Russia on Thursday advanced its conditions to end the 44-month war in Ukraine, maintaining that there's still no alternative to the ongoing special

The US has imposed sanctions on Russia’s two largest oil companies as it called on Moscow to agree to an immediate ceasefire in its war with Ukraine.

European nations are working with Ukraine on a new proposal for a ceasefire in Russia's war along current battle lines, four European diplomats said, mainly incorporating ideas already under discussion while pressing to keep the U.

EU leaders meeting on Thursday in Brussels discussed using cash arising from around €190bn in frozen sovereign Russian assets to fund a “reparations loan” for Kyiv, as efforts to end Russia’s war against Ukraine falter and the US pulls back support.

Russian drones and missiles have killed at least six people in Ukraine, including a woman and her two young daughters

Nato Secretary-General Mark Rutte says pressure and sanctions are changing Vladimir Putin's calculus as Russia deals with heavy military losses in Ukraine as the war continues.

By Dmitry Antonov, Pavel Polityuk and Simon Johnson MOSCOW/KYIV/LINKOPING, Sweden (Reuters) -Russia said on Wednesday it had carried out a major training exercise involving nuclear weapons, a day after the United States announced a delay in plans for a second summit between presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump on the war in Ukraine.