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KYIV (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin is not sincere about peace talks with Ukraine at this time, a top U.S. diplomat said on Saturday aft...

KYIV (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin is not sincere about peace talks with Ukraine at this time, a top U.S. diplomat said on Saturday after meeting President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and other senior Ukrainian officials in Kyiv.

KYIV (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin is not sincere about peace talks with Ukraine at this time, a top U.S. diplomat said on Saturday aft...

KHERSON, Ukraine (Reuters) - Under rainy skies, Ukrainian-controlled Kherson's central square was a frenetic melee on Thursday afternoon of humanitarian aid queues and displays of patriotic celebration tinged with uncertainty about the future.

Pressure on Europe to secure alternative gas supplies increased on Thursday as Moscow imposed sanctions on European subsidiaries of state-owned Gazprom a day after Ukraine stopped a major gas transit route, pushing prices higher. Russia imposed sanctions late Wednesday mainly on Gazprom’s European subsidiaries including Gazprom Germania, an energy trading, storage and transmission business that ...

By Sarah Marsh and Sabine Siebold BERLIN/MUNICH (Reuters) - World leaders converge this weekend on Germany for the annual Munich Security Conference w...

BERLIN/MUNICH (Reuters) - World leaders converge this weekend on Germany for the annual Munich Security Conference which will be dominated by the Ukraine crisis as major Western powers warn the Kremlin looks close to launching an invasion of the former Soviet state.

6 Min Read WASHINGTON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The United States hopes to restore its shattered credibility when it hosts a climate change summit next week by pledging to cut its greenhouse emissions by at least half and securing agreements from allies for faster reductions, according to two sources familiar with the matter. FILE PHOTO: Snow is seen on the San Gorgonio Mountains behind a windmill farm in Palm Springs, California, January 7, 2016. REUTERS/Sam Mircovich/File Photo A 50% reduction fro...

U.S. seeks to polish tarnished reputation with new climate change pledges By Valerie Volcovici and Kate Abnett Reuters WASHINGTON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The United States hopes to restore its shattered credibility when it hosts a climate change summit next week by pledging to cut its greenhouse emissions by at least half and securing agreements from allies for faster reductions, according to two sources familiar with the matter. A 50% reduction from 2005 levels by 2030 is a minimum level urged by ...

Syria condemns cowardly U.S. air strikes on Iran-backed militias A close up view of destroyed buildings at an Iraq-Syria border crossing after airstrikes, seen in this February 26, 2021 handout satellite image provided by Maxar. Satellite image (copyright) 2021 Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS reuters_tickers This content was published on February 27, 2021 - 00:40 February 27, 2021 - 00:40 By Maha El Dahan and Amina Ismail BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria said U.S. air strikes against Iranian-bac...