The same applies to enlistment of those with serious diseases like syphilis, bronchial asthma, and some forms of heart and endocrinological diseases

December and January were the two bloodiest months of the entire conflict with more than 96,000 Russians killed, wounded or captured.

The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, interviewed the Associated Press. In the conversation, he revealed, among other things, what Vladimir Putin should fear the most. In the Sunday interview with the Associated Press,

President Donald Trump says his administration has already had “very serious” discussions with Russia about its war in Ukraine and that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin could soon take “significant” action toward ending the grinding conflict.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said he is "ready for negotiations" with U.S. President Donald Trump about how to end the war in Ukraine.

On Jan. 22, posts on the social media platform X alleged that Russian President Vladimir Putin wanted to extradite Dr. Anthony Fauci, the chief medical adviser to the U.S. president from 2021 to 2022, to Russia as part of a deal to stop the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The posts provided no evidence to support the claim.

Efforts are under way to find a negotiated settlement. But, asks the head of Carnegie Russia Eurasia Centre, has the Kremlin got the memo?

Ukraine hit back at claims from Russia last week that Moscow's forces had captured Novoyehorivka, a village in the eastern Luhansk region.

The United Nations warned on Monday that Russian troops have been slaughtering captured Ukrainian soldiers at an increasing rate over recent months. The allegations echo accusations from Kyiv officials also.