Russian drone and missile attack on Kyiv reportedly kills one, injures 27 as Ukraine's president prepares for crucial Trump meeting with peace proposal.

Russia and Ukraine remained far apart on territorial issues that are blocking a peace deal, despite progress on security guarantees for Kyiv at talks between U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskiy.

Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by phone shortly before the meeting. Trump described it as a “good and very productive telephone call.”

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NATO countries neighboring Ukraine are being compelled to respond militarily in defense of alliance territory.

Ukraine’s third-largest city plays an outsize role in Ukraine’s export-oriented economy, which depends on cheap routes to market. Before the war, Odessa’s three deep-sea ports handled roughly 60% of all exports.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Saturday announced an additional $2.5 billion of economic aid for Ukraine.

At 82, Dave Robinson's lifelong commitment to music shows no sign of slowing down as he helps bring live music to war-torn Ukraine. As one of the co-founders of Stiff Records, he signed acts such as Elvis Costello, The Pogues, Madness, Motörhead, The Damned, and Kirsty MacColl.