Russia told to hand back Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

Foreign ministers from the G7 group of nations say Russia must immediately hand back control of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant to Ukraine.

Foreign ministers from the G7 group of nations say Russia must immediately hand back control of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant to Ukraine.

Russia said on Tuesday it was investigating the torture of Russian soldiers detained in Ukraine and released in late June as part of a prisoner swap with Kyiv.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said Moscow forces now control 20% of Ukrainian territory as the Russian invasion of Ukraine enters its 100th day.

African Union chief Macky Sall said on Friday he was "reassured" after talks in Russia with President Vladimir Putin over food shortages caused by Moscow's military campaign in Ukraine.

Pope Francis revealed on Tuesday that he has requested for a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow about the war in Ukraine, but has received no response.

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday he favors new sanctions against Moscow after claiming Russian forces committed atrocities against Ukrainian civilians in Bucha, a town outside Kyiv.

BERLIN — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called on Germany to help tear down a new "wall" Russia is building in Europe in a moving video address to parliament on Thursday.

MOSCOW — Russia said Wednesday that Ukrainian neutrality was at the heart of ongoing talks between Moscow and Kyiv aimed at finding a diplomatic solution to the nearly three weeks of fighting.

MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday that any country attempting to impose a no-fly zone over Ukraine would be considered by Moscow to have entered the conflict.

KIEV - Ukrainian forces repelled Russian invaders on the streets of Kyiv on Friday, as President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Moscow of targeting civilians and appealed for more global embargoes.