Marco Rubio and Sergei Lavrov exchanged new ideas for ending the Ukraine conflict amid Trump's consideration of increased sanctions against Russia and military aid to Ukraine

Welcome to our live blog tracking the latest news from Russia Ukraine. Get real-time updates on Russia-Ukraine war, policy decisions, legislative actions, headline-grabbing statements and various other developments happening in the both countries.

Russian spies tracked down and killed after Kyiv assassination - It comes before Donald Trump is set to make a ‘major statement’ on Russia on Monday as he grows frustrated with Putin

Three Ukrainians were killed in the southeastern Dnipropetrovsk region, where Russia captured a first village this week after a months-long incursion. In the neighboring Zaporizhzhia region — the site of a nuclear plant — two civilians were killed in the attacks, Gov. Ivan Fedorov said.

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s forces launched a massive aerial assault on Ukraine early Thursday for the second time in two days.

President Trump is weighing new funding for Ukraine for the first time since taking office in January, diplomatic sources told CBS News.

When Ukraine turned a corner of Russia’s Kursk region into a battlefield, it set in motion some of the war’s fiercest fighting. Our photographer documented the aftermath.