• EU leaders disagree on creation of Kremlin back-channel amid Ukraine war

    EU leaders disagree on creation of Kremlin back-channel amid Ukraine war

    Jun 19, 2026 04:00 PM EDT

    ... diplomacy by the so-called E3 group of countries — Germany, France and Britain — a format that he said came about “at the explicit wish of Ukraine.” Putin has tried to cut out Europe and Kyiv from negotiations with the U.S. over Ukraine’s future. But the Kremlin said on ...

  • News Wrap: Ukraine strikes major oil refinery near Moscow

    News Wrap: Ukraine strikes major oil refinery near Moscow

    Jun 18, 2026 10:45 PM EDT

    In our news wrap Thursday, dozens of Ukrainian drones struck targets, including a major oil refinery near Moscow, the U.S. Supreme Court sided with a Texas man who said his marijuana use shouldn't make it a crime for him to have a gun and former President Obama celebrated the opening of his presidential center in...

  • Zelenskyy says G7 leaders pledge more vital help for Ukraine against Russia

    Zelenskyy says G7 leaders pledge more vital help for Ukraine against Russia

    Jun 17, 2026 08:03 PM EDT

    ... that G7 backing for Ukraine is “as strong as seldom before” and sends a clear signal to Moscow, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said. Russia says Ukraine attacked a children’s bus but Kyiv denies it In Russia's Bryansk region, which borders both Ukraine and Belarus, Gov. Egor Kovalchuk said ...

  • Trump signals he may reimpose sanctions on Russian oil as G7 refocuses on Ukraine

    Trump signals he may reimpose sanctions on Russian oil as G7 refocuses on Ukraine

    Jun 16, 2026 10:59 PM EDT

    ... the U.S. leader's 80th birthday. While campaigning in 2024 for a return to the White House, Trump claimed he could end the Russia-Ukraine war within 24 hours of taking office. However, negotiations have faltered and Trump has acknowledged it has proved much harder than he thought. Ukraine ...

  • Russia unleashes an overnight barrage on Ukraine, killing 11 people and damaging a religious landmark, officials say

    Russia unleashes an overnight barrage on Ukraine, killing 11 people and damaging a religious landmark, officials say

    Jun 15, 2026 02:33 PM EDT

    ... for centuries. French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said the attack was the "equivalent, for us French, of a bombing of Notre Dame" in Paris. Ukraine's National Commission for UNESCO, which coordinates the country's cooperation with the U.N. educational, scientific and cultural body, urged the international community ...

  • European leaders stress 'urgent need' to bolster Ukraine's defenses against Russian ballistic missiles

    European leaders stress 'urgent need' to bolster Ukraine's defenses against Russian ballistic missiles

    Jun 07, 2026 10:40 PM EDT

    LONDON (AP) — The leaders of the U.K., Ukraine, France and Germany discussed the “urgent need” to ramp up production of weapons to combat Russia's powerful hypersonic Oreshnik ballistic missiles in a meeting in London on Sunday. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer hosted Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy, French President ...

  • What Putin’s rejection of Ukraine’s call for talks means for efforts to end Russia’s war

    What Putin’s rejection of Ukraine’s call for talks means for efforts to end Russia’s war

    Jun 05, 2026 10:40 PM EDT

    ... s momentum, with long-range strikes that have interrupted as much as a quarter of Russian oil refining. And for the first time since 2023, Ukraine is seizing more territory on the front than it's losing. But Putin today indicated he wanted Russian soldiers in Ukraine to -- quote -- "work ...

  • House passes bill to provide more Ukraine aid and impose new sanctions on Russia

    House passes bill to provide more Ukraine aid and impose new sanctions on Russia

    Jun 05, 2026 12:36 AM EDT

    ... that we are going to utilize our authority to help them.” As the war has dragged on, it's gotten more difficult for supporters of Ukraine in Congress to provide additional financial support to help Ukraine defend itself. The U.S. has approved some $195 billion for the Ukraine response ...

  • Putin says Russia will bolster its air defenses against Ukraine's long-range drone strikes

    Putin says Russia will bolster its air defenses against Ukraine's long-range drone strikes

    Jun 04, 2026 09:52 PM EDT

    Wednesday's drone attack hit the nearby Kronstadt naval base and an oil terminal, sending a plume of black smoke above Russia’s second-largest city — an embarrassing blow to Putin's efforts to cast the conflict as a distant event that doesn’t affect Russian daily life. WATCH: Ukraine ...

  • News Wrap: Ukraine strikes oil depot deep inside Russia

    News Wrap: Ukraine strikes oil depot deep inside Russia

    Jun 03, 2026 10:40 PM EDT

    In our news wrap on Wednesday, Ukraine says it struck an oil depot in Russia's St. Petersburg with drones that flew more than 600 miles to reach their target, the UK's prime minister condemned violent protests that erupted over the death of a teenager, a hotel fire in New Delhi killed at least 21 people...