Russia Pres. Putin skipped his annual year-end news conference for only the second time in his presidency. It's normally a rare chance for (pre-screened) reporters to grill Putin on live TV, so analy …

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Ukraine Ukraine's PM said eight rounds of Russian airstrikes have damaged every single one of Ukraine's thermal and hydroelectric power plants - a total of 29 plants. As a result, PM Shmyhal warned o …

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Russia Russia released WNBA star Brittney Griner from prison in a one-for-one swap for convicted arms dealer Viktor Bout, who the U.S. released in exchange. Griner had been imprisoned in Russia for a …

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Ukraine Pres. Putin spoke to Russia's human rights council following Ukraine's drone strikes on military targets deep inside Russia. He seemed to be trying to reassure Russians that he wouldn't invok …

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Ukraine Ukraine turned the tables on Russia and launched three drone strikes on military targets inside Russia over the past two days.Ukraine hasn't publically acknowledged striking Russia - perhaps …

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Ukraine Ukrainian and American officials speculated that Wagner Group was behind the bloody packages and letter bombs sent to Ukrainian embassies across Europe, but Wagner's boss - Yevgeny Prigozhin …

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