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TURNBERRY, July 28 — United States President Donald Trump set a new deadline of 10 or 12 days for Russia to make progress toward ending the war in Ukraine or face consequences, underscoring frustration with Russian President Vladimir Putin for the 3.5 year-long conflict.

KYIV, July 9 — Russia targeted Ukraine with a record 728 drones overnight, hours after United States (US) President Donald Trump pledged to send more defensive weapons to Kyiv and aimed unusually sharp criticism at Russian President Vladimir Putin.

ST PETERSBURG — Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed in a telephone call on Thursday what they saw as frictions between G7 leaders at this week's Group of Seven summit, the Kremlin said.

ISTANBUL, June 2 — Russian and Ukrainian officials are due to sit down on Monday in Istanbul for their second round of direct peace talks since 2022, with no sign they are any closer to an agreement, one day after Kyiv struck some of Moscow's nuclear-capable bombers.

CHERNIHIV REGION, May 23 — Russia and Ukraine each released 390 prisoners on Friday and said they would free more in the coming days, in what is expected to be the biggest prisoner swap of the war so far.

KYIV, May 17 — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called on Saturday for stronger sanctions on Moscow after a Russian drone killed nine bus passengers in northeastern Ukraine just hours after the two countries held their first peace talks in three years of war.

ISTANBUL, May 16 — Russian and Ukrainian negotiators met in Istanbul on Friday at their first direct peace talks in more than three years, under pressure from United States (US) President Donald Trump to end Europe's deadliest conflict since World War Two.

MOSCOW, May 9 — Russia marked the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two on Friday with a parade attended by China's Xi Jinping amid tight security to guard against Ukrainian attacks after three years of devastating war.

KYIV, April 19 — Ukraine imposed sanctions on three Chinese companies on Friday, claiming they were involved in the production of advanced Iskander missiles, a day after President Volodymyr Zelenskiy alleged that China had been supplying weapons to Russia.

KYIV, March 26 — Ukraine and Russia accused one another on Wednesday of flouting a truce on energy strikes brokered by the United States (US), and conditions set by Russia cast doubt over a planned ceasefire in the Black Sea.

MOSCOW, March 16 — Russia battled to drive the last Ukrainian soldiers from western Russia on Sunday, Russian officials said, after a seven-month incursion by Ukraine that aimed to distract Moscow's forces, gain a bargaining chip and rile President Vladimir Putin.

KYIV, March 16 — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has ruled out any territorial concessions to Russia as a potential step towards a ceasefire, reported Xinhua, citing the UNIAN News Agency.