Germany's imports of goods from Russia fell by 95% in the 2021-2024 period while its exports of goods to Russia were cut by 72%, the country's statistics office Destatis reported on Wednesday.

Russian forces have advanced into Dnipropetrovsk and Sumy regions, in fresh bid for Ukrainian land beyond what Moscow's already annexed.

A new prisoner swap between Ukraine and Russia has begun, officials in both countries said Monday, with Ukrainian soldiers who have spent nearly the entire duration of the war in captivity among those returning home.

Ihor Bezkaravainyi, Ukraine's deputy economy minister tells CNBC's Silvia Amaro that the United States is a necessary ally when it comes to ending the war with Russia. He also says Ukraine's economy has managed to continue growing in wartime through continued technological innovations,

Over a year after Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022, UNESCO's World Heritage Committee placed the Saint Sophia Cathedral on the list of World Heritage in Danger "due to the threat of destruction the Russian offensive poses" to the monument and integrity of its ancient interiors, mosaics and frescoes.

Russia has used its fleet of bombers to rain hellfire on Ukraine. On June 1, Kyiv responded by going after those bombers.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is defending the Trump administration over his deployment of the military to LA. Follow along for live updates.

Israel walked back a statement after Michael Brodsky, its ambassador to Ukraine, said Kyiv was getting the weapons.

Russia claimed Sunday that its forces are for the first time pushing into the central Ukrainian region of Dnipropetrovsk, an area it has been trying to reach for months, in a move that could create new problems for Kyiv’s much-stretched forces.