Russian attacks and Ukrainian civilian deaths rose as President Trump’s peace talks dragged on during his first year back in the White House.

Czech Foreign Minister Petr Macinka debated former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during a panel at the Munich Security Conference this weekend, telling her the truth about Donald Trump makes her "nervous.

Feb 18 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer spoke to U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday night about U.S.-mediated Russia-Ukraine peace talks in Geneva, as well as talks between the U.S.

President Donald Trump has set another deadline, according to Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who said the U.S. wants a deal by June to bring an end to Russia's war.

The heads of five European spy agencies, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said Russia did not want to end the war quickly. Four of them said Moscow was using the talks with the U.S. to push for sanctions relief and business deals.

Did China conduct secret nuclear tests? The United States thinks so. Host Mary Louise Kelly speaks with NPR Pentagon correspondent Tom Bowman and NPR China correspondent Jennifer Pak about China's nuclear arsenal and U.

Data: Kiel Institute; Note: Converted from euros to USD using the exchange rate as of Feb. 13, 2026; Kavya Beheraj/Axios Four years after Russia's invasion, Europe has quietly replaced the United States as the engine of Ukraine's survival.

A delegation of U.S. senators is returning from a trip to Ukraine. They hope to spur action in Congress for a series of sanctions meant to economically cripple Moscow and pressure President Vladimir Putin to make key concessions in peace talks.