Russia’s demands during the talks in Istanbul were “unrealistic” and far exceeded the scope of previous discussions, Reuters reported, citing a source within Ukrainian diplomatic circles.

A prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine involving 1,000 people from each side may take place in the near future, Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov said after talks in Istanbul, according to RBC Ukraine.

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In September 2021, the New People party won enough votes to claim seats in the lower house of Russia’s parliament, despite being founded just 18 months earlier. For the first time in 15 years, five parties secured representation in the State Duma instead…

Nine people were killed in Ukraine’s Sumy region after a Russian drone struck a passenger minibus, according to Governor Oleh Hryhorov.

Russia detained the oil tanker Green Admire in the Baltic Sea as it was departing the Estonian port of Sillamäe, Estonia’s Foreign Ministry said. The vessel had been traveling along a previously agreed route that passes through Russian territorial waters.

Vladimir Putin is "confident" that Russian forces can break through Ukraine’s defenses and fully seize control of Ukraine’s Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia regions by the end of 2025, Bloomberg reported on Monday, citing a person familiar with…

The United States has authorized the transfer of decommissioned Abrams tanks from Australia to Ukraine. According to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), the first shipment — comprising 49 tanks — was recently prepared for sea transport.

Russian forces carried out a major drone attack on Ukraine early Monday morning, launching a total of 112 UAVs, according to the Ukrainian Air Force.

Russia’s Prosecutor General’s Office has declared Amnesty International an “undesirable” organization, according to a statement released on Monday.

“Vladimir, you can pick up the phone anytime, and I’ll be happy to answer and happy to talk to you,” Donald Trump reportedly told Vladimir Putin in a phone call on Monday, May 19, according to Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov. In recorded comments shared…

President Volodymyr Zelensky reaffirmed his administration’s refusal to withdraw troops “from our own land,” rejecting any Russian ceasefire terms that would require further retreat from Ukrainian regions currently occupied by Russian forces. “I don’t know…

The topic of direct, high-level contact between Russia and Ukraine was raised during Monday’s phone call between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, according to Interfax.

U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that he has a “red line” in negotiations with Russia and Ukraine, and that if it’s crossed, he will stop pushing Moscow and Kyiv towards peace, Sky News reports.

Vologda Governor Georgy Filimonov has dismissed Yulia Shevtsova, head of the region’s Nyuksensky district, after her daughter posted a video in which she threatened to have a young man sent to fight in the war in Ukraine.

Russian Justice Minister Konstantin Chuychenko said Tuesday that the country’s history should be studied “through the lens of interference and foreign influence,” according to the Telegram channel Ostorozhno, Novosti.

On May 18, the day Romanians headed to the polls for the second round of voting in the country’s presidential elections, Telegram founder Pavel Durov posted a series of messages on X accusing French intelligence of pressuring him to “silence conservative…

From April 26 to July 6, the Kunstraum Kreuzberg/Bethanien gallery in Berlin is hosting “No,” an exhibition curated and organized by Meduza. The project brings together artists and journalists in a series of installations and conversations to explore the…

Russian federal investigators have launched a criminal case against Galina Timchenko, co-founder and CEO of Meduza, on charges of organizing the activities of a designated “undesirable organization.” According to investigators, in September 2024 and March…

Over the past three years, every new headline about an arson attack on Russian railway infrastructure, a police station, or a conscription office has raised the same set of questions. Was the perpetrator a lone anti-war activist trying to hinder Moscow’s…