MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin met with President Donald Trump ’s special envoy tasked with negotiating an end to Russia’s war in Ukraine, as well as his son-in-law, for a "constructive" five-hour meeting Tuesday, but more work needs to be done, Yuri Ushakov, a foreign policy adviser to Putin, said in a video the Kremlin posted online.

U.K. citizen Ross David Cutmore detained in Ukraine for allegedly working with Russian FSB to plan assassinations and gather military intelligence.

While many Ukrainian hospitals are struggling to cope with the endless influx of wounded, a maternity ward in the western town of Hoshcha lies eerily deserted.

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The confusion still swirling in Washington over President Donald Trump's latest peace plan for Ukraine has made at least one thing clear: The U.S. president's unconventional, all-in approach to diplomacy carries big risks - both domestic and geopolitical - as well as potential rewards.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has claimed without evidence that Russian forces have taken control of Ukrainian cities Pokrovsk and Vovchansk.