WASHINGTON/MOSCOW/KYIV >> President Donald Trump again expressed frustration today with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the intensifying Ukraine conflict, a day after warning that Putin was “playing with fire” by resisting ceasefire talks while escalating drone and missile attacks.

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s conditions for ending the war in Ukraine include a demand that Western leaders pledge in writing to stop enlarging NATO eastwards, according to reports.

BERLIN — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet with new German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Berlin on Wednesday as Ukraine seeks further military support amid a recent escalation in Russia's bombing campaign, despite U.S.-led efforts to end the war.

Ukraine brought home 303 prisoners of war on May 25 in the final phase of a 1,000-for-1,000 prisoner exchange with Russia, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced.

Trump believes ‘Putin is winning’ while G7 threatens Moscow with further sanctions - G7 threatens Moscow with more sanctions if it fails to reach ceasefire with Kyiv

Kyiv's European allies slapped new sanctions Tuesday on Moscow, a day after a phone call between U.S. President Donald