Moscow says the West is responsible for triggering a global food crisis by imposing sanctions on Russia.

As the Russia-Ukraine conflict rages on for almost two weeks, Russian ambassador to Iran, Levan Dzhagaryan, held a press conference to expound on the latest developments of Russia's military operation in Ukraine.

Afghanistan's Taliban group says it is hosting peace negotiations between the Pakistani government and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in an attempt to end more than two decades of deadly conflict between the two sides.

Peace talks between Russia and Ukraine have stalled, with the two sides trading accusations over the breakdown of the negotiations.

Russia has accused Ukraine of inconsistency in making a decision on the already agreed issues at peace talks.

Moscow says US weapons supplies to Ukraine will probably damage prospects of peace.

Russia’s lead negotiator says peace talks with Ukraine have not progressed enough to hold a summit between the two presidents.

Russia has announced a local ceasefire to allow civilians to be evacuated from Ukraine's besieged port city of Mariupol, calling on Kiev to respect the truce, as the conflict between the neighbors rages on.

Kremlin says there was no breakthrough following recent peace talks between Russian and Ukrainian delegates in Istanbul.

The Ukrainian foreign minister has expressed optimism that the first face-to-face peace talks with Moscow this week could lead to a ceasefire agreement aimed at ending Russia’s protracted military campaign in the former Soviet state.