Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that the Kremlin is prepared to use “military means” to achieve its goals in Ukraine if diplomatic efforts with the West fail to satisfy Moscow’s

Ukraine has relinquished its ambition of joining the NATO military alliance in exchange for Western security guarantees as a compromise to end the war with Russia, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said ahead of talks with U.S. envoys in Berlin.

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov told ABC News during an exclusive interview in Moscow on Monday that he believes the warring parties are close to a deal.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he believes talks toward ending the war in Ukraine are "getting close to something" ahead of a U.S. meeting with Russian officials this weekend. During an Oval Office event,

Polish prime minister Donald Tusk says the EU has made a breakthrough on using frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine’s war effort at a key EU summit in Brussels. Speaking to reporters in the Belgian capital, Mr Tusk said the EU will look at a type of reparation loan which would be based on the £185bn frozen assets.

Russian President Vladimir Putin declares Russia's Ukraine war goals will be achieved through negotiations or military force as diplomatic efforts.

By Trevor Hunnicutt, Steve Holland and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Ukraine could receive security guarantees modeled on NATO’s Article 5 mutual defense pledge under a proposed peace deal with Russia,

US and Russian officials will hold talks this weekend in Miami about President Donald Trump’s latest plan to end the war in Ukraine, a White House official has said.