Secretary of State Marco Rubio is hopeful but clear about the challenges facing the Trump administration’s Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Hamas peace efforts.
The Ukrainian and Polish presidents have met in Warsaw to emphasize unity against Russia and progress on historical reconciliation.
EU leaders are working into the night to reassure Belgium about protection from Russian retaliation if it supports a major loan for Ukraine.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is warning that Moscow will extend its gains in Ukraine if Kyiv and its Western allies reject the Kremlin's demands in peace talks.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says peace proposals for U.S. officials to present to Russia could be finalized within days.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and 34 other countries have formally approved plans to create a compensation body for damages caused by Russia's invasion.
President Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit seeking $10 billion in damages from the BBC, accusing the British broadcaster of defamation as well as deceptive and unfair trade practices.
The head of Britain’s MI6 spy agency says Russian President Vladimir Putin is stalling efforts to end Russia’s war on Ukraine, and is testing the West with tactics that fall “just below the threshold of war.”.
U.S. officials say Washington has agreed to provide unspecified security guarantees to Ukraine as part of a peace deal to end Russia’s nearly four-year war, and more talks are likely this weekend.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has expressed willingness to drop Ukraine's NATO bid in exchange for Western security guarantees.
A senior Kremlin official says Russian police and the National Guard will stay on in eastern Ukraine’s Donbas even if a peace settlement ends the war.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says negotiators are tackling territorial issues in U.S.-led peace talks with Russia.
U.S. President Donald Trump says he and European leaders have discussed proposals to end the war in Ukraine, adding that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy “has to be realistic” about his country’s position on a peace plan.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has reaffirmed his refusal to cede territory, resisting U.S. pressure for compromise with Russia.
British, French and German leaders met in London with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a show of European support for Kyiv at what they called a “critical moment” in the U.S.-led effort to end Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Russia has launched a major missile and drone attack on Ukraine, targeting energy infrastructure and triggering air raid alerts.
President Donald Trump’s advisers and Ukrainian officials say they’ll meet for a third day of talks on Saturday after making progress on finding agreement on a security framework for postwar Ukraine.
French President Emmanuel Macron has landed in Beijing for a three-day visit to China focused on trade talks and global crises.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Tuesday defended the secondary strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean Sea, citing the “fog of war” as reason for his not seeing any survivors in the water when the strike was ordered and launched.
Talks between Russia and the U.S. on ending the nearly four-year war in Ukraine were constructive, but much work remains.
Ukrainian officials met with U.S. President Donald Trump's representatives Sunday, and Washington officials are expected in Moscow for more peace talks this week.
U.S. and Ukrainian officials completed roughly four hours of talks aimed at finding an endgame to the war between Russia and Ukraine.
U.S. officials are meeting in Florida this weekend with their Ukrainian counterparts about the Russia-Ukraine war.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced the resignation of his powerful chief of staff, Andrii Yermak, who was also the country’s lead negotiator in talks with the U.S. The resignation on Friday came hours after Yermak’s residence was searched by anti-corruption investigators.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has acknowledged U.S. proposals to end the war in Ukraine as a starting point for talks.
President Donald Trump's approach to ending the Russia-Ukraine war mirrors his tactics in the Israel-Hamas conflict.
President Donald Trump’s chief interlocutor with the Russian government last month advised a senior aide to Vladimir Putin on how the Russian leader should go about pitching the U.S. president on a Ukraine peace plan.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy faces a crucial week of diplomacy, testing his ability to stand his ground while demonstrating to the United States that he is willing to compromise.
A proposed peace plan for Ukraine led by the United States has been met with anguish by many Ukrainians, who fear a post-war amnesty for Russian forces would erase accountability for alleged atrocities.
U.S. senators critical of President Donald Trump’s approach to ending the Russia-Ukraine war say they spoke with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio who told them that the peace plan Trump is pushing Kyiv to accept is a “wish list” of the Russians and not the actual U.S. plan.
President Donald Trump is resurfacing his argument that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy doesn’t “have the cards” to continue on the battlefield.
An American proposal to end the war in Ukraine puts the country in a delicate diplomatic position — caught between placating its most important ally, the United States, and not capitulating to Russia, its much larger neighbor that launched a full-scale invasion nearly four years ago.
The widow of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi is calling for the release of the transcript of a 2019 phone call President Donald Trump had with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has told his country that it could face a pivotal choice between standing up for its sovereignty and preserving the American support it needs, as leaders discuss a U.S. peace proposal seen as favoring Russia.
The president of Ukraine is facing a confluence of crises testing his ability to lead an increasingly weary nation nearly four years into a devastating full-scale invasion by Russia.
President Donald Trump has met the man who had proudly proclaimed himself “Donald Trump’s worst nightmare,” but he seemed to find the opposite.
President Donald Trump’s plan for ending the war in Ukraine would cede territory to Russia and limit the size of Kyiv’s military, according to a draft proposal obtained by The Associated Press.
Ukraine has asked the Vatican to formalize its role facilitating negotiations for the return of Ukrainian children and civilians taken by Russia during the war.
A Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine's western city of Ternopil has killed at least 25 people, including three children.
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited Spain Tuesday, stopping to see Pablo Picasso's “Guernica” in Madrid.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy plans to visit Turkey this week to revive talks on ending Russia's invasion, which began nearly four years ago.
Ukraine has signed a letter of intent to buy up to 100 Rafale warplanes from France, along with drones and ground-to-air systems.
Former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has joined the advisory board of Ukraine’s leading defense company, Fire Point.
President Alexander Stubb of Finland told The Associated Press that a ceasefire in Ukraine is unlikely before spring.
Tymur Mindich has been named as the mastermind behind a $100 million embezzlement scheme in Ukraine.
Russia has launched a major missile and drone attack on Kyiv, killing six people and wounding at least 35, including a pregnant woman.
European Union officials are warning Ukraine that it must keep cracking down on graft in the wake of a major corruption scandal that could hurt the country’s ability to attract financial help.
Top diplomats from the Group of Seven industrialized democracies publicly showed their consensus on Ukraine and Sudan.
In a story published Nov. 12, 2025, about Ukraine's corruption scandal, The Associated Press erroneously used the Russian transliteration of the name of an associate of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he wants to order 25 Patriot air defense systems from the United States as Ukraine tries to fend off relentless Russian aerial attacks that have led to rolling blackouts.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is visiting President Donald Trump in the White House on Friday.
Ukrainian drones have struck a major oil refinery in Russia’s Volgograd region for the second time in nearly three months, according to Ukraine’s general staff.
Ukraine has received more U.S.-made Patriot air defense systems to counter Russia's attacks, according to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russia has deployed about 170,000 troops in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region, aiming to capture the city of Pokrovsk.
Russia has launched another massive drone and missile attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, causing power outages across the country.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says long-range strikes on Russian refineries have reduced Moscow's oil refining capacity by 20%.
A Kremlin official says Russia’s test of a nuclear-powered missile that it claims can’t be stopped by air defenses reflects Moscow’s determination to look out for its security interests.
Officials say Russian missile and drone attacks on Ukraine overnight into Saturday have killed at least four people and wounded 20.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has urged the United States to expand sanctions on Russia’s two biggest oil companies to the whole sector.
Oil prices spiked Thursday after the U.S. announced massive new sanctions on Russia’s oil industry in an attempt to get Russian President Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table and end Moscow’s brutal war on Ukraine.
The European Union has heaped more economic sanctions on Russia, adding to U.S. President Donald Trump’s new punitive measures the previous day against the Russian oil industry.
European Union leaders have ordered the bloc’s executive branch to come up with options for meeting Ukraine’s pressing economic and military needs over the next two years.
U_S_ Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has announced new sanctions against Russia’s two biggest oil companies and blasted Moscow’s refusal to end its “senseless war.”.
Senate Republicans projected a unified front at the White House Rose Garden Tuesday, arriving at President Donald Trump’s invitation as they refuse to yield to Democratic demands for health care funds into the fourth week of the government shutdown.
President Donald Trump says his plan for a swift meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin is on hold because he doesn’t want it to be a “waste of time.”.
President Donald Trump says it's possible that Ukraine can defeat Russia, but he’s doubtful that it will happen.
Ukrainians are expressing disappointment as the U.S. may not provide long-range Tomahawk missiles to Kyiv.
The U.S. has seized survivors after a strike on a suspected drug-carrying vessel in the Caribbean, the first since President Donald Trump began launching deadly attacks in the region this summer.
John Bolton arrived at a federal courthouse Friday to surrender to authorities and make his first court appearance on charges accusing the former Trump administration national security adviser of storing top secret records at home and sharing with relatives diary-like notes that contained classified information.
French police have detained four people suspected of plotting an attack on exiled Russian rights activist Vladimir Osechkin.
Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has celebrated his country's role as the host for upcoming talks between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russia's Vladimir Putin.
President Donald Trump is calling on Kyiv and Moscow to “stop where they are” and end their brutal war.
India is looking to increase its purchases of crude oil and natural gas from the U.S. as it diversifies its energy supplies following criticism by U.S. President Donald Trump over its imports of discounted Russian oil.
As Ukraine’s war displaces millions, one privately funded housing project is giving families a rare sense of stability.
President Donald Trump has announced plans to meet with Russia's Vladimir Putin to discuss ending the war in Ukraine.
President Donald Trump says Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has personally assured him that India will stop buying Russian oil.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russian forces have launched powerful glide bombs and drones against Kharkiv and hit a hospital.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he will travel to the United States this week for talks on the potential U.S. provision of long-range weapons.