Europe has tabled a counter proposal to the US-Russia draft peace plan for Ukraine. The document - drafted by Britain, France and Germany - uses the United States's 28-point plan as its basis, working through it point-by-point with suggested changes and deletions.

Russian saboteurs plotted to blow up US planes, according to Western security officials. The campaign of terror would have rivalled the 9/11 attacks, causing massive disruption to the airline industry.

President Trump is right to push for peace. But his administration are bad at negotiating with Vladimir Putin, writes Daniel Fried.

The U.S. National Security Strategy described Trump's vision as one of "flexible realism" and argued that the U.S. should revive the 19th century Monroe Doctrine, which declared the Western Hemisphere to be Washington's zone of influence.

VIENNA (AP) — The United States and Russia have both recently threatened to resume nuclear testing, alarming the international community and jeopardizing a global norm against such tests. Experts say these threats from the world’s two largest nuclear powers put pressure on nonproliferation efforts and endanger global peace and security.

The Kremlin says the meeting with Trump's envoys was "constructive" but "no compromise" has been reached over territorial concessions for Ukraine.

Russia's Putin offered uninterrupted fuel supplies, eliciting a cautious response as he and India's Modi agreed to expand trade and ties.

Putin’s India visit explores defence, energy and trade ties amid US pressure on Russian oil. The summit could reshape India’s balance between Moscow and Washington.

In a big boost to defence ties, Russia has approved the Reciprocal Exchange of Logistic Support (Relos) agreement with India, ahead of Vladimir Putin’s visit to New Delhi. This pact allows mutual logistical support for military operations,

A NASA astronaut and 2 cosmonauts reached the International Space Station last week, but Russia's launch pad was damaged in the process.