Pope Leo XIV has confirmed his willingness for the Vatican to host the next round of Ukraine peace talks, Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni said."Finding in the Holy Father confirmation of the readiness to host the next talks between the parties in the Vatican,

Kherson region. Late on May 18, Russian shelling of residential areas in Ukraine’s southern oblast, or region, of Kherson, killed a woman and injured three other people; earlier the same day, a man was killed in a drone strike on the village of Vesele on the Dnieper River.

A leading economist has been telling EU finance ministers that Russia’s economy is under growing strain as its invasion of Ukraine drags on

As the full-scale war in Ukraine rages on for its fourth year, and Moscow’s defense and security spending continues at levels not seen since the Soviet era, Russia's economy has started to cool from its peak of 4.

Russia has spent most of its National Wealth Fund in the past few years, with liquid funds potentially being depleted in 2025, one economist says.

EXCLUSIVE: A shocking new report unveils a sinister plot to cripple Ukraine's grain exports, revealing a disturbing pattern of attacks on vital agricultural infrastructure.

To compensate for Western sanctions, Russia redirects energy exports to Asia, agricultural products to Africa - Anadolu Ajansı

The Kremlin has withstood pressure for an immediate cease-fire as a precondition for peace talks, but the Russian president’s push for normalizing relations with the United States appears in limbo.

Zelenskyy was in Tirana, Albania, on Friday with European leaders to discuss security, defence and democratic standards against the backdrop of the war. He held a phone call with French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk.

From May 12 to 14, systematic Russian drone and artillery attacks killed four residents and wounded 16 others in Ukraine’s eastern region. U.S. officials warn th

Russia has been struck with heavy Western sanctions over the war in Ukraine and its GDP growth looks to have taken a major hit.