Ukraine and the US are to hold crunch peace talks in Saudi Arabia from tomorrow following a tense few weeks in which ...

In the 2014 invasion, Russian forces and proxy militias also seized territory in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine, including the capitals of the two provinces it comprises, Donetsk and Luhansk.

Following the speech, Putin signed decrees that recognized the "independence and sovereignty" of two eastern Ukraine provinces ... areas of the country. Maps with the results of the ...