As Russia and Ukraine confirm a 3rd round of U.S.-mediated peace talks, this time in Europe, Zelenskyy says Trump admin "must put pressure on Russia."

Due to Meta’s unwillingness to comply with Russian law, such a decision was indeed made and implemented,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.

WhatsApp on Thursday said Russia had attempted to "fully block" its service, with 100 million users affected. The Kremlin later confirmed the move.

Russia’s troops now control the only land link between the Baltic states and the rest of NATO territory. Around it, they create a lethal exclusion zone — mines, rocket artillery, drones and air defenses — designed to keep anyone from pushing them off the ground they have seized.

Envoys from Russia and Ukraine are to meet for a new round of U.S.-brokered talks in Geneva next week as both sides keep fighting and trading long-range strikes.

U.K. to deploy aircraft carrier strike group to Arctic regions amid Russian threat concerns, Prime Minister Keir Starmer announces at Munich Security Conference.

A Russian family sought asylum in the United States. In the Dilley ICE detention center in Texas, they say their children endured worms in the food and hourslong waits for medication.

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán says the real threat to Hungary comes from the European Union, not Russia, as he ramps up an anti-EU election campaign.

The head of the international ice hockey federation, Luc Tardif, says he would like Russia and Belarus to return to international competition "as soon as possible".