Russian troops have seized another three settlements along the frontlines over the weekend, as Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Zelensky slammed the US and its allies over the apparent

Twelve people were reported killed in Ukraine, with its air force saying 22 locations were hit by Russian air strikes.

NATO is working to include Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at its upcoming summit in The Hague, but he is unlikely to participate in the main meeting of the 32 allied heads of state and government,

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa will hold crucial talks at the White House with US President Donald Trump on Wednesday in a high-stakes meeting that could improve or deteriorate already frosty relations between the nations.

President Trump for the second time used a meeting with a major foreign leader to cater to his own base on Wednesday. This time it was South African President Cyril Ramaphosa who Trump used as a

That meeting wasn’t going to take place,” Trump told reporters Monday. “I insisted that that meeting take place, and it is taking place.”

The president said he's optimistic about Thursday's expected talks between Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky in Istanbul.

President Volodymyr Zelensky has commented on the sanctions imposed on May 25 and announced new sanction measures by Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council. — Ukrinform.