MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin and US presidential special envoy Steve Witkoff discussed Ukraine's accession to NATO during their talks, Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov said Wednesday. Russia and the United States had reached a consensus, said Ushakov without elaborating. Ushakov »»»

Europe is on high alert after drone flyovers into NATO airspace reached an unprecedented scale in September, prompting leaders to agree to develop a "drone wall" to better intercept drones violating Europe's airspace. Police in Moldova deployed bomb disposal experts on Wednesday to a community mile»»»

Ukrainian and European officials on Wednesday accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of faking interest in peace efforts after five hours of talks with U.S. envoys at the Kremlin produced no signs of a breakthrough, although negotiations were expected to continue. Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andri»»»