“The special military operation will end. The presidents will reach an agreement. But… no one will bring back my husband,” Russian military widows from different regions write on Instagram. 

Their videos are often accompanied by footage of their dead husbands and a track by the singer Machete: “I'm crying, your mascara runs.”

Among those sharing

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday accused Russia of stalling peace talks and seeking to prolong the war, despite U.S. efforts to broker a ceasefire.

U.S. President Donald Trump held separate calls with Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday. The two sides also met for the first direct negotiations in over three

Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said Tuesday that it seized more than 1.8 metric tons of cocaine bound for the European Union, with an estimated street value of 6 billion rubles ($74.5 million).

The law enforcement agency said it intercepted the first shipment of 1.1 metric tons in March and arrested two suspects: a Ukrainian citizen and a