Russia and Ukraine each returned 90 prisoners of war in June and 75 in May. The United Arab Emirates oversaw both exchanges.

China’s communist leadership will host officials from Russia and Iran this week to discuss issues related to nuclear weapons development.

Russia is trying to jam British military satellites on a "weekly" basis, the head of the United Kingdom's Space Command, Maj. Gen. Paul Tedman, has said.

“People are going to Russia right now as we speak,” Trump said during a Wednesday Oval Office meeting.

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy speaks to the press after a White House meeting on the Russia-Ukraine war on Aug. 18. (Video courtesy of Ukrainian Presidential Press Service)

In recent years, Russia and Iran—both the targets of Western sanctions—have drawn increasingly close, especially in terms of security.

When asked about opportunities for Russia to expand fuel exports to Afghanistan, Kabulov said this matter and other Afghan–Russian business ties will be a major focus at the Russia–Islamic World Kazan Forum later this month.

Should Russia forces take Pokrovsk, they could hinder the resupply of Ukrainian troops elsewhere in the Donbas region.

The Moldovan foreign ​ministry said that the drone was Ukrainian, ​but that Russia was responsible for the incident.

On April 28, Putin unilaterally announced that Russia would observe a three-day cease-fire from May 8 to May 10.

Russia has long cast Britain as its main enemy. Moscow accuses London of stoking the Ukraine war and British intelligence of helping Ukraine to mount a series of operations deep inside Russia.

Trump has pushed for a deal to stop the fighting as soon as possible and this week said, "Crimea will stay with Russia."

President Donald Trump’s envoy, Steve Witkoff, held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow in an effort to advance negotiations to end the Russia–Ukraine war.

Meanwhile, the new Canadian sanctions on Russia will target more than 200 vessels in Russia’s “shadow fleet,” as well as more than 40 entities that Carney says Russia is using to evade sanctions.

Russia may soon begin transferring advanced space and satellite technology to North Korea, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said during his visit to South Korea on Jan. 6.

Over the past week, Trump began circulating a proposal to end the fighting between Russia and Ukraine.

A day earlier, Zelenskyy said he is ruling out ceding territory to Russia as part of any potential peace agreement, calling it a nonstarter to engage in talks.

He said that there are already some cracks in the China-Russia alliance, including the imbalance of power between the two, North Korea's closer tie with Russia, and China's dependence on U.S. and European markets.

Chance Saltzman warned that America’s adversaries, Russia and the People's Republic of China (PRC), were militarizing space.

Zelenskyy has earlier urged Russia to extend the truce beyond Easter and agree to a 30-day cease-fire.

–Russia talks on Feb. 27, 2025. (Francisco Seco/AP Photo) This was confirmed by the U.S.

U.S. special envoy for Russia and Ukraine, Keith Kellogg, speaks at a Council on Foreign Relations event in Washington at 9:30 a.m. ET on March 6. (Livestream courtesy of the Council on Foreign Relations)

Also in July, the Pentagon unveiled its new Arctic plan for countering the Russia–China partnership.

President Donald Trump will give Russia until Aug. 8 to agree to a cease-fire deal with Ukraine or face new sanctions.

“Russia will absorb Ukraine’s military, one of the largest in Europe, along with its arsenal, including American-supplied equipment," Macron said.

“In any case, we have facts about this work of China and Russia to strengthen their defense capabilities.” Zelenskyy said he previously asked Chinese leader Xi Jinping to commit to not arming Russia.

The EU's 18th package of sanctions against Russia is currently being drafted and is expected to be implemented later in June.

However, he has declined to confirm whether Russia indeed made such a request. "We know Russia is active in the region," he said on the Today Show. "We know that they have conversations with people ...

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte also said in an Oct.28 statement that North Korean troops were in Russia, with plans to deploy in the Kursk region of the country.

The bombardment came on the heels of a warning from Russian President Vladimir Putin that Russia would strike back after Ukraine destroyed several strategic sites deep inside Russia. Putin told U.S.