Secretary of State Marco Rubio plans to meet Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Thursday, just days after President Donald Trump expressed frustration with Russian President Vladimir Putin for not engaging in peace talks with Ukraine,

Latest news and live updates as Marco Rubio meet with Russian foreign minister amid tensions over Ukraine and Trump releases tariff letters to trading partners.

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia pounded Ukraine’s capital with another major missile and drone attack overnight into Thursday, killing at least two people and causing fires across Kyiv a day after the heaviest drone attack so far in the more than three-year war, Ukrainian officials said.

Keir Starmer, the British prime minister, and Emmanuel Macron, the president of France, are expected to promise today to have their nuclear arsenals work together if Europe is threatened. Private equity firms have entered the $40 billion youth sports industry. Their investments could raise costs for families.

On Ukraine, Vladimir Putin wants more than Donald Trump has been prepared to offer, writes BBC Russia editor Steve Rosenberg.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday that the United States and Russia have exchanged new ideas for Ukraine peace talks after he met with his Russian counterpart in Malaysia.

With a recent wave of arrests and expropriations, as well as possible assassinations, Putin appears to be turning on more of Russia's rich and powerful. The post Russian Oligarchs Are Back in Putin's Crosshairs appeared first on World Politics Review.

Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk has called Pakistan and Russia "natural allies" and confirmed that President Vladimir Putin sees Pakistan as a key partner in energy and economic growth.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio talks about countering China as it expands its global influence. But President Trump’s tariff threats have created friction with U.S. partners.

Former Russian Transport Minister Roman Starovoit died by suicide on Monday, just hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin fired him from the job, officials said.