The war in Ukraine is the first modern conflict in decades where both sides have roughly comparable capabilities. The widespread use of drones, including those resilient to jamming, has made traditional methods of evacuating the injured very challenging,

U.S. President Donald Trump’s phone calls with the leaders of Russia and Ukraine have deepened expectations that progress might soon be made on ending those countries’ more than three-year war

Pope Leo XIV received US Vice President JD Vance and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the Vatican Monday, ahead of a US-led push to end the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

Ukraine said on Sunday that Russia had launched a record number of drones at the country overnight, targeting various regions, including that of the capital Kyiv, where a woman wa

In Ukraine, Kyiv regional Governor Mykola Kalashnyk said a 28-year-old woman was killed in the drone attack and three other people, including a 4-year-old child, were wounded. Russia ’s Defense Ministry said its air defenses shot down seven Ukrainian drones overnight and another 18 on Sunday morning.

President Vladimir Putin said the objectives of Russia "are about the elimination of the original causes of this crisis, the formation of conditions for the long-lasting and sustainable peace and the provision of security to Russia”.

The first direct talks between Ukraine and Russia should have heralded a new era of diplomacy towards solving Europe’s largest conflict since World War II. Instead, their context, brevity and limited outcomeprovided skeptics with more reasons to doubt Moscow wants peace.

The Chairman of the Russian Federation Council Committee on International Affairs, Grigory Karasin, on Saturday (local time), described the recent negotiations on ceasefire talks between Russia and Ukraine in Istanbul as a significant milestone in resolving the ongoing crisis.