Russia: Ukrainian troops relive retreat from Kursk

Ukrainian soldiers fighting in Russia’s Kursk region have described scenes “like a horror movie” as they retreated from the front lines. The BBC has received extensive accounts from Ukrainian troops,…

Ukraine: Trump and Putin to hold call on ceasefire deal soon, US envoy says

US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin will speak in coming days, as talks continue over a possible ceasefire in the three-year war in Ukraine. US envoy…

Russia: Prospect of Ukraine ceasefire still uncertain despite Trump’s optimism

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Vladimir Putin of trying to “sabotage” diplomatic efforts to secure an immediate ceasefire. In a post on social media, he urged the US to…

USA: US-Ukraine agreement shows a deal is never dead with Trump

Don’t call it a breakthrough, as there is still a long way to go before lasting peace. But Tuesday’s agreement between the US and Ukraine over a proposed temporary ceasefire…

Finland: Russian sentenced to life for war crimes in Ukraine

A Russian national has been sentenced to life imprisonment by a Finnish court for committing war crimes in eastern Ukraine in 2014. Voislav Torden, 38, a senior member of the…

LIVE UPDATES: Russia-Ukraine Ceasefire Talks

Eleven injured in Russian missile attack on Zelensky’s hometown, regional head says Ukraine says a Russian missile attack on Kryvyi Rih – President Volodymyr Zelensky’s hometown – has injured 11…

Saudi Arabia: Ukraine ceasefire plan line-by-line

The US is set to introduce a 30-day ceasefire proposal negotiated with Ukraine to Russia in the coming days. Trump administration officials are seeing it as a major breakthrough towards…

USA: ‘Garbage’ to blame Ukraine for massive X outage, experts say

Experts have cast doubt on Elon Musk’s claim that a large-scale outage which hit X was caused by hackers in Ukraine. Platform monitor Downdetector says it had more than 1.6…

USA: JD Vance’s cousin criticises him for ‘belittling’ Zelensky

US Vice-President JD Vance’s cousin has criticised him and President Donald Trump for “belittling” Volodymyr Zelensky during the three men’s Oval Office showdown in February. “There’s a certain level of…

Russia: Largest drone attack of war hits Moscow region

Three men have been killed in the Moscow region, in what is described as the largest drone attack on the Russian capital since the start of the full-scale war in…