Mercenaries are outlawed under international law. But Russia has misused the label to deny foreign fighters their protections as prisoners of war.

Ukraine and Russia have agreed to swap 1,000 prisoners of war each after the first face-to-face talks in three years The date for the transfer has been set, but is not being made public, Ukraine's defence minister says Ukraine also requested direct talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin - Moscow says it "noted" this request

(Reuters) -British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Sunday discussed the war in Ukraine with leaders of the U.S., Italy, France and Germany, a Downing Street spokesperson said. Looking ahead to U.S. President Donald Trump's call with Russia's President Vladimir Putin on Monday,

With future U.S. aid in doubt, Kyiv is ramping up domestic production of arms such as its Bohdana howitzer.