US summits with Putin and European leaders offered a glimmer of hope for peace, but Russia seemed to cloud it.

NATO allies dismiss Lavrov's comments over negotiations for Ukraine as 'noise' as he argues that China should also be involved in any 'security guarantees' for Ukraine.

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched a rare drone and missile attack on western Ukraine overnight, officials said Thursday, striking targets including an American-owned electronics plant and injecting further uncertainty into the U.S.-led efforts to end the three-year-old war.

Russia's nuclear shield should be strengthened in coming years due to the "colossal threats" facing the world's biggest nuclear power, the head of Russia's state nuclear corporation said on Thursday.

Russian foreign minister suggests China should join in ensuring Ukraine’s security guarantees, Russian news agency says

Russia is facing "colossal threats" that mean it must continuously improve its nuclear weapons "shield," the chief of the state atomic energy agency warned.

Moscow has resisted a Putin-Zelensky summit and security guarantees for Ukraine. Trump’s claims that the Kremlin’s position has changed has left analysts puzzled.

Moscow is preparing to raise taxes and cut spending as it tries to maintain high defence expenditure with Russia's economy creaking under the weight of financing the more than three-year war in Ukraine,