Charles Maynes

The White House is pushing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to accept a U.S.-backed peace deal or risk, in President Trump's words, "losing the whole country" to Russia.

The White House says it has secured an agreement with Russia and Ukraine on the Black Sea, to ensure safe navigation, eliminate the use of force and prevent the military use of commercial vessels.

The stakes are high at President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are expected to discuss a 30-day Ukraine ceasefire during a phone call on Tuesday.

The U.S. resumed Ukraine military aid and intelligence sharing after Kyiv agreed to a 30-day ceasefire. Now, a U.S. delegation is heading to Moscow for talks, hoping they accept terms of the proposal.

A Soviet-era Central Asian pop music anthology shines a light on the region's ethnic diversity and music that transcends genres from Korean brass bands to Uyghur garage rock to Crimean jazz.

Three years after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, what has been the impact of the largest conflict in Europe since World War II? How does the U.S. pivot toward Russia affect peace prospects?

U.S. and Russian officials are scheduled to meet in Saudi Arabia for talks on negotiating an end to the war in Ukraine.

President Trump held separate calls with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to kick off talks after almost three years or war.

President-elect Trump has promised to end two foreign conflicts. NPR correspondents in Israel, Russia and Ukraine asked people about their hopes and fears as Trump takes office.

A decades-long Russian-Ukrainian transit gas deal to Europe ended on Jan. 1. For now, the most acute effects are being felt in a region called Transnistria, on the eastern edge of Moldova.