Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice issued a stark warning on Russian President Vladimir Putin's behavioral shift, arguing he is 'desperate' to 'extinguish' Ukraine.

KYIV (Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Wednesday proposed implementing a ceasefire until a meeting can be arranged with Russian President Vladimir Putin. "My proposal, which I believe our partners can support,

Zelensky rejected Russian terms to end the war, while Putin dismissed any meetings with what he called a terrorist regime.

A memorandum published by Russian state media was less a peace plan and more a demand for Ukraine to surrender, defang its military and become a vassal of Moscow.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday openly questioned the point of peace talks with Ukraine after accusing Kyiv's senior leadership of ordering deadly terrorist attacks on bridges in Russia that killed seven and injured 115 more.

Vladimir Putin is reeling from Ukraine's successful Operation Spider's Web, which wiped out a third of Russia's strategic cruise missile carriers and a third of its airborne nuclear weaponry. The Secu

Ukraine’s audacious drone attack on Russian bombers was a show of “skill and audacity” comparable to the US’s assassination of Osama Bin Laden, a US senator said.Richard Blumenthal said Ukraine’s Operation Spiderweb,