The White House is pressuring Ukraine to give up land as part of peace negotiations with Russia. What does that mean for Ukrainians in occupied areas?

U.S. President Donald Trump renewed a threat to impose sanctions on Russia on Friday if there is no progress toward a peaceful settlement in Ukraine in two weeks, showing frustration at Moscow a week after his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska.

Russia’s foreign minister says a meeting between the country’s two leaders will most likely not happen anytime soon, even as the White House promised a meeting between the two sides within weeks.

For Ukraine, history is a battlefield. Parallels are imprecise, but the current moment resonates with three key chapters in 20th century diplomatic history.

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday that large-scale Russian attacks overnight in various parts of Ukraine showed Moscow was avoiding negotiations about ending the more than three-year-old war.

Moscow continues to throw cold water on the prospect of Putin-Zelenskyy meeting, and is insisting Russia have a role in security guarantees for Ukraine.

Over one million people in Ukraine need evacuation amid heavy Russian shelling and military assaults in the Donetsk and Dnipropetrovsk regions in Eastern Ukraine.View on euronews

Ukrainian drones have struck the Unecha oil pumping station in Russia's Bryansk region, according to reports. Meanwhile, Kim Jong Un has awarded North Korean troops who fought for Russia in the war against Ukraine.