The UK praises Europe's "strength" after Trump says countries fail to control migration or take action to end the Ukraine war

He died in an accident away from Ukraine's front lines on Tuesday, the Ministry of Defence says.

Zelenskyy continued shoring up European support for Ukraine's position in peace negotiations, meeting with Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni in Rome and Pope Leo outside the city.

"We all know that the destiny of this country is the destiny of Europe," German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said.

Ukraine barely has a hold on Pokrovsk, but its forces are keen to show they are still resisting Russia's advance.

KHERSON, Ukraine, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Oleksiy Melnychenko, chief barista and manager of a cafe in the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson, held out as long as he could, serving doses of caffeine and normality to residents struggling amid Russian artillery and air attacks

MOSCOW, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Russia's top general, Valery Gerasimov, said on Tuesday that Moscow's forces were advancing along the entire front line in Ukraine and were targeting surrounded Ukrainian troops in the town of Myrnohrad

Kyiv is seeking to resist a US push for a deal which would see territory handed over to Russia.

The aftermath of Zelensky's meeting at Downing Street and the "unbreakable bond" between Southport victims' families lead Tuesday's papers.

Dec 8 (Reuters) - Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday that Moscow had received no word on the outcome of talks in Florida on a settlement in Ukraine between U.S

U.S. President Donald Trump's diplomatic efforts to end the nearly-four-year-old war have run into sharply conflicting demands by Russia and Ukraine.

Europe's leaders are trying to avoid alienating Donald Trump while fighting for Ukrainian sovereignty and future continental stability.

Dec 8 (Reuters) - At least seven people were injured when Russian drones struck an apartment block in the northeastern Ukrainian city of Okhtyrka in the Sumy region, Governor Oleh Hryhorov said on Monday

Sir Keir Starmer will also welcome the leaders of France and Germany as Europe looks to respond to a US-led push for a peace deal.

KYIV, Dec 7 (Reuters) - Talks with U.S. representatives on a peace plan for Ukraine have been constructive but not easy, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday ahead of his planned consultations with European leaders in coming days

ROME, Dec 7 (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni spoke by phone on Sunday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy ahead of his planned visits to London, Brussels and Rome for talks on the peace process, her office said

Talks between senior US and Ukrainian negotiators in Florida continue for a third day on Saturday.

Dec 5 (Reuters) - A protective shield at the Chornobyl nuclear plant in war-torn Ukraine, built to contain radioactive material from the 1986 disaster, can no longer perform its main safety function due to drone damage, the U.N

The issue of forcing citizens to serve in the military is back as the war between Russia and Ukraine grinds on.

TEHRAN The war in Ukraine has emerged as one of the defining struggles of the 21st century, redrawing global fault lines and igniting fierce debate over its origins

Germany is introducing voluntary military service to boost national defences after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

TEHRAN The Ukraine war has evolved into one of the most intricate and tangled issues on the global stage

The Ukrainian Diving Federation wants diver Sofiia Lyskun to be stripped of all awards after the European champion switched her international allegiance to Russia.

The Russian leader's comments come as US and Ukrainian negotiators are due to hold a new round of talks.

It follows fresh proposals by the European Commission to unlock $105 billion to support Ukraine.

China said it is open to importing more high-quality goods from France while urging a "fair, conducive environment" for Chinese businesses in the European nation

Ukraine-Russia peace negotiations continue as U.S

ISTANBUL, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Turkey is telling Russia, Ukraine, and all other parties to keep energy infrastructure out of their conflict and wants energy flows to continue uninterrupted, Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said after a series of attacks off Turkey's Black Sea coast

HOSHCHA, Ukraine, Dec 4 (Reuters) - While many Ukrainian hospitals are struggling to cope with the endless influx of wounded, a maternity ward in the western town of Hoshcha lies eerily deserted

The Ukrainian president says a meeting will be arranged once Trump's team return from Moscow, where they held talks with Vladimir Putin.

Defence Minister David McGuinty says Canada will work with NATO allies to purchase a package of critical military capabilities sourced from the U.S

Russia's president looks determined to continue his war in Ukraine - even as the country's economic problems grow.

Five hours of talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin andtop United States negotiatorsdid not yield a breakthrough on a possible Ukraine peace deal, a Kremlin aide said early Wednesday, CNN reported.

Russian President Vladimir Putin doubled down on threats toward Europe ahead of peace talks with the U.S., saying Moscow was "ready" for war

Five hours of talks between Putin and US negotiators were constructive, Kremlin officials say, but a lot of work lies ahead

MOSCOW, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin spent around five hours negotiating with Donald Trump's most trusted envoys until well after midnight in Moscow about the possible outlines of a peace settlement to end the war in Ukraine

Talks between Russia and the U.S

Steve Witkoff will hold talks at the Kremlin, after the White House said it was "optimistic" about a breakthrough.

MOSCOW/WASHINGTON, Dec 2 (Reuters) - U.S

US envoy Steve Witkoff and Donald Trump's adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner will meet Vladimir Putin on Tuesday.

U.S

American and Ukrainian delegations meet in Florida to discuss the outlines of a peace deal with Russia.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio and other U.S

GOA, India - The Western narrative insists that Russia launched an unprovoked invasion of Ukraine

HALLANDALE BEACH, Florida, Nov 30 (Reuters) - U.S

MOSCOW, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Kazakhstan criticised Ukraine on Sunday for a drone attack on the Black Sea terminal of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium, which handles more than 1% of global oil

The two ships stuck by drones were thought to be used to bypass Western sanctions on Russia.

The overnight attack kills at least three and injures dozens more.

A widening corruption scandal forced Ukraine's second most powerful person, Andriy Yermak, to resign.

Russia has launched its largest barrage of drones and missiles in a month across Ukraine, killing at least three people, Ukrainian PresidentVolodymyr Zelenskysaid Saturday, CNN reported.

KYIV, Nov 29 (Reuters) - A vast Russian overnight attack on Ukraine killed two people and wounded two dozen, Ukraine's foreign minister said on Saturday, adding that Moscow continued to "kill and destroy" while the world was discussing peace plans for the conflict

KHARKIV REGION, Ukraine, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Ukrainian drone pilot Mex recalled attacking a recent high-value target - and how the 20-kilometre strike on what appeared to be a Russian tank would have been impossible without the help of an AI-assisted targeting system

(Reuters) -Ukrainian forces are defending their positions and hunting down sabotage groups in the northeastern city of Kupiansk despite Moscow's statements that its troops are fully in control of it, Ukraine's top commander said on Friday

Russia's leader praised what he called Orban's "balanced position on the situation in Ukraine".

Andrii Yermak, the powerful chief of staff to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, resigned hours after his residence was searched by anti-corruption investigators.

Her resignation comes as a South African allegedly recruited to fight in Ukraine recounts the horrors of war to the BBC.

Ukraine's anti-corruption agencies have begun searching the apartment of President Volodymyr Zelensky's chief of staff Andriy Yermak, the BBC reported

Russian President Vladimir Putin said the outlines of a draft peace plan agreed by the U.S. and Ukraine could become the basis of a deal to end the war.

Putin mixed a readiness to engage with the U.S. over a possible peace plan with several warnings that Russia was prepared to fight on if necessary and take more of Ukraine.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Several congressional Republicans are harshly criticizing President Donald Trump's White House over its handling of a proposed Ukraine peace plan they say favors Russia, a sharp departure for a party that has adhered closely to almost all of Trump's initiatives

TEHRAN The latest push to end the war in Ukraine highlights contradictions in Western diplomacy