The U.S.-led push to end Russia’s nearly 4-year-old war in Ukraine gained momentum late last year and is moving ahead in 2026, with leaders, diplomats and envoys traveling to a flurry of meetings to discuss a potential deal.

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin must be ready to end war he started, says Zelensky after first day of peace talks - Zelensky says negotiations will focus on status of eastern Donbas region as search

Ukrainian, US and Russian negotiators held talks in the UAE in the first known meeting to be attended by all three countries since the war began.

With the sides far apart on key issues as Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine approaches the four-year mark, analysts say the deadliest conflict in Europe since World War II is unlikely to end in 2026.

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin must be ready to end war he started, says Zelensky after first day of peace talks - Zelensky says negotiations will focus on status of eastern Donbas region as search

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is criticizing European allies for their slow and fragmented response to Russia's invasion.

This is Kateryna Hodunova reporting from Kyiv on day 1,428 of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Today's top story: Ukrainian law enforcement agencies have detained an officer from a military unit in Sumy Oblast on suspicion of abusing and torturing subordinates,

Finnish president dismantles the idea Russia is winning war in Ukraine: ‘Utter strategic failure’ - Alexander Stubb says the war has caused Nato to expand and European countries to increase their defe