"We need to sit down and discuss this seriously," Putin told reporters at the end of a three-day visit to Kyrgyzstan. He described U.S. President Donald Trump's 28-point peace plan as "a set of issues put forward for discussion" rather than a draft agreement.

The home of Andriy Yermak was searched Friday by investigators probing an alleged $100 million kickback scheme.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that a U.S. delegation is expected to arrive in Moscow in the first half of next week.

A U.S. official has confirmed that Ukraine has agreed to a peace deal to end the war against Russia, with just "minor details to be sorted out."

Ukraine’s anti-corruption agencies raided the home of one of President Volodymyr Zelensky’s closest aides on Friday, escalating a major political crisis that could complicate Kyiv’s position going into crucial peace negotiations with the United States.

A Russian drone and missile strike on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv has killed at least one person and injured seven others, city officials say. Early on Saturday morning residential buildings in several districts were hit and loud explosions could be heard across the city.

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Pope Leo XIV encouraged Turkey to be a source of stability and dialogue in a world riven by conflict, as he opened his first foreign trip as pope on Thursday with a plea for peace amid efforts to end wars in Ukraine and Gaza.

After winning on a progressive platform, the democratic socialist is reaching out to the political establishment.

Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever said the European Union's plan to use frozen Russian state assets to fund Ukraine could endanger the chances for a potential peace deal to end the nearly four-year war.