Russia announces takeover of city of Kherson, population 280,000; heavy fighting on outskirts of strategic port city of Mariupol; Russia's 40-mile -long convoy stalled outside Kyiv

Little optimism in scheduled Moscow-Kyiv peace talks in Belarus; Zelensky vows that Russian soldiers will have 'not one quiet moment' as explosions rock capital

Putin Pub has been attracting Russian-speakers in Jerusalem for 15 years; following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, owners feel they 'need to speak up'

Upper house of parliament gives President swift unanimous approval for move that could herald a larger assault on Ukraine as Putin urges recognition of Crimea as Russian

‘I don’t know what the president of the Russian Federation wants, so I am proposing a meeting,’ Ukrainian leader says as threat of Russian invasion grows