Russia's ruble reinforced to its greatest level in more than 8 months versus the U.S. dollar on Monday, buoyed by hopes that upcoming talks in between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin could lead to advance on ending the war in Ukraine and a warming of relations between Washington and Moscow.By midday in Moscow,

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Authorities in southern Russia's Krasnodar area stated Monday that a big fire at the Tuapse oil refinery was snuffed out 3 days after a Ukrainian drone assaulted the facility. The fire has been put out at the Tuapse oil complex, Tuapse local district head Sergei Boyko wrote on Telegram. Work continues. Firemens have the circumstance u

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U.S. officials on Sunday expressed optimism that a Ukraine-Russia ceasefire deal could be reached in "weeks," with President Donald Trump expected to soon discuss the issue with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.

Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff, who met for several hours with Putin days ago, told CNN in a televised interview: "I think the two

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U.S. President Donald Trump said he prepares to consult with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday about ending the war in Ukraine, including that conversations are already underway on dividing up specific possessions between the warring sides. I think we'll be talking about land ... we'll be talking about power plants, Trump stated aboard Air Force One. I

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Russia on Sunday stated it has transferred to safety 371 of its civilians from areas it retook from Ukrainian forces in its border Kursk region.Little was known on civilian life in the locations held by Ukraine since last summer and there has actually been some anger in Russia about the fate of those left under Ukrainian control and the lack of info from

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The top U.S. and Russian diplomats discussed Saturday the "next steps" to end the war in Ukraine, hours after Kyiv's allies agreed to exert pressure on Moscow.

Despite recent tensions between U.S. President Donald Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky, Kyiv has agreed in principle to a U.S.-brokered 30-day unconditional ceasefire —

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