Ukrainian Navy officers and business owners in the port city pondered what Kyiv could gain from a truce after it pushed back Russian vessels and resumed commercial shipping.

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While Russian missile and drone bombardments have been unrelenting over more than three years of war, they have intensified in recent weeks amid U.S.-led peace talks.

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In a major mining region of Ukraine, President Trump’s proposal to collect profits from mineral wealth is meeting with a mix of skepticism and weary acceptance.

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Whether the Kremlin is serious about peace talks to end the Ukraine war will become clear soon, the secretary of state said.

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Here is what has happened in Ukraine: nothing. There’s no sign that Putin is preparing to stop fighting, despite Trump’s talk of cease-fires and deals.

Nearly 60 days in, the president is failing to engage in long-term thinking.

Nearly 60 days in, the president is failing to engage in long-term thinking.

The organizing principle of Putin’s reign has been the restoration of Soviet power at the expense of people power.

Tuesday night’s address will be a remarkable return to a chamber that President Trump last addressed five years ago, before voters ousted him from office.

China dominates in critical minerals, and President Trump has turned to high-pressure tactics to acquire them.

In an interview broadcast on Monday, President Vladimir Putin said U.S. companies stood to profit in Russia, but suggested a Ukraine peace deal was still far off.

The president wants to create a revolution abroad. This Opinion columnist would love to see a plan.