Putin told NBC News’ Keir Simmons that the ball was in Ukraine and the West's court in peace talks, showing no sign of any new compromise on the Kremlin's hardline terms to end the war.

President Vladimir Putin offered no compromise on Friday on his terms for ending the war in Ukraine and accused the European Union of attempting "daylight robbery" of Russian assets.

Russian President Vladimir Putin noted on Friday that the nation's "troops are advancing" and expressed confidence that Russia will accomplish its objectives through military means if Ukraine does not...

European Union leaders agreed on Friday to provide a massive interest-free loan to Ukraine to meet its military and economic needs for the next two years.

"We have passed a very long and difficult night. "We managed to avert the immediate threat of war. We did not let Europe declare war on Russia by using Russian assets. "This plan would have plunged Eu...