With much fanfare, the U.S. on March 25 announced it had brokered an agreement between Russia and Ukraine to "eliminate the use of force" in the Black Sea after two days of talks in Saudi Arabia. The Kremlin has innocuously framed its request as a badly-needed boost to its global food and fertilizer trade,

A ceasefire in Ukraine will dramatically increase the security threat to Baltic nations, as Russia will proceed with plans to re-arm and redeploy troops to Nato’s north-eastern flank, the region’s defence ministers have warned.

A Kremlin spokesman says Russia views efforts to end its three-year war with Ukraine as “a drawn-out process,” after U.S. President Donald Trump expressed frustration with the two countries’ leaders as he tries to bring about a truce.

The U.S. and Russia were expected to release a joint statement early Tuesday morning after discussions in Saudi Arabia aimed at achieving a Black Sea maritime ceasefire deal, sources familiar with the matter told CBS News.

Ukraine's dollar bonds and GDP warrant tumbled more than 3 cents on Monday as hopes for ceasefire proposals with Russia from U.S. President Donald Trump appeared to falter. The GDP warrant shed 3.67 cents - on track for the biggest daily loss since March 2022,

Zelenskyy said Ukraine had agreed with U.S. negotiators “that a ceasefire for energy infrastructure can start today.” But, he warned, any strikes on Ukraine’s energy facilities by Moscow would draw “strong retaliation.

The success of an apparent agreement between Ukraine and Russia to pause naval and energy infrastructure attacks will depend on Moscow, Zelenskyy said.

Ukraine's dollar bonds and GDP warrant slid more than 1 cent on Monday as hopes for ceasefire proposals with Russia from U.S. President Donald Trump appeared to falter. The GDP warrant shed 1.29 cents to be bid at 73.

Finland’s President Alexander Stubb suggested that April 20 is a “good time” to implement a ceasefire in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. Stubb met Trump in Florida, where he impressed his American cou