Experts say that Russian and Chinese support for Venezuela has largely dried up, with no prospect of real military or financial aid.

Washington opposed a resolution to reduce the effects of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.

Russia is pushing to take over all of eastern Ukraine's Donbas region, where one resident tells NPR that she feels her "life depends on how our guys at the front hold on."

At least three oil tankers have been hit by explosions in what appears to be a stepped up unilateral effort by Ukraine to sink Russia's sanctions-dodging oil sales.

The videos began to circulate on social media in early November: Ukrainian soldiers appearing to weep and surrender on the front lines

MOSCOW, Dec 14 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Sunday that NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte's remarks about preparing for war with Russia were irresponsible and showed that he did not really understand the devastation wrought by World War Two.

The Kremlin has described Ukraine’s push to join NATO as one of the “root causes” of the conflict. U.S. President Donald Trump has ruled out Ukrainian membership in the Western defensive alliance. Zelensky is searching for compromises that could secure a peace deal to end Russia’s ongoing invasion.