KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A senior Kremlin official said Friday that Russian police and National Guard will stay on in eastern Ukraine’s Donbas and oversee the industry-rich region, even if a peace settlement ends Russia’s nearly four-year war in Ukraine.

Vladimir Putin has been speaking in Russia at an annual TV event - where he's compared the EU to "burglars", after it agreed a deal overnight to fund Kyiv's defence efforts for two years. Follow live below - and watch footage of what Ukraine says is a drone strike in the Mediterranean.

Trump-backed peace talks constructive, Putin’s envoy claims after Kyiv hits Russian ship - Ukraine has visibly widened its campaign against Russian energy facilities in recent weeks

A series of AI-generated deepfakes and videos, many made with OpenAI's Sora, appears to show Ukrainian soldiers apologizing to the Russian people and blaming their government for the war.

U.S. and Russian officials are expected to meet in Miami this weekend to go over President Trump’s latest proposal to end Russian President Vladimir Putin’s nearly four-year war in Ukraine, a

A Russian missile strike on port infrastructure in Odesa has killed eight people and wounded 27, according to Ukraine’s emergency service.

Several regions of Ukraine have endured a night of Russian drone and missile attacks targeting energy infrastructure, with the interior ministry reporting more than a million households without power.

ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey has warned Russia and Ukraine to exercise greater caution regarding Black Sea security after its air force shot down a drone that entered Turkish airspace, the defense ministry said Thursday.