Russia's success removes another barrier to a peace deal Moscow was reluctant to conclude with so many enemy troops on its soil.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has claimed that his country has regained control of Kursk, the border region where Ukraine launched a surprise offensive last year, though Ukraine’s army says fighting continues.

Russia acknowledged for the first time that North Korean troops were on the front lines of its war with Ukraine, with a senior military official crediting their role in helping Russian forces reclaim control of the Kursk region.

President Donald Trump urged Russia on Sunday to stop its attacks in Ukraine and suggested Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy was ready to give up Crimea as the price of a peace deal with Russia.

US President Donald Trump has said he thinks his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky is willing to give up Crimea to Russia as part of a peace deal - despite Kyiv's previous rejections of any such proposal.

Trump says Zelenskiy meeting went well but he is disappointed that Russia continues to attack Ukraine[REPORTER ASKS: “Is your relationship with President Zelenskiy better now that they were in the Oval Office?

President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he's giving "two weeks" for Ukraine and Russia to make a deal as Kyiv is losing too many people to continue fighting amid the ongoing war with Russia, adding that he's disappointed in Russian President Vladimir Putin for continuing the conflict after peace negotiation talks.

Russia has launched a sweeping drone assault and airstrikes across Ukraine overnight, killing at least four people