War in Europe

Stakes are high as failure of the Vienna talks could carry the risk of Tehran getting to within a short sprint of nuclear weapons and igniting a fresh war in the Middle East.

Venice Film Festival organizes free screenings of a film on the conflict in Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region as Paramount Pictures joins Disney, Warner Bros., and Sony in pulling its films from Russian theaters.

"What is the point of saying 'never again' for 80 years, if the world stays silent when a bomb drops on the same site of Babyn Yar? At least 5 killed. History repeating…," President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says

"Only weak people try to resolve conflicts through war, it is impossible to remain silent in such a situation," says Ainars Bagatskis, the Latvian coach of the Ukrainian basketball team. "My friends in Russia fully support Ukraine. The war is not against Russia but against Putin."

Iran's supreme leader says "US cannot be trusted," and that Iran support an end to war in Ukraine.

Meanwhile, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy posts photos of himself on Facebook signing an official application to join the European Union.

Foreign Ministry looking into reports that fire hit convoy of five cars carrying Israeli citizens out of Ukraine.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s office says Kyiv demanding an immediate ceasefire and withdrawal of Russian troops, while Putin tells Macron he wants recognition of Crimea as Russian and Ukraine demilitarization.

Declining to confirm whether Russian-Israeli billionaire was currently in Belarus, Abramovich's spokesperspon confirms Ukrainian officials asked for his assistance with talks.