Russian dictator Vladimir Putin signed a decree that could permit foreign investors, including U.S. oil giant Exxon Mobil, to regain their stakes in the Sakhalin-1 oil and gas project, Reuters ...

The death toll from Russia’s overnight strike with ballistic missiles and drones has risen to five, a one-and-a-half-year-old girl is among killed, Mayor Ihor Terekhov wrote on Aug. 18.

Russian forces struck Odesa Oblast with drones overnight, triggering a massive fire in Odesa suburb, Oleh Kiper, regional military administration head, reported on Aug. 18.

Secret backchannel talks between Ukraine and Russia throughout July brought both sides closer to a framework for freezing the war, The Economist reported on Aug. 17. But the publication says that ...