U.S. President Donald Trump says he's spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin and that the Russian leader told him “very strongly” that he will respond to Ukraine’s weekend drone attack on Russian airfields.

Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked Pope Leo for offering to help settle the Ukraine conflict and told him Kyiv is intent on "escalating" the war, the Kremlin said on Wednesday. A Kremlin statement said they spoke by phone but did not give a date.

Russian President Vladimir Putin will respond to the Ukrainian drone strikes that destroyed Russian military aircraft in several locations on Sunday, President Donald Trump said on Wednesday.

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.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Wednesday proposed implementing a ceasefire until such time as a meeting can be arranged with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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.

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,

Russia launched strikes overnight in Ukraine, days after news emerged of a sophisticated attack inside Russia by Ukrainian drones that took a year to plan, according to security officials. This comes on the heels of ceasefire talks in Turkey,