Ukrainian and Russian negotiators have rarely met directly in the past, instead relying on Americans to mediate, and it was unclear how the talks would play out.

Five months after Nikolai Svechnikov went missing, authorities confirmed a body was found with "no head, no feet and no arms."

LONDON, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Britain's Royal Navy shadowed Russian vessels sailing through the English Channel in a two-day operation coordinated with NATO allies, the navy said on Friday, as the military alliance steps up monitoring of Russian shipping.

Russia’s recent strikes on Ukraine reportedly involved a combination of new weapons and others repurposed from stocks of old target missiles.

U.S. Navy veteran Charles Wayne Zimmerman was sentenced to 5 years in Russian prison after allegedly failing to declare a firearm oboard his yacht in Sochi port.

By Nidhi Verma NEW DELHI/MOSCOW, Jan 21 (Reuters) - India's Reliance Industries Ltd, operator of the world's largest refining complex, is set to receive sanctions-compliant Russian oil in February and March after a one-month pause,

Following America's lead, the boarding and diversion of the Grinch came as Europe is drawing up new plans to go after Russia's shadow fleet.

Oleksandra Oliynykova labeled tennis players who support the presidents of Russia or Belarus as “dangerous people.”

By Dan Peleschuk and Yuliia Dysa Jan 20 (Reuters) - A Russian air attack cut power to more than one million Kyiv residents and impacted substations carrying power from Ukraine's atomic plants on Tuesday,