Since Russia's invasion began, more than 100 religious leaders and activists have faced persecution for opposing the war.

Putin said Russia was “committed to a political and diplomatic settlement of the conflict in Ukraine” and thanked Erdogan for facilitating Russia-Ukraine bilateral talks. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has cast doubt on the possibility of Ukraine joining the EU by 2034,

The colonel noted that despite intense Russian offensives and some localized advances, Ukraine is largely holding its ground. Since November 2023, Russia has occupied about 9,000 square kilometers of Ukrainian territory.

Soldiers in Ukraine raised flags in two spots near the administrative border between Donetsk Oblast and Dnipropetrovsk Oblast on Thursday after Russia claimed to capture the territory, according to Ukraine 's 20th Corps.

Türkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke by phone with Russian leader Vladimir Putin. Among other topics, they discussed the possibility of a new meeting between Ukrainian and Russian delegations in Istanbul,

Daniel Martindale helped the Kremlin target Ukrainian troops and was then spirited out of eastern Ukraine by Russian special forces.

A Russian official says American Daniel Martindale has been rewarded with citizenship for spying on Ukraine, "by decree of our President Vladimir Putin."

Despite predictions from global analysts that Russia would collapse under sanctions, military losses, and diplomatic isolation, the war in Ukraine has taken an unexpected turn. Three years into the conflict,

Three Ukrainians were killed in the southeastern Dnipropetrovsk region, where Russia captured a first village this week after a months-long incursion. In the neighboring Zaporizhzhia region — the site of a nuclear plant — two civilians were killed in the attacks, Gov. Ivan Fedorov said.