused uproar for a reason: it undermines the independence of anti-corruption bodies and is an affront to the people, says journalist Nataliya Gumenyuk

European leaders demanded a more balanced relationship with China at a summit with President Xi Jinping in the Chinese capital on Thursday, as the bloc runs a massive trade deficit with the Asian giant of around €300 billion.

During the third round of peace talks in Istanbul, Russian and Ukrainian negotiators discussed draft proposals for a ceasefire and potential peace. Talks also addressed a potential summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Ukraine's new law undermining the independence of two anti-corruption agencies spells trouble for its desire to join the European Union.

The summit, being hosted in China on Thursday, marks 50 years of diplomatic ties between Brussels and Beijing.