While Kyiv’s fortunes have brightened in other ways in the war, Moscow’s forces are raining bombs and drones on “fortress belt” cities like Sloviansk and Kramatorsk.

Two Belarusian men were in custody as part of an investigation into the killing of the exiled painter Robert Kuzovkov.

Britain’s defense ministry said it was the first time that British forces had acted alone to stop a ship in the fleet, a collection of vessels that Russia uses to move fuel and evade sanctions.

Russia and the United States projected their own centralized views onto Ukraine and Iran, analysts said. As a result, the smaller countries trapped larger ones in a costly confrontation.

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan overcame a pressure campaign by Moscow and was on track to win a mandate to move ahead on peace talks that President Trump helped broker.

The failure to protect NATO territory further increased anxiety about alliance solidarity, Russia’s intentions and Washington’s commitment to collective defense.

More than a year of similar conversations have failed to bring the country any closer to peace, so Ukrainians have stopped hoping they will.

Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s foreign minister, met with President Vladimir V. Putin in Moscow. Russia has tried to avoid entanglement in the conflict while remaining a key player in the region.

The two countries discussed long-term military cooperation, as they opened a memorial for North Korean troops killed in Russia’s war in Ukraine.

The jury said it would “refrain from considering” countries whose leaders are facing charges of crimes against humanity, which would affect Israel and Russia.

Another interest-rate cut highlights the narrowing path for the country’s central bank amid the strains of immense wartime spending.

The American leaders slathered on the praise for the nationalist standard-bearer just days before an election he could lose.

Prime Minister Viktor Orban has made hostility to Ukraine a centerpiece of his campaign. Moscow seems determined to repay the favor.

The government of Prime Minister Viktor Orban has pursued an intensifying campaign against critics in a tough race before April elections.

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said that President Trump “still chooses a strategy of putting more pressure on the Ukrainian side.”

The volatility in energy markets because of the war in Iran could not come at a better time for President Vladimir V. Putin.

Humanitarians proposed a loophole in international law. Decades later, Trump is jumping through it.

Humanitarians proposed a loophole in international law. Decades later, Trump is jumping through it.

President Vladimir V. Putin threatened to cut off remaining gas supplies to Europe as the Iran war drives a surge in energy costs.

The conflict in Iran may give Moscow a short-term boost economically and in Ukraine. But it has also shown the limits of Russia’s partnerships.