The US and European leaders are placing their hopes in the Vatican to engage Russia and Ukraine in peace talks, after President Donald Trump said Pope Leo XIV had expressed interest in the idea. The Kremlin isn’t so keen.

President Donald Trump held a high-stakes call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday over the war in Ukraine.

Trump says ‘Putin not ready to end war’ while Zelensky vows Kursk fight continues - Putin yesterday staged his first visit to Kursk since Russia claimed it expelled all Ukrainian forces from the regio

This happened overnight. Here is what global agencies reported from Tuesday to Wednesday. Donald Trump refused to impose new sanctions on Russia, sparking controversy among European leaders. The Vatican is preparing for peace talks concerning Ukraine,

Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump discussed what the U.S. leader called "impressive" prospects for ties between their two countries in a phone call on Monday, the Kremlin said, adding that Russia and the United States are working on a new prisoner swap.

US President Donald Trump has refused to join the European Union's sanctions pressure on Russia after a conversation with Russian leader Vladimir Putin. Instead, he has expressed an intention to focus on economic cooperation with Moscow,

Moscow’s battlefield edge is waning, experts say. But President Donald Trump seems disinclined to ramp up pressure on the Kremlin to end the war in Ukraine.