The Russian president also defended his decision to invade Ukraine, once again blaming the war on the West.

Russia carried out a "massive" overnight attack on central and southeastern Ukraine, hitting Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk and other regions. At least one person was killed and 26 wounded as homes and businesses were damaged, officials said.

A “massive” Russian attack on Kyiv early Thursday killed at least 14 people and wounded dozens more, Ukrainian authorities said. Powerful explosions shook the Ukrainian capital overnight, lighting up the sky and leaving a column of smoke as emergency crews rushed to affected areas.

Washington should support the effort led by Europe, the president has said

Turkey’s First Lady has written to her US counterpart Melania Trump, begging for her to take action on a huge global problem.

The Kremlin’s recalcitrant comments indicate the Trump administration’s whirlwind diplomacy has yielded little in the way of results.

There are inherent contradictions in the idea of the guarantees meant to prevent Russia from attacking Ukraine again.

President Trump seeks to broker a meeting of the two leaders to end the Ukraine war.

Russia seems unlikely to agree to Western troops in Ukraine as part of any deal to end the war.

There is “reasonable chance” of stopping the fighting between Moscow and Kiev, the US president has said

Leaders of European countries, NATO descended on D.C. to prevent talks shifting in Putin's favour

The Ukrainian leader is trying to retain U.S. backing for his country’s defense without agreeing to Moscow’s territorial proposals for ending the war.

Has the Trump administration misread Moscow?

Behind the smiles in Alaska, the Trump-Putin summit left more questions than answers — and it played right into the Russian leader’s hands.