Putin says he's not planning to attack Europe, adding it's down to the West and Ukraine to draw up a deal that suits him. It after EU leaders agreed to loan Ukraine €90bn.

Hello, this is Tania Myronyshena reporting from Kyiv on day 1,388 of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Today's top story so far: Ukrainian Defense Forces have encircled Russian troops in Kupiansk,

Putin responds to EU’s failure to agree frozen assets plan in rambling press conference - EU Council president Antonio Costa says loan will cover Ukraine's military and economic needs for next two yea

ANKARA, Turkey -- Turkey has warned Russia and Ukraine to exercise greater caution regarding Black Sea security after its air force shot down a drone that entered Turkish airspace, the defense ministry said Thursday.

Live coverage of Russia’s war against Ukraine with breaking news and frontline updates, updated 7 times today. Ukrainian forces have regained control over 16 square kilometers in the northern part of Pokrovsk amid continued counteroffensive operations,

As we reported earlier, Russia has rejected the European peace proposal for Ukraine that revised the earlier U.S. plan. The European text also confirms Ukraine’s sovereignty, proposes a full non-aggression pact involving Russia, Ukraine and NATO, and sets up a legally binding “Board of Peace” to monitor implementation.

Secretary Marco Rubio’s year-end appearance comes amid key meetings on Gaza and Russia-Ukraine in Miami on Friday and Saturday after a tumultuous year in U.S. foreign policy.

Poland hails ‘breakthrough’ at crunch EU meeting on frozen Russian assets - Donald Tusk says bloc will look at using assets in a reparation loan for Kyiv

Putin, a former KGB lieutenant colonel, presents the war in Ukraine as a watershed moment in relations with the West, which he says humiliated Russia after the Soviet Union fell in 1991 by enlarging NATO and encroaching on what he considers Moscow's sphere of influence.