Kremlin says oligarch ensuring contact between sides, not an official member of delegation; Ukraine envoy scoffs at his presence, saying he has no idea what he's doing there

Ukraine confirms withdrawals around capital and Chernihiv, as ceasefire talks appear to produce first fruits, but Zelensky warns Russians regrouping for counterattack on Irpin

US president says his comments were focused on 'moral outrage,' not expressing a new American position on regime change in Russia

Ahead of talks in Turkey, Ukrainian leader says Kyiv ready to declare neutrality, offer security guarantees to Russia and potentially accept compromise on contested Donbas region

Near-stalemate in fighting may cause Russia to temper demands, but Ukraine doesn't want 'separation line'; Kyiv says Mariupol being turned 'into dust' by Russian shelling

Leonid Pasechnik announces ballot could take place 'in near future'; When Moscow invaded Ukraine, it claimed it needed to defend Lugansk and Donetsk regions

Administration appears to try to walk back US president's rhetorical escalation against Russian president in Warsaw speech

Wrapping up Europe trip, US president tells Ukrainians ‘we stand with you,’ warns world of ‘long fight ahead’; calls invasion a 'strategic failure' for Moscow

US president casts doubt on Russia shifting strategy in Ukraine, reiterates backing for NATO mutual defense pact while visiting neighboring Poland

Russians resettling in country have sought to flee fallout from war at home, but find large swaths of the population decidedly on the side of the invasion