The third round of direct talks between Ukraine and Russia has begun in Istanbul on July 23. The meeting began with one-on-one talks between National Security and Defense Council Secretary Rustem Umerov and Vladimir Medinsky,

Russia's lower chamber of parliament, the State Duma, put forward a bill on Tuesday that, if passed, would expand Russia's seasonal draft into a year-round event.

Vasily Astrov, expert on the Russian economy at the Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies, told Newsweek that "inflation has really subsided markedly over the past few months. The outcome of this policy has been a marked cooling of domestic demand, with the welcome side effect of rapid disinflation.

Renowned Russian conductor Valery Gergiev's concert in an Italian palace has been canceled without explanation amid an uproar over his support for Vladimir Putin.

Russian forces, meanwhile, pounded four Ukrainian cities in nighttime attacks that officials said killed a child.

Ukrainian military loses first French Mirage fighter jet in crash ahead of peace talks - No casualties recorded in Kyiv’s first loss of a Mirage jet since Ukraine’s military started receiving them thi

Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to move toward a peace settlement for Ukraine but Moscow's main objective is to achieve its goals, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told state television in a clip published on Sunday.

Donald Trump has been growing increasingly frustrated with Vladimir Putin's refusal to agree to a peace deal in Ukraine