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How the Russia Swap Happened: Secret Talks, a Hitman, and Biden’s Fateful Call

The historic prisoner swap with Russia that freed U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich and 15 other Westerners was the fruit of painstaking, secret talks.

Biden Lets Ukraine Hit Russia With U.S. Arms To Defend Kharkiv – Official

The step comes after increasing calls to allow Ukraine to use Western-supplied weapons to strike against military targets across the Russian border.

U.S. Announces Emergency Ukraine Aid, as Poles Warn of Russia Threat

The White House warned that the new stopgap package would only last weeks.

Putin Tells West: Russia Cannot Be Defeated in Ukraine

In a two-hour interview with Tucker Carlson, Putin also said a deal "can be reached" on imprisoned Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich.

Zelensky Makes Last-Ditch Plea for U.S. Aid as Russia Claims Advances

The Kremlin scoffed at the impact of U.S. support after Kyiv's summer counteroffensive stalled.

Putin Likely Approved MH17 Missile Supply, Investigators Say

International investigators said Wednesday there were "strong indications" that Russian President Vladimir Putin personally approved the supply of the...

Three Sentenced to Life for Flight MH17 Downing

A Dutch court on Thursday sentenced three men to life imprisonment over the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine in 2014, in the early...

Dutch Judges to Give Long-Awaited Flight MH17 Verdict

A Dutch court delivers its verdict Thursday in the trial of four men over the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 above Ukraine in 2014, as tensions...

Russian Spy Tried To Penetrate War Crimes Court, Say Dutch

Dutch intelligence said the spy works for Russia's GRU military intelligence service and posed as a Brazilian national.

Ukraine Accuses Russia of War Crimes as Air Strikes Hit Odessa

Kyiv calls the mass graves and civilians apparently "executed" in the streets the result of a "deliberate massacre" by retreating Russian forces.

Russia Regrouping for 'Powerful Strikes,' Zelensky Warns

Russia said it would scale back attacks on the capital Kyiv and the city of Chernigiv, but Ukrainian and Western officials have said Moscow's troops were...

Ukraine in 'Desperately Important' Rescue Bid for Besieged City

Tens of thousands of civilians are trapped in besieged Mariupol with little food, water or medicine.

Ukraine Girds for Russian Eastern Onslaught

In five weeks of brutal fighting Russian forces have been humbled by dogged Ukrainian resistance, and forced to rethink any ambitions to sack the capital...

Shelling Throws Doubt on Russia's De-Escalation in Ukraine

The accusations dampen hopes of an imminent resolution to the conflict.

Russia Pledge to Deescalate in Ukraine Leaves West Cold

U.S. officials said that while small numbers of Russian forces were indeed stepping back from Kyiv, the vast majority remained.

Ukraine Retakes Kyiv Suburb, as Talks Resume Under Shadow

Western experts described the loss of Irpin as a significant setback for Russian forces, who are still trying to regroup and after a failed first attempt...

Russia, Ukraine Set for Face-to-Face Peace Talks

The new talks are set to start in Turkey on either Monday or Tuesday.

Macron Warns Against 'Escalation' After Biden Brands Putin 'Butcher'

While U.S. President Biden's unscripted words were discussed on high, the bombardment of Ukraine continued.

Ukraine Demands Unlimited NATO Aid Against Russia's Month-Old War

Zelensky’s appeal came one month after Russian tanks rolled over the border, bringing a conflict that has killed untold thousands of civilians and soldiers...

'Hellscape' in Ukraine's Mariupol But Russia Talks Tough

For Ukrainians besieged in Mariupol and other cities, Russian talk of peace rings hollow as they come under indiscriminate shelling.

'Powerful Bombs' Rock Ukraine's Besieged Mariupol Amid New Rescue Bid

More than 200,000 people are trapped in the city described by those who managed to escape as a "freezing hellscape."

Russian Strikes Hit West Ukraine as U.S. Urges China to Get Tough

Moscow expands a bombardment campaign that has intensified allegations of war crimes.

Search for Ukraine Theater Bombing Survivors as War Crime Claims Mount

Mariupol officials say more than 2,000 people have died so far in indiscriminate shelling, and 80% of its housing has been destroyed.

Ukraine Denounces New 'Wall' in Europe as Theatre Hit

Zelenskiy reached back to the Cold War era while addressing the German parliament, drawing a 1987 speech in Berlin by Ronald Reagan.

European Leaders in Defiant Kyiv Trip as Russia Closes In

The nearly three-week-old conflict has revived Cold War-level tensions between Moscow and the West

Deadly Blasts Rattle Kyiv, Talks with Russia to Resume

Ukraine's capital has been transformed into a war zone.

Dutch Prosecutors Say MH17 Suspects 'Served Military Interests'

Four suspects are being tried in absentia for launching a BUK missile that hit flight MH17 over war-torn eastern Ukraine in 2014.

Russia Wins Latest Round of $50-Bln Yukos Case

Russia had been ordered to pay $50 billion to former shareholders in the oil giant before the Dutch Supreme Court's ruling.