Diplomacy
Local churches shun Vatican's moderate stance on Russia
The head of the Polish bishops’ conference has done what Pope Francis has avoided doing by publicly condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Russian forces shell Ukraine's No. 2 city and menace Kyiv
Russian forces are shelling Ukraine’s second-largest city, rocking a residential neighborhood, and closing in on the capital, Kyiv, in a 17-mile convoy of hundreds of tanks and other vehicles
Ukraine seeks to join EU as round of talks with Russia ends
An embattled Ukraine has moved to solidify its bond with the West on Monday by signing an application to join the European Union
Belarus Russia Ukraine War
Ukraine, Russia envoys talk under shadow of nuclear threat
Russian and Ukrainian delegations met for talks amid high hopes but low expectations for any diplomatic breakthrough
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Ukraine president's office says Ukrainian envoys will meet with Russian diplomats as Russian troops draw closer to Kyiv
Ukraine president's office says Ukrainian envoys will meet with Russian diplomats as Russian troops draw closer to Kyiv
Putin puts Russia's nuclear forces on alert, cites sanctions
President Vladimir Putin has ordered Russian nuclear forces on alert amid tensions with the West over his invasion of Ukraine
Russians enter Ukraine's 2nd-largest city, advance on ports
Street fighting broke out in Ukraine’s second-largest city and Russian troops squeezed strategic ports in the country’s south as the prospect of peace talks remains uncertain
Ukraine rejects Belarus as location for talks with Russia
Ukraine’s president says his country is ready for peace talks with Russia but not in Belarus, which was a staging ground for Moscow’s 3-day-old invasion