Ukraine's Air Force warned that Russian ballistic missiles were headed for Kyiv at around 2:20 a.m. local time. Shortly afterwards, Kyiv Independent journalists on the ground reported loud explosions in the capital, accompanied by instantaneous power outages.

Ukrainian, Russian and U.S. envoys are meeting in the United Arab Emirates, the first known instance that officials from the Trump administration have sat down with both countries as part of Washingto

LONDON (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has no desire to halt Russia’s almost 4-year-old invasion of neighboring Ukraine and thinks he can “outsmart” the United States during talks with Washington about how to end the war, a senior European intelligence official told The Associated Press.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov accused the Trump administration of refusing to implement alleged Russia–U.S. agreements on Ukraine and pursuing a policy of "economic domination," in comments to Russian-registered TV BRICS published on Feb.

In the Kharkiv region, state emergency services say they have recovered the bodies of a woman and a 10-year-old boy after a drone attack.

The FSB said a Russian citizen named Lyubomir Korba was arrested in Dubai on suspicion of carrying out the attack. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused Ukraine of being behind the attempted assassination, saying it was aimed at undermining peace talks. Ukraine denied any involvement.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the US is proposing the war be brought to an end before the start of this summer and is likely to apply pressure on the parties in line with that timeline,