President Donald Trump threatened "very severe consequences" on Russia in 2025 if Moscow didn't end Ukraine war, pressuring Russian allies Iran and Venezuela to force Putin's hand.

Ukraine's air force said Russia launched 101 drones into the country overnight.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the United States is urging Moscow and Kyiv to find a solution by June.

Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych tells CNN he will defy the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and wear his helmet featuring images of athletes killed during the war in Ukraine.

A new report warns that the number of soldiers killed, injured or missing in Russia's war in Ukraine could reach 2 million by spring

Estonia intelligence assessment reveals Russia rebuilding military for long-term conflict despite massive Ukraine losses, shifting to mass production.

Kyiv's foreign minister has said the Ukrainian and Russian leaders need to meet in person to hash out the hardest remaining issues in peace talks, and that only U.S. President Donald Trump has the power to bring about an agreement.

A senior European intelligence official says Russian President Vladimir Putin has little interest in ending the war in Ukraine and believes he can outmaneuver the United States in negotiations.