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Hungary's foreign minister says country will block key EU loan to Ukraine until Russian oil shipments resume

By Justin Spike, Associated Press

Hungary will block a planned 90-billion-euro ($106-billion) European Union loan to Ukraine until the flow of Russian oil through the Druzhba pipeline resumes, Hungary's foreign minister said.

Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson calls on allies to send noncombat troops to Ukraine

By Danica Kirka, Associated Press

Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says the U.K. and its European allies should immediately deploy noncombat troops to Ukraine to show Vladimir Putin that Western nations are committed to the nation’s freedom and independence.

No breakthrough on bridging differences between Russia and Ukraine, envoys signal

By Jamey Keaten, Illia Novikov, Associated Press

The latest U.S.-brokered talks between envoys from Moscow and Kyiv over Russia’s all-out invasion of Ukraine ended Wednesday with both sides saying the talks were “difficult,” as the war’s fourth anniversary approaches next week.

Ukrainians face brutal cold without heat after Russian attacks on energy grid

By Nick Schifrin, Amanda Bailey

Russia launched nearly 400 drones and 29 missiles at Ukraine overnight. During the war that will enter its fifth year next week, Russia has repeatedly targeted Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, leaving millions there without heat or electricity for weeks at a…

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After almost 4 years of war, Russian and Ukrainian officials meet in Geneva for U.S.-brokered talks

By Emma Burrows, Jamey Keaten, Associated Press

Expectations for any breakthroughs in the scheduled two days of talks in Switzerland were low, with neither side apparently ready to budge from its positions on key territorial issues and future security guarantees.

Russia and Ukraine head to latest U.S.-brokered talks with low expectations

By Illia Novikov, Associated Press

There was no anticipation of any significant progress on ending the war at the Tuesday-Wednesday meeting in Switzerland as both sides appear to be sticking to their negotiating positions on key issues.

Ukraine drone strike hits Russian Black Sea port ahead of peace talks

By Associated Press

Meanwhile, falling debris from Russian drones damaged civilian and transport infrastructure in Ukraine’s Odesa region, officials said, causing disruption to the power and water supply.

Zelenskyy says questions remain in peace talks over security guarantees for Ukraine

By Samya Kullab, Emma Burrows, Elise Morton, Associated Press

Speaking to reporters at the Munich Security Conference in Germany on Saturday, Zelenskyy repeatedly thanked Americans and Europeans for their support and said he was surprised that Moscow had replaced the head of its negotiating team before another round of…

Russia poisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny with dart frog toxin, five European nations say

By Jill Lawless, Associated Press

The U.K., France, Germany, Sweden and the Netherlands say European lab tests confirmed epibatidine in his body. They say the toxin does not occur naturally in Russia.