Amid the Ukraine war, former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder said Russia wants a "negotiated solution". Schroeder who is believed to be close the Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the unprecedented grain deal could be "expanded" into a "ceasefire".

Kremlin wants a negotiated solution, claims former German Chancellor Schroeder on Ukraine war

Russia said it had carried out strikes on Kyiv during UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres's visit as the Pentagon informed that the Russian offensive in Donbas is behind schedule.

'Cruelty and depravity': US blasts Putin as Russia carries out airstrikes against Kyiv

New Zealand will offer 4,000 special visas to refugees fleeing the Russian invasion of Ukraine if they have family in the southern hemisphere nation, its government said Tuesday.

New Zealand offers visas to 4,000 Ukraine war refugees

As the war in Ukraine continues amid talks between Ukraine and Russian officials, the Russian envoy to the United Nations called for a Security Council vote on a resolution it has drafted about the "deteriorating humanitarian situation" in Ukraine.

Russia calls for UN vote on humanitarian situation in Ukraine