The Latest Breaking News on War in Ukraine

As he prepares to run for re-election in 2024, is President Vladimir Putin right to claim the worst is over for the Russian economy?

Kremlin rejects peace talks on Kyiv’s terms in 2024 as ‘absolutely unrealistic’; Russian strikes on Ukraine kill at least one, injuring six

Ukraine’s human rights ombudsman has voiced hope that a coalition of countries formed to facilitate the return of Ukrainian children illegally deported by Russia will be able to come up with a faster mechanism to repatriate them

A Belarusian journalists association has reported that two journalists have been detained in Belarus

School pupils given brief or suspended prison terms

Russian police have put prominent Russian-American journalist Masha Gessen on a wanted list after opening a criminal case against them on charges of spreading false information about the Russian army

US Republicans block funding bill for Ukraine; the spat between Ukrainian and Polish lorry drivers

As European leaders tussle over key decisions on Ukraine ahead of a crucial EU summit on December 14-15, Talking Europe hosts Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic integration, Olha Stefanishyna. She tells FRANCE 24 that it is "very important" that a decision to start Ukraine’s EU membership talks…

As support for US aid falters and an election looms, the White House needs a narrative based on reality, not rhetoric, says author Emma Ashford

The 71-year-old leader is the longest-serving Russian president since Joseph Stalin – and there is little doubt he will extend his rule after announcing his candidacy for 2024

Missiles hit Pavlohrad and Kharkiv while Volodymyr Zelenskiy warns of assault on energy infrastructure