The sanctions were intended to force Russian President Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table and bring an end to the war that began when Russia invaded in February 2022. U.S. officials on Thursday pointed to the price of key grades of Russian oil now selling at multiyear lows, citing publicly available data.

Senior Pentagon officials have arrived in Ukraine to "discuss efforts to end the war" with Russia, the US military says. US Army Secretary Dan Driscoll held talks with Ukrainian P

The chief of Russia's general staff told President Vladimir Putin on Thursday that Russian forces had taken control of the northeastern Ukrainian city of Kupiansk, but Ukraine's military denied the city had changed hands.

Thailand’s Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau said in a statement that it was an FBI tip that the “world-class hacker” was traveling to Thailand that led to his arrest in Phuket on an international warrant.

The BBC went to Gill's home in Llangefni on Anglesey for a comment but he declined. WhatsApp messages have revealed how a prominent MEP for Nigel Farage's Brexit Party took bribes as part of a pro-Russian influence campaign in the European Parliament.

The chief of Russia's general staff Valery Gerasimov told President Vladimir Putin on Thursday that Russian forces had taken control of the Ukrainian city of Kupiansk.

Ukraine has identified a Russian commander it accuses of “systematic and coordinated war crimes” in Bucha, near Kyiv, where hundreds of civilians were murdered during its brief occupation by Russian troops in 2022.

A Russian sailor died and two others were being treated for suspected poisoning following a toxic leak inside a tanker, authorities said.

The nighttime attack hit two nine-story apartment blocks in Ternopil, Ukraine, located about 120 miles from the Polish border, according to Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko.

Thursday’s announcement by Reliance Industries that it had stopped importing crude oil from Russia was a seemingly significant concession to Washington.

The UK confirmed it is shadowing Russia’s spy vessel Yantar with allied forces, signaling readiness to counter any potential threat near British waters.