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Kremlin official says U.S.-brokered Russia-Ukraine talks will resume this week

By Illia Novikov, Dasha Litvinova, Associated Press

A new round of U.S.-brokered talks on ending Russia’s war on Ukraine is set to go ahead this week after a brief postponement, a senior Kremlin official said Monday, with negotiations taking place against a backdrop of continued front-line fighting and deadly long-range attacks on rear…

NATO's credibility as a unified force under U.S. leadership has taken a hit under Trump

By Lorne Cook, Associated Press

Any deterrence of Russia relies on ensuring that President Vladimir Putin is convinced that NATO will retaliate should he expand his war beyond Ukraine.

Trump says Putin agreed to temporary halt in energy attacks on Ukraine, but terms remain unclear

By Susie Blann, Associated Press

Trump announced this on Thursday, but details about the timing and scope remain unclear.

WATCH: Trump says he personally asked Putin not to attack Kyiv amid brutal cold

By Aamer Madhani, Susie Blann, Associated Press

President Donald Trump said Thursday he has asked Russian President Vladimir Putin not to target the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv for one week as the region experiences frigid temperatures.

Report warns combined casualties in Russia's war on Ukraine could soon hit 2 million

By Kamila Hrabchuk, Associated Press

The report by the Center for Strategic and International Studies estimates that Russia has suffered the largest troop deaths for any major power since World War II.

Zelenskyy says U.S. security agreement for Ukraine is '100% ready' to be signed

By Associated Press

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday that a U.S. security guarantees document for Ukraine is “100% ready” after two days of talks involving representatives from Ukraine, the U.S. and Russia.

Ukraine, Russia and U.S. to discuss fraught issue of territorial concessions

By Kamila Hrabchuk, Kostya Manenkov, Associated Press

Negotiators from Ukraine, Russia and the United States meet in Abu Dhabi on Friday for talks to end Russia’s nearly four-year full-scale invasion.

WATCH: Zelenskyy compares Ukraine war stasis to movie 'Groundhog Day' at Davos

By Kamila Hrabchuk, Kostya Manenkov, Associated Press

“Europe looks lost,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his speech, urging the continent to become a global force. He contrasted Europe’s response with Washington’s bold steps in Venezuela and Iran.

Russia's Lavrov says 'we are watching' as NATO faces crisis over Trump and Greenland

By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press

Lavrov said Trump’s actions upended the Western concept of the “rule-based global order” that Russia has long criticized.

Major Russian strike targets Ukraine's power grid in freezing temperatures

By Illia Novikov, Associated Press

The daytime temperature in Kyiv, which has endured freezing temperatures for more than two weeks, was minus 12 degrees C (about 10 degrees F), with streets covered in ice and the rumble of generators heard throughout the capital.