US and Russian diplomats have wrapped up their first round of high-stakes talks in Geneva with both sides showing no signs of narrowing the differences on Ukraine.

US-Russia wraps up first round of high-stakes talks in Geneva

US: Large parts of Russian proposals are non-starters

After weeks of warning and political shadow boxing, officials of the United States and Russia will sit across tables for open talks to discuss Moscow's demands for western security guarantees. All this amid Russian troop buildup near Ukraine.

High- stakes talks between Russia and the United States amid rising tensions

All eyes are currently on Geneva, where officials of the United States and Russia are currently holding talks to discuss the crisis in Ukraine.

High-stakes talks aimed to reduce west's worries of invasion

Tensions between Russia and US continues to continue to remain high and in the latest update. Russia's defense minister has now accused the US bombers of rehearsing a nuclear strike on Russia from 2 different directions.

United States accused of rehearsing nuclear strike on Russia

The Pentagon said that it was monitoring the Ukraine region closely amid reports of a new build-up of Russian troops on the country’s border.

US enhances monitoring Russian military build-up near Ukraine

What are India's stakes in US-Russia relations? Will a détente between the two powers benefit India? Palki Sharma tells you 5 reasons why India will be cheering for a thaw.

Gravitas | US-Russia thaw: What does it mean for India?

As the countdown for the Biden-Putin Summit begins. Palki Sharma takes you through 5 Presidential encounters that shaped the US-Russia relationship over the years.

Gravitas: 5 US-Russia Presidential meetings that shaped history

The Kremlin on Friday welcomed the stated intention of US President Joe Biden to extend the New START arms control treaty with Russia, but said that Moscow wanted to see concrete proposals from Washington.

Russia welcomes US President Joe Biden's proposal to extend nuclear treaty

The Russian foreign minister also said that the United States’ actions were based on "a strategy" aimed at weakening Washington’s rivals on the global markets

'Russia to respond to new US sanctions', says Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov

President Donald Trump had a preelection plan to show he had gotten something out of his mysteriously friendly relationship with President Vladimir Putin of Russia.

Trump thought he had a nuclear deal with Putin. Not so fast, Russia said.

A senior US intelligence official has come forward as a whistleblower and revealed that the White House had ordered him to stop all reporting on the Russian involvement in the US elections.

US election 2020: White House ordered me not to report Russian meddling in polls: Whistleblower

A small number of US troops were injured during an interaction with Russian forces in Syria, two US officials told Reuters on Wednesday. While such interactions between American and Russian forces are not rare, the incident highlights the risks of troops from both countries operating in close proximity in northern Syria and the potential for an escalation in tensions.

US troops injured in interaction with Russian forces in Syria: US officials

Moscow has angrily told the US embassy to "mind your own business" after Washington's diplomatic mission raised concern about curbs on media freedom in Russia. Rebecca Ross, the spokeswoman for the US embassy, on Tuesday expressed concern about a clampdown on journalists in Russia.

Russia tells US to 'mind own business' over media freedom

The United States has said that the delivery of 200 medical ventilators to Russia will begin this week. Russia has the world's second-highest number of confirmed coronavirus cases.

Russia to receive ventilators from US as cases near 300,000

President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin discussed plunging oil prices and the coronavirus pandemic Monday, the Kremlin said, as Trump said Moscow is pressing for an end to US sanctions.

Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin discuss oil price plunge, coronavirus

Russia's President Vladimir Putin thanked US counterpart Donald Trump on Sunday for intelligence that helped in thwarting attacks planned in St' Petersburg, the Kremlin said.

Vladimir Putin thanks Donald Trump for intelligence that foiled attack

The US President Donald Trump warned Russia against any attempts to meddle next year's presidential election, the White House said on Tuesday, but Russia's foreign minister denied any such issue arriving at the meet in Washington.

Donald Trump warns Russia not to meddle in US election 2020