Russia said on Monday that it had captured the eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, in claims that Kyiv has yet to confirm or deny.

Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump representatives tasked with negotiating an end to the war in Ukraine will face Russian President Putin.

Kyiv accuses Ross David Cutmore of helping Moscow plot assassinations and attacks on military training centres

Five hours of talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and top United States negotiators did not yield a breakthrough compromise on a possible Ukraine peace deal, a Kremlin aide said early Wednesday.

Ahead of the meeting, Russia claims to have captured the key eastern city of Pokrovsk, a front-line development Ukraine denies. Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is meeting with political leaders in Ireland on an official visit.

French President Emmanuel Macron is visiting China for three days to focus on trade talks and the global crisis.

Michael Froman, Council on Foreign Relations president, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the meeting between a U.S. delegation led by special envoy Steve Witkoff and Russian President Vladimir Putin, state of the Russia-Ukraine war,

Russia launched its largest barrage of drones and missiles in a month across Ukraine, killing at least three people, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday, as a Kyiv delegation heads to the United States for fresh peace talks.