Russia-Ukraine war

Russia-Ukraine war

A destroyed car lies near apartment buildings damaged by Russian military strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the frontline town of Kostiantynivka in Donetsk region, Ukraine November 28, 2025. Photo: Oleg Petrasiuk/Press Service of the 24th King Danylo Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces/Handout via REUTERS

Why is fate of Donetsk region a sticking point in talks on ending war in Ukraine?

Donetsk is home to ports, railways and other heavy industry. It once accounted for more than half of Ukraine's coal, finished steel, coke, cast iron and steel production but many mines and...

Russian President Vladimir Putin holds a press conference, at the end of his visit to China for the Tianjin SCO Summit and the military parade to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two, in Beijing, China, September 3, 2025. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/Pool

Russia–US peace talks end with no breakthrough on Ukraine

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, and US President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner meet with a Ukrainian delegation in Hallandale Beach, Florida, US, November 30, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Eva Marie Uzcategui

Witkoff and Kushner to meet Putin in Moscow to discuss an end to the Ukraine war

Ukrainian naval drones hit two sanctioned tankers in the Black Sea as they headed to a Russian port to load up with oil destined for foreign markets. Screengrab: Reuters

Ukraine hits two Russian 'shadow fleet' oil tankers with naval drones

EU flags flutter in front of European Central Bank (ECB) headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany July 18, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Jana Rodenbusch/File Photo

Russia's frozen assets become key bargaining chip in Ukraine peace negotiations

Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomes US President Donald Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff during a meeting in Moscow, Russia August 6, 2025. Photo: Sputnik/Gavriil Grigorov/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

Russia rules out big concessions on Ukraine as leak shows Witkoff advised Moscow

US President Donald Trump shakes hand with Russian President Vladimir Putin, as they meet to negotiate for an end to the war in Ukraine, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, US, August 15, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo

US peace plan for Ukraine drew from Russian document: sources

Emergency workers operate at an impact site in a residential neighbourhood after Russian drone and missile attacks in Kyiv, Ukraine, September 28, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Thomas Peter

What are the three issues still blocking a Ukraine peace deal?

US President Donald Trump greets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy at the White House, amid negotiations to end the Russian war in Ukraine, in Washington, DC, US, August 18, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Zelenskiy says Ukraine ready to advance peace plan, will discuss disputed points with Trump

An explosion of a Russian drone in the sky over the city during a Russian missile and drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine November 25, 2025. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich

US, Russia hold peace talks in Abu Dhabi as missiles pound Kyiv

US Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll attends a meeting with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy (not pictured), amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, November 20, 2025. Photo: Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS

US Army Secretary Driscoll meets Russian delegation in Abu Dhabi: official

Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, address the media after closed-door talks at the US Mission in Geneva, Switzerland, November 23, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Emma Farge

US, Ukraine to continue work on 'refined' peace plan to end war with Russia

A firefighter looks at a car that was destroyed during a deadly Russian missile strike on an apartment building, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Ternopil, Ukraine, November 21, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Thomas Peter

US, Ukraine and European officials hold talks in Geneva on Trump's plan to end war