Ukrainian, US and Russian negotiators held talks in the UAE in the first known meeting to be attended by all three countries since the war began.

Russia seized a record amount of assets last year but is struggling to profit from their sale, with the failed auction of a major Moscow airport underscoring the challenges the state faces in topping up its coffers with the proceeds.

The United States is accusing Russia of a “dangerous and inexplicable escalation” of the nearly four-year war in Ukraine at a time when the Trump administration is trying to advance negotiations towar

Russia deploys the AI-enabled Svod system to boost front-line command and control, fuse intelligence, and speed decision-making on the Russia-Ukraine battlefield.

"It is the use of nuclear risk as a tool of coercion," Ukraine's foreign minister said.

The U.S.-led push to end Russia’s nearly 4-year-old war in Ukraine gained momentum late last year and is moving ahead in 2026, with leaders, diplomats and envoys traveling to a flurry of meetings to discuss a potential deal.

This is Tania Myronyshena reporting from Kyiv on day 1,429 of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Today's top story: President Volodymyr Zelensky said Jan. 22, 2026, at the World Economic Forum in Davos,

High-level diplomatic engagements between Russia, Ukraine and the US have renewed speculation that the nearly four-year war may be nearing an end. Putin has held talks with US envoys, while Trump has met Zelensky amid renewed efforts to push for a peace deal.