Romania scrambled jets after drones were detected near its border with Ukraine, the country’s defence ministry has said, as talks aimed at ending Vladimir Putin’s war continued in Geneva. A statement from Romania’s defence ministry said that radar monitoring systems had detected “air targets” heading towards the Ukrainian city of Izmail,

Hello, this is Jared Goyette reporting from Kyiv on day 1,371 of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The capital is still recovering from a massive overnight attack on energy infrastructure that killed at least six people and injured 20 others — several apartment buildings were hit and caught fire,

Amid this opposition, a series of meetings is expected. Today, there will be a meeting between US and Russian officials in Abu Dhabi, and a virtual one between the coalition of the willing, hosted by Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron. Ukraine's official also says they expect a meeting between Volodymyr Zelensky and Donald Trump in the next few days.

KYIV, Ukraine -- Russian drones struck a house in central Ukraine, killing a 12-year-old boy, officials said, while long-range Ukrainian strikes reportedly targeted a Russian port and an oil refinery as U.S. peace efforts continued out of public view.

Russia continues to warn against NATO involvement in the war, but a senior officer at the alliance suggests they could go a step further as a form of "defensive action". Russia has responded - while a new study suggests it made big gains on the battlefield last month.

Mark Rutte's comments come a day after Putin rejected US proposals for peace in Ukraine after talks with US negotiators in Moscow.

Amid a push for a peace plan, the EU's top diplomat is urging more pressure on Moscow. Meanwhile, Trump's envoy Witkoff will meet Putin next week. Follow DW for more.

President Donald Trump said today his administration would “certainly” release video of a follow-up strike on a suspected drug vessel last September that has stoked bipartisan criticism from lawmakers over the attack’s legality.

President Vladimir Putin said in an interview published on Thursday that Russia would take full control of Ukraine's Donbas region by force unless Ukrainian forces withdraw, something Kyiv has flatly rejected.