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Polish foreign minister denounces Russian aggression: 'Don't you have enough land?'

Poland’s foreign minister has used an annual address to parliament to send a sharp message to Russian leaders as war continues in neighboring Ukraine
28 minutes ago
Poland's Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski gives a speech at the parliament on Wednesday, April 23, 2025, in Warsaw, Poland. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
April 20, 2025 at 8:11 PM

Russia creating 'general impression' of a ceasefire, but attacks continue: Zelenskyy

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy added a reminder about Ukraine's proposal to implement and extend the ceasefire for 30 days after Sunday night remains on the table.
April 20, 2025 at 8:11 PM
An armoured Ukrainian military vehicle drives on a road in a village not far from the frontline in the Dnipropetrovsk region, on April 19, 2025, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
April 20, 2025 at 4:44 PM

Putin declares 'Easter truce' in the war in Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed skepticism, calling the 30-hour truce "yet another attempt by Putin to play with human lives."
April 20, 2025 at 4:44 PM
VIDEO: Putin declares 'Easter truce' in the war in Ukraine
April 20, 2025 at 12:31 AM

Putin declares Easter ceasefire

Russian President Vladmir Putin declared an Easter ceasefire in Ukraine, but also warned that they would respond to Ukrainian attacks.
April 20, 2025 at 12:31 AM
VIDEO: Putin declares Easter ceasefire
April 19, 2025 at 10:14 PM

Putin declares temporary 'Easter truce' in Ukraine

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy called the proposal "yet another attempt by Putin to play with human lives."
April 19, 2025 at 10:14 PM
President Vladimir Putin speaks in this video released by the Kremlin on April 19, 2025.
April 19, 2025 at 5:46 PM

Putin declares temporary 'Easter truce' in Ukraine

There has been no response yet from Ukrainian officials.
April 19, 2025 at 5:46 PM
VIDEO: Putin declares temporary 'Easter truce' in Ukraine
April 19, 2025 at 3:30 PM

Russia and Ukraine swap hundreds of prisoners in the war’s largest exchange

Russia and Ukraine say they each swapped hundreds of prisoners in the largest exchange since the Russian full-scale invasion started over three years ago
April 19, 2025 at 3:30 PM
In this photo taken from video distributed by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Friday, April 18, 2025, the Russian BM-21 "Grad" self-propelled 122 mm multiple rocket launcher fires towards Ukrainian positions in Ukraine. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)
April 19, 2025 at 1:16 AM

US may 'move on' from Ukraine-Russia peace talks, Rubio says

In a blunt warning, the Secretary of State said the U.S. is willing to “move on” from Russia-Ukraine peace talks if they don't yield results soon.
April 19, 2025 at 1:16 AM
US may 'move on' from Ukraine-Russia peace talks, Rubio says
April 18, 2025 at 11:20 PM

American detained in Russia gets increased prison sentence

American David Barnes’ plea to be released from a Russian detention center has been denied.
April 18, 2025 at 11:20 PM
David Barnes appears in court in Russia on Feb. 13, 2024
April 18, 2025 at 2:17 PM

Rubio signals US may abandon Ukraine peace talks

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has been in Paris for meetings with European leaders about a deal to stop the war in Ukraine.
April 18, 2025 at 2:17 PM
VIDEO: Trump could abandon Russia-Ukraine peace talks: Rubio
April 17, 2025 at 5:01 PM

Rubio, Witkoff in Paris for Ukraine-Russia talks

Several of President Donald Trump's top Cabinet officials are in Paris on Thursday to engage with their European counterparts on how to end the Russia-Ukraine war.
April 17, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Several of President Donald Trump's top Cabinet officials are in Paris on Thursday to engage with their European counterparts on how to end the Russia-Ukraine war.
April 17, 2025 at 3:10 PM

3 dead after Russian drone strike on Dnipro, Ukraine

The drones damaged at least 15 buildings in Dnipro, including students’ dorms and school buildings, Mayor Borys Filatov said on social media.
April 17, 2025 at 3:10 PM
The drones damaged at least 15 buildings in Dnipro, including students’ dorms and school buildings, Mayor Borys Filatov said on social media.
April 17, 2025 at 2:31 PM

Russia’s top court lifts terror group designation on Afghanistan’s Taliban

Russia’s Supreme Court has lifted a ban on Afghanistan’s Taliban, who were designated as a terrorist group more than two decades ago
April 17, 2025 at 2:31 PM
A view of the Embassy of Afghanistan in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, April 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov)
April 15, 2025 at 5:24 PM

Ukraine strikes Russia's Kursk region with drones, killing one and injuring nine

The Ukrainian attack followed a devastating Russian missile strike on the Ukrainian city of Sumy the previous day.
April 15, 2025 at 5:24 PM
VIDEO: Ukraine strikes Russia's Kursk region with drones, killing one and injuring nine
April 15, 2025 at 10:49 AM

Russian military aircraft detected off of Alaska defense zone, NORAD says

"This Russian activity in Alaskan ADIZ occurs regularly and is not seen as a threat," the North American Aerospace Defense Command said in a press release.
April 15, 2025 at 10:49 AM
The Pentagon is seen from the air in Washington, March 3, 2022.
April 14, 2025 at 5:30 PM

Trump blames Zelenskyy for 'horrible job' after strike kills dozens in Ukraine

A Russian ballistic missile strike on the northeastern Ukrainian city of Sumy killed at least 32 people on Sunday morning, authorities said.
April 14, 2025 at 5:30 PM
In this handout photograph taken and released by the Ukrainian Emergency Service on April 13, 2025, a Ukrainian rescuer works to extinguish a fire at the site of a missile attack in Sumy, northeastern Ukraine, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
April 14, 2025 at 3:40 PM

Russian ballistic missile strike kills dozens in Ukraine's Sumy, officials say

A Russian ballistic missile strike on the northeastern Ukrainian city of Sumy killed at least 32 people on Sunday morning, authorities.
April 14, 2025 at 3:40 PM
VIDEO: Russia ballistic missile strike kills dozens in Ukraine's Sumy, officials say
April 14, 2025 at 1:13 PM

Russian strikes shatter peace of church service in Ukraine

One woman can be heard saying, "Praise the lord for saving our lives and keeping death and destruction away from the church's building."
April 14, 2025 at 1:13 PM
VIDEO: Russian strikes shatter peace of church service in Ukraine
April 14, 2025 at 12:44 AM

Russian missile strike kills dozens in Ukraine

Russia issued a massive attack that claimed at least 34 civilian lives in Ukraine over the weekend. The strike occurred as many families were heading to church to celebrate Palm Sunday.
April 14, 2025 at 12:44 AM
VIDEO: Russian missile strike kills dozens in Ukraine
April 13, 2025 at 10:52 PM

Dozens killed in Russia ballistic missile strike on Ukraine

Ukraine's State Emergency Service said that at least 34 people, including two children, are dead and 117 others injured, including 15 children.
April 13, 2025 at 10:52 PM
VIDEO: Dozens killed in Russia ballistic missile strike on Ukraine
April 12, 2025 at 2:01 PM

Putin meets Trump envoy

Steve Witkoff, the White House's Middle East envoy, met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg to discuss the war in Ukraine and other issues.
April 12, 2025 at 2:01 PM
VIDEO: Putin meets Trump envoy
April 11, 2025 at 4:16 PM

‘Putin will meet with Witkoff,’ Kremlin confirms

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the meeting will be “as long as President Putin needs.” ABC News’ Patrick Reevell reports.
April 11, 2025 at 4:16 PM
‘Putin will meet with Witkoff,’ Kremlin confirms
April 11, 2025 at 3:49 PM

Ballet dancer Ksenia Karelina arrives in US after Russian prisoner swap

U.S.-Russian dual citizen Ksenia Karelina was released from a Russian prison in an overnight prisoner exchange, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on Thursday.
April 11, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Russian-American dual citizen Ksenia Karelina, accused of treason for making a donation to a charity supporting Ukraine, attends a court hearing in Yekaterinburg, Russia, on Aug. 15, 2024.
April 11, 2025 at 7:51 AM

American ballet dancer freed from Russian prison in overnight prisoner swap

Former ballerina Ksenia Karelina, a dual U.S.-Russian citizen who faced 12 years in a Russian prison for donating $52 to a Ukraine charity, is returning to America after being wrongfully detained.
April 11, 2025 at 7:51 AM
VIDEO: American ballet dancer freed from Russian prison in overnight prisoner swap
April 10, 2025 at 4:01 PM

What ballerina’s release means for other Americans held in Russian prisons

ABC News’ Patrick Reevell reports on Ksenia Karelina, a U.S.-Russian dual citizen who was released from Russian prison in an overnight prisoner exchange.
April 10, 2025 at 4:01 PM
VIDEO: What ballerina’s release means for other Americans held in Russian prisons
April 10, 2025 at 2:32 PM

US ballet dancer released from Russia in prisoner exchange

Ksenia Karelina, a U.S.-Russian dual citizen, was released from Russian prison in an overnight prisoner exchange, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced.
April 10, 2025 at 2:32 PM
VIDEO: US ballet dancer released from Russia in prisoner exchange
April 10, 2025 at 11:47 AM

Protesters in Russia try to disrupt Poland's commemoration of president's plane crash

Poland’s ambassador to Russia says a group of Russians tried to disrupt a small commemoration marking the 15th anniversary of the plane crash that killed President Lech Kaczyński and 95 other people
April 10, 2025 at 11:47 AM
A Polish woman attends a memorial service in Warsaw, Poland, Thursday, April 10, 2025, during the 15th anniversary of the plane crash in Russia that killed former Polish President Lech Kaczynski. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
April 9, 2025 at 4:26 PM

China denies significant numbers of its citizens are fighting for Russia in Ukraine

A Beijing official says Ukraine’s claim that significant numbers of Chinese nationals are fighting alongside Russia’s invading army in Ukraine is “totally unfounded.”
April 9, 2025 at 4:26 PM
In this photo provided by Ukraine's 65th Mechanised Brigade press service, Ukrainian servicemen prepare to fire a multiple launch rocket system based on a pickup truck in the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, Tuesday, April 8, 2025, (Andriy Andriyenko/Ukraine's 65th Mechanised Brigade via AP)
April 9, 2025 at 3:59 PM

Russia starting new offensive attacks: Ukraine military chief

ABC News’ Patrick Reevell reports on the comments made by Ukraine's military chief Oleksandr Syrskyi.
April 9, 2025 at 3:59 PM
VIDEO: Russia starting new offensive attacks: Ukraine military chief
April 8, 2025 at 8:13 AM

'They do not surrender': Ukraine commander details fight with North Koreans in Russia

Maj. Oleh Shyriaiev's first experience of North Koreans came at the contact line near Kruglenkoe -- a village around 8 miles from the Ukrainian border in Kursk.
April 8, 2025 at 8:13 AM
This undated photo shows Capt. Oleh Shyriaiev, the commander of the Ukraine’s 225th Separate Assault Regiment, during an interview at an undisclosed location.
April 6, 2025 at 9:15 AM

Russia launches missile strike on Ukraine with explosions reported in Kyiv

A Russian missile strike killed at least one person in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv in the early hours of Sunday, according to Mayor Vitali Klitschko.
April 6, 2025 at 9:15 AM
A woman covers her nose while walking as smoke rises from a nearby site of a Russian missile strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, on April 6, 2025.
April 5, 2025 at 4:07 PM

Targets of Trump's 'reciprocal' tariffs include tiny islands but not Russia and Iran

President Trump's sweeping new set of tariffs impact friends and foe alike, but also on the list are uninhabited islands while glaring omissions include Russia and Iran.
April 5, 2025 at 4:07 PM
In this image released on Oct. 8, 2024, by the Australian Antarctic Division, a waddle of King penguins standing on the shores of Corinthian Bay in the Australian territory of Heard Island in the Southern Ocean.
April 5, 2025 at 11:56 AM

US response to Russian ballistic missile strike 'weak,' Zelenskyy says

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called for "sufficient pressure on Russia" after a day of missile and drone strikes killed at least 23 people.
April 5, 2025 at 11:56 AM
This handout photograph published on the official Telegram channel of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on April 4, 2025, shows a burned car in Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk, after a Russian missile strike.
April 4, 2025 at 1:59 AM

Sister of American teacher imprisoned by Russia pleads for his freedom

ABC News’ Patrick Reevell reported on Stephen Hubbard, who remains the only American seized by Russian troops from Ukraine. After nearly three years, his whereabouts are still not known.
April 4, 2025 at 1:59 AM
VIDEO: Sister of American teacher imprisoned by Russia pleads for his freedom
April 1, 2025 at 3:57 PM

Russia launches no strike drones into Ukraine for first time since December

Russia launched no long-range strike drones into Ukraine on Monday night and into Tuesday morning, Ukraine's air force said.
April 1, 2025 at 3:57 PM
This file photo shows a Ukrainian soldier standing on a ZU-23-2 anti-aircraft cannon in the Sumy region near the Russian border on Aug. 17, 2024.
March 31, 2025 at 6:13 PM

Zelenskyy urges action after Trump shows frustration with Putin

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called for further "tough measures" against Russia to push President Vladimir Putin into a ceasefire agreement.
March 31, 2025 at 6:13 PM
VIDEO: Zelenskyy urges action after Trump shows frustration with Putin
March 31, 2025 at 5:56 PM

Putin 'couldn't care less' about ceasefire, Zelenskyy says after Trump warning

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called for further "tough measures" against Russia to push President Vladimir Putin into a ceasefire agreement.
March 31, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyattends a meeting with the British prime minister at the UK ambassador's residence following the Ukraine summit in Paris, France, Mar. 27, 2025.
March 31, 2025 at 5:31 PM

Russia stepping up attacks on targets across Ukraine

Both Kyiv and Moscow last week agreed to freeze attacks in the Black Sea and on energy infrastructure. ABC News’ Marcus Moore reports.
March 31, 2025 at 5:31 PM
VIDEO: Russia stepping up attacks on targets across Ukraine
March 31, 2025 at 5:19 PM

Ukraine accuses Russia of war crime for 'deliberate' strike on hospital

Ukraine's General Staff said the strikes were a "deliberate, targeted striking" of the hospital and that it appeared soldiers being treated there were injured.
March 31, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Firefighters manning a hoses to put out a fire following a drone attack in Kharkiv on March 29, 2025, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
March 29, 2025 at 5:29 PM

Russia launches 'hellish' overnight drone bombardment of Ukraine

At least four people were killed in the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro by a massed Russian overnight drone strike, local officials reported, with 22 others injured.
March 29, 2025 at 5:29 PM
This handout photograph taken and released on March 29, 2025 by Ukraine's State Emergency Service, shows firefighter manning a hose to put out a fire following a drone attack in Dnipro.
1 month ago

Zelenskyy threatens 'new measures' against Moscow if proposed partial ceasefire fails

The success of an apparent agreement between Ukraine and Russia to pause naval and energy infrastructure attacks will depend on Moscow, Zelenskyy said.
1 month ago
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks to journalists during his press conference in Kyiv on March 25, 2025.
1 month ago

Ukraine's 'drone sanctions' on Russia bring bite to peace talks strategy: Analysts

Month after month, Ukraine has increased the size and scope of its drone assaults within Russia despite the war's strategic pressures.
1 month ago
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrsky speak next to the first batch of Ukrainian-made drone missiles "Peklo" in Kyiv on Dec. 6, 2024.
1 month ago

Details on deal reached after US talks with Ukraine and Russia in Saudi Arabia

Russia and Ukraine also agreed to "develop measures to implement the agreement to ban strikes against energy facilities in Russia and Ukraine," the White House said.
1 month ago
A tram passes along a street past a military mural entitled "Ghost of Kyiv" in the Podil neighbourhood of Kyiv, Ukraine, on March 24, 2025.
1 month ago

Russia and Ukraine agreed to 'eliminate the use of force' in Black Sea, WH says

Russia and Ukraine also agreed to "develop measures to implement the agreement to ban strikes against energy facilities in Russia and Ukraine," the White House said. ABC News’ Patrick Reevell reports.
1 month ago
VIDEO: Russia and Ukraine agreed to 'eliminate the use of force' in Black Sea, WH says
1 month ago

Dozens injured in strike on Ukraine as US-Russia talks resumed, officials say

American and Russian negotiators met again in Saudi Arabia on Monday as the White House continues its push for a ceasefire and eventual peace deal in Ukraine.
1 month ago
A firefighter works at a site an apartment building hit by a Russian drone strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, on March 23, 2025.
1 month ago

US-Russia talks to resume in Saudi Arabia as Zelenskyy calls for pressure on Putin

ABC News’ Patrick Reevell reports on Monday's talks, which follow discussions between American and Ukrainian negotiators.
1 month ago
VIDEO: US-Russia talks to resume in Saudi Arabia as Zelenskyy calls for pressure on Putin
1 month ago

Ukraine, Russia exchange deadly drone attacks overnight

Ukraine and Russia exchanged strikes through the night on Saturday, despite last week's apparent progress toward a United States-brokered partial ceasefire.
1 month ago
VIDEO: Ukraine, Russia exchange deadly drone attacks overnight
1 month ago

Ukraine and Russia launch 'massive' drone attacks ahead of US ceasefire talks

Cross-border drone attacks killed civilians in both Ukraine and Russia overnight into Sunday, according to local officials.
1 month ago
In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, firefighters put out the fire following a Russian attack in near Kyiv, Ukraine, on March 23, 2025.
1 month ago

Fight in Ukraine rages as both sides inch closer to ceasefire

Ukrainian authorities reported airstrikes in several regions of the country, including a drone attack on a hospital in the northeastern city of Sumy.
1 month ago
VIDE: Fight in Ukraine rages as both sides inch closer to ceasefire
1 month ago

Russian bomber base hit by Ukrainian drones in major overnight strike

Russian authorities reported a "massive" Ukrainian drone attack on the Engels airbase in Saratov Oblast overnight.
1 month ago
This photo shows a Maxar satellite image of Engels Air Base in Saratov Oblast, Russia, taken on Dec. 3, 2022.