Russia-Ukraine

Pastor Eric Mock of Rivers Edge Bible Church in Pecatonica and the Slavic Gospel Association talks about traveling to Ukraine, where he witnessed widespread destruction, deep hardship and local pastors risking their lives to bring food, medicine and hope to people in need. He also shares how the trip changed his perspective and why small acts of kindness can mean everything in the middle of war.

As negotiators meet in the UAE, Presidents Trump, Zelenskyy, and Putin signal cautious optimism, but lingering territorial disputes and political pressure at home cast doubt on whether a real breakthrough is finally near.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is in Cyprus for more meetings regarding a peace deal with Russia. 

President Trump continues work towards phase two of his ceasefire plan between Israel and Hamas. His administration also working toward peace between Ukraine and Russia.   Caroline Shively reports from Washington.

President Donald Trump is looking to broker peace between Ukraine and Russia in the new year while also pushing for the second phase of his gaza peace plan. 

It's another high-stakes meeting today for President Donal Trump in Florida, as he hosts Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss the Gaza peace plan, but there are growing questions over whether the deal can move to its next phase.

U.S. negotiators say progress is being made in a new round of peace talks to end the war in Ukraine but President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is pushing back on Washington's demands that Ukraine give up some territory.

President Trump’s diplomacy-focused national security strategy—calling Europe “in civilizational decline” and restoring the Monroe Doctrine—is stirring concern among European leaders and complicating efforts to end the war in Ukraine as Zelenskyy pushes for continued support.

A U.S. delegation is in Moscow today to sit down with Russian president Vladimir Putin and try to iron out a deal to end the war in Ukraine.

President Donald Trump says there has been progress toward ending the war in Ukraine but his Thanksgiving deadline for a deal may come and go.

Russia's response to a new peace plan is to launch a new wave of attacks on Ukraine. The Trump Administration is making another push to end the war.

As negotiations continue, U.S. officials push to revise a proposed peace deal while Ukraine seeks stronger security guarantees and resists demands seen as favoring Russia.

As combat escalates around key eastern towns in Ukraine, Moscow and Washington exchange stark nuclear-warnings with global stakes rising.

After a proposed Trump-Putin summit falls apart, the Trump administration ramps up sanctions on Russia, aiming to pressure Vladimir Putin into ending the war in Ukraine — but Moscow remains defiant.

President Trump called off a planned meeting with Vladimir Putin, citing Russia’s unwillingness to negotiate a Ukraine ceasefire as tensions and attacks escalate.

President Trump is meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy today as he launches a new effort to end the war in Ukraine, with a potential sit-down with Russian President Vladimir Putin expected soon.

Senator Dick Durbin was back in Illinois Friday morning, visiting the Ukrainian Cultural Center in Ukrainian Village.