Zelensky says Putin makes ‘mockery of entire world’ as historic prisoner swap continues - The Ukrainian president said 390 prisoners were returned on Friday, with more to follow over the weekend

Speaking at the Kremlin in the early hours of Sunday, Putin proposed direct talks with Ukraine in Istanbul on May 15 -- hours after Kyiv and the leaders of France, Germany, Britain and Poland had called for an unconditional 30-day ceasefire to start on Monday.

But the meeting was a tactical win for Mr. Putin, who managed to start the talks without first agreeing to a battlefield cease-fire that Ukraine and almost all of its Western backers had sought as ...

The Kremlin said Thursday it had not agreed to hold peace talks with Ukraine at the Vatican, denying U.S. media reports that the city-state could soon host negotiations. Russian and Ukrainian officials last week held their first face-to-face talks in more than three years in Istanbul,

Trump has made no effort to use his leverage to force Putin into a deal, and the Russian leader has "no desire" to see war end, says former V.P. Dan Quayle.

Russian president Vladimir Putin ordered his troops to create a buffer zone on the border with Ukraine. Meanwhile, the US Senate has threatened Russia with tough sanctions. Read more about what happened on Thursday,

In the heart of Moscow, the Kremlin's defenses are being tested like never before, as Ukraine punishes Putin for dismissing ceasefire negotiations.