Talks between Russia and the United States aimed at improving ties and removing "irritants" in their relationship are not expected to yield quick results, the Kremlin said on Wednesday.

At a Senate budget hearing on June 11, Republican senators fiercely criticized U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over the Trump administration’s effort to end the Ukraine war through negotiations involving Russia.

As of today, there is no negotiation process between Ukraine and Russia. The aggressor country is not ready for a ceasefire, states Mykhailo Podolyak, advisor to the Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine,

Russia said on Wednesday it was ready to remove nuclear materials from Iran and convert them into fuel as a potential way to help narrow differences between the United States and Iran over the Islamic Republic's nuclear programme.

The European Union announced a new package of sanctions against Russia on Tuesday, saying that Moscow’s daily deadly attacks against Ukraine show that it is not interested in peace – despite recent diplomatic efforts.

For months, the family of Stephen James Hubbard could not find him in the Russian prison system. New text messages cast doubt on his conviction.

To address concerns voiced by Trump that Denmark could not defend Greenland in the face of Russian or Chinese confrontation, Frederiksen says it would be a priority for Denmark to step up its defense role in the Arctic in partnership with other NATO countries as well as to do more on Europe's eastern frontier.

Ukraine’s shock drone strike on Russia’s strategic bomber fleet this week has generals and analysts taking a new look at threats to high-value United States aircraft at bases in the homeland and abroad – and the situation is worrisome.

This drone ambush should trigger alarm bells for the US military. Like Russia, the United States is unprepared to meet the growing threat of small commercial drones. This attack is wake-up call for US military: its counter-drone efforts are inadequate and are not keeping pace with the threat.

Deputy Crisis, Conflict and Arms Director Mary Wareham discusses Russia's use of drones armed with antipersonnel landmines in its ongoing war in raine.

By Guy Faulconbridge, Anton Kolodyazhnyy and Aleksandar Vasovic MOSCOW/KYIV (Reuters) -Russia said on Sunday its forces had advanced to the edge of the east-central Ukrainian region of Dnipropetrovsk amid a public row between Moscow and Kyiv over peace negotiations and the return of thousands of bodies of soldiers who fell in the war.