Dmytro Kuleba

Critics of Ukraine’s counteroffensive agains’t Russia say it's moving to slow. Ukraine is telling those critics they can help, or shut up.

Ukraine tells critics come help with Russia or ‘shut up’

Vladimir Putin said Russia is open to peace talks with Ukraine while rockets and mortar shells pummel the country.

Putin: Russia ‘open to peace’ as Ukraine attacks continue

Ukraine-Russia peace talks and a kidnapping plot leader is sentenced. These stories and more highlight your midday rundown on Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2022.

Midday rundown: Ukraine pitches peace summit, Taiwan extends military service