The Latest Breaking News from Kyiv

Russian President Vladimir Putin promised Friday to “immediately” order a ceasefire in Ukraine and begin negotiations if Kyiv started withdrawing troops from the four regions annexed by Moscow in 2022 and renounced plans to join NATO. Ukraine responded by calling Putin's proposal “manipulative” and “absurd”.

Russian president’s new ultimatum comes as foreign envoys meet in Switzerland to discuss western-led peace plan

Presidents Joe Biden and Volodymyr Zelensky signed a landmark 10-year security deal between Washington and Kyiv on Thursday in what the Ukrainian leader called a historic day in the fight against Russia's invasion.

Ukrainian politicians say the loan secured against Russia’s frozen assets is the ‘first step of fairness’ in countering Vladimir Putin’s invasion

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba granted an interview to FRANCE 24 on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Italy, where Ukraine and the US are signing a 10-year bilateral security agreement. Kuleba called the deal a "landmark event", noting that it's the first of its kind between the two…

US president hails breakthrough as leaders of the G7 western economies make 10-year agreement

President Joe Biden and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a 10-year security agreement Thursday that they hailed as a milestone in relations between their countries, but that alone was not enough to stop Zelenskyy from wondering how much longer he could count on America's support.

Staff at Kyiv's beloved puppet theatre had prepared for months to launch their latest premiere in early June.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky travelled to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, Saudi state media reported, his latest visit to the Gulf kingdom which has sought to stay neutral in Ukraine's war with Russia.