As the White House tries to curb Moscow's energy income, Vladimir Putin enjoys a warm welcome in India, and promises an "uninterrupted supply" of Russian fuel.

By Guy Faulconbridge Dec 7 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's outgoing Ukraine envoy said a deal to end the Ukraine war was "really close" and now depended on resolving two main outstanding issues: the future of Ukraine's Donbas region and the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.

Putin holds key to Ukraine peace as Trump envoy Steve Witkoff arrives in Moscow for crucial talks following weekend negotiations on 19-point proposal.

Almost all of NATO's foreign ministers gathered in Brussels Wednesday, a day after inconclusive Ukraine peace talks between the U.S. and President Vladimir Putin, and as European officials struggled f

President Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, and special envoy Steve Witkoff are meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin Tuesday to discuss the war in Ukraine.

President Donald Trump said that the Moscow talks on resolving the war in Ukraine were “reasonably good” and that his negotiators say Putin wants an agreement.

Steve Witkoff, U.S. special envoy to the Middle East, will travel to Moscow on Monday as Ukraine-Russia peace talks show signs of progress.

Trump special envoy Steve Witkoff held a second round of talks — without Secretary of State Marco Rubio — with a top Ukrainian negotiator who previously led Witkoff to believe Kyiv was willing to accept a peace proposal highly favorable to Russia.

Russia has launched a significant missile and drone attack on Ukraine, coinciding with ongoing U.S.-mediated peace talks in Florida.

By Ahmad Ghaddar LONDON, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Oil prices climbed more than 1% on Wednesday after Russia said talks with U.S. officials in Moscow failed to reach a compromise on a potential Ukraine peace deal that could have eased sanctions on its oil sector.

Polina Lurie, the buyer of the apartment of People's Artist Larisa Dolina, expressed doubt about the sincerity of the singer's statements about the refund of the money for the deal. This was announced on December 7 by Lurie's lawyer Svetlana Sviridenko.