A ceremony for North Korean soldiers in Pyongyang marked just the second time Kim has publicly acknowledged the regime’s role in the war in Ukraine.

Ukraine's President Volodymr Zelensky has accused Russia of "doing everything it can" to prevent a meeting with Vladimir Putin to try to end the war. US President Donald Trump has sought to bring the two leaders together, but he said on Friday "that's like oil and vinegar... they don't get along too well".

Nahal Toosi is POLITICO’s senior foreign affairs correspondent. She has reported on war, genocide and political chaos in a career that has taken her around the world. Her reported column, Compass, delves into the decision-making of the global national security and foreign policy establishment — and the fallout that comes from it.

Plans for Putin-Zelensky summit ‘not ready at all’ says Kremlin in blow to Trump - Russia’s foreign minister Sergei Lavrov cast doubt on a meeting between the two leaders proposed by the US president

The denial of a Putin-Zelenskyy meeting comes days after Donald Trump said he had begun arrangements for them to sit down together.

Former Deputy National Security Advisor Steve Yates reacts to President Donald Trump suggesting Ukraine should attack Russia and Vladimir Putin's demands for ending the war.

It was the latest attempt by Trump to bring the war in Ukraine to a close through diplomatic intervention. “While difficult, peace is within reach,” he said, on Monday. “The war is going to end.” Zelensky and Putin,

Russian foreign minister suggests China should join in ensuring Ukraine’s security guarantees, Russian news agency says