Russia-Ukraine war

President Trump has criticised several Nato members who declined to allow the US to use military bases to carry out early strikes on Iran.

International

Trump heads to Nato summit to meet Zelensky, face wary allies

Trump will speak to Zelensky about trying to end the war, an official said

Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) has given his American counterpart Donald Trump an open invitation to visit Moscow.

International

Trump offers to help Putin find deal with Ukraine

Moscow wants a political-diplomatic resolution reflecting its fundamental approach, says a Kremlin aide

Russia's President Vladimir Putin will have “a marathon” of bilateral talks with Asean leaders, according to Kremlin.

Asean Business

Putin to host Asean leaders in first summit since Ukraine invasion

Moscow is pushing a Great Eurasian Partnership involving Eurasian Union, Shanghai Cooperation Organization and Asean

Russian President Vladimir Putin refuses to acknowledge he can fail in Ukraine, but a debate has begun among the country's elite that is at once promising and worrying.

Opinion & Features

Russia is the test of Europe’s strategic autonomy

To end the Ukraine war, the region must collectively decide on finding a place for the Eurasian country

The central Kyiv Pechersk Lavra monastery, a Unesco World Heritage site founded in 1051, was seriously damaged in a direct attack.

International

Nine killed, historic monastery on fire as Ukraine faces major Russian attacks

Neighbouring Poland scrambled fighter jets against a possible airspace incursion

The House voted 226 to 195 for the Ukraine Support Act, which reached the floor after languishing for months.

International

US House backs Russia sanctions and Ukraine aid in latest blow to Trump

18 Republicans and one independent who normally votes with them joined Democrats to pass the Bill

“Ukraine is ready for a full ceasefire for the duration of the negotiations,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says.

International

Ukraine’s Zelensky proposes peace talks in letter to Putin

US President Donald Trump welcomes the Ukrainian initiative

Two leaders (above: Russia's Vladimir Putin and the US' Donald Trump) started wars of choice which they thought would bring quick victories, only to find themselves trapped in conflicts they are finding difficult to end.

Opinion & Features

Why Putin and Trump should both want quick peace deals

Despite the mounting costs of both wars, the Russian and US leaders are reluctant to admit failure

US President Donald Trump speaks with Chinese President Xi Jinping while leaving after a visit to the Zhongnanhai Garden in Beijing, China, May 15, 2026.

International

Trump denies Xi told him that Putin would regret Ukraine war

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump denied reports that his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, offered a bleak assessment of Russia’s war in Ukraine, including claiming that Vladimir Putin would regret invading h...

A house on fire after a Ukrainian drone attack in the Moscow region on May 17.

Global Enterprise

Moscow faces biggest attack in over a year as Ukraine drones kill four in Russia

Moscow’s mayor says 12 people were injured, mostly near the entrance to the capital’s oil refinery

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