From the front-line city of Pokrovsk in eastern Donetsk, to Zaporizhzhia in the south, there is little doubt that Russia is making advances. But, battlefield monitors suggest the picture is not quite so bleak for Ukraine as Trump and Putin suggest.

Payments for Russian troops fighting in Ukraine were suspended due to a lack of budget funds, it has been reported. The finance minister from Yakutia said that troops from the republic in Russia’s far-eastern republic could not receive bonuses and one-time payments due to the shortfall.

One attack this past spring illustrates what investigators describe as Russia's strategy: On Palm Sunday, Russian missile strikes killed 35 civilians.

Senior Ukrainian officials told Business Insider that Russia is using new jet-powered drones and bombs, but not in large numbers.

Sen. Mitch McConnell, a staunch supporter of Ukraine, has warned the proposal to end the war with Russia could come with consequences.

By Elena Fabrichnaya and Gleb Bryanski MOSCOW (Reuters) -Artificial intelligence will bestow vast influence on a par with nuclear weapons to those countries who are able to lead the technology, giving them superiority in the 21st Century,

According to police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe, an affidavit filed by Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla's sister Nkosazana Bonganini Zuma-Mncube alleges that Zuma-Sambudla and two others lured the men by claiming they would receive security training in Russia.

The Trump administration says successful talks in Switzerland are leading to a peace proposal to end Russia's invasion of Ukraine, but some are critical of the plan, saying it seems to give Russia almost everything it wants.