Shane Croucher is a Breaking News Editor based in London, UK. He has previously overseen the My Turn, Fact Check and News teams, and was a Senior Reporter before that, mostly covering U.S. news ...

UNITED NATIONS, March 26 (Reuters) - An agreement on freedom of navigation in the Black Sea to ensure the protection of civilian vessels and port infrastructure "will be a crucial contribution to ...

Russia announced plans to develop a permanent naval base at a tiny port on the Black Sea. WSJ explains what it reveals about Moscow’s territorial and strategic ambitions for the region.

Russia and Ukraine have agreed to "ensure safe navigation, eliminate the use of force, and prevent the use of commercial vessels for military purposes in the Black Sea," the Trump administration ...

Ukraine and Russia have agreed to a tentative ceasefire involving the Black Sea and strikes on energy infrastructure. It comes after US officials met Russian and Ukrainian delegations separately ...

The deal was limited, and it was not clear when or how it would start. The Kremlin also demanded some Western sanctions be lifted first. By Constant Méheut and Ivan Nechepurenko Constant Méheut ...

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As President Donald Trump pushes for a speedy end to Russia's war in Ukraine, Russia and Ukraine struck agreements with the United States on Tuesday to pause fighting on the Black Sea, which ...

March 25 (UPI) --The Trump administration has announced that the United States has come to agreements with both Ukraine and Russia about the maintenance of peace and shipping in the Black Sea.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is yet again going back on his word on a cease-fire with Ukraine after Moscow demanded Western sanctions be lifted before a maritime truce in the Black Sea could ...

MOSCOW, March 26 (Reuters) - Russia said on Tuesday the United States had agreed to help it lift a series of Western sanctions and restrictions on food, fertiliser and shipping companies as ...

Emmanuel Macron has said Russia is reinterpreting what was agreed in the Black Sea ceasefire talks - as he met with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the Elysee Palace in Paris. Ukraine and ...