KYIV: Ukraine has received 1,200 bodies of its soldiers killed in the war with Russia, Ukrainian officials responsible for exchanging prisoners of war said on Saturday.

Neither Russia nor Ukraine has a clear path to victory. The Ukrainian drone attack last week and the Russian air raids on Friday don't change that.

US President Donald Trump confirmed that his and Russian President Vladimir Putin phone call on Saturday lasted approximately an hour. The latter condemned the Israeli military operation against Iran.

Donald Trump says he and Russian President Vladimir Putin both agree the war between Israel and Iran "should end" amid rising tensions in the Middle East.

After Ukraine’s drone strikes on Russian air bases, the two sides talked for about an hour in Istanbul, and a halt to the fighting seems out of reach for now.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump have held a 50-minute phone call to discuss the escalating situation in the Middle East and Ukraine peace talks

A "two week" deadline imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump to see if Russia is serious about peace in Ukraine has been and gone, with Moscow's escalation of attacks on civilians during this period failing to draw the slightest condemnation from the White House.

Russia and Ukraine swapped prisoners of war on Saturday. Moscow returned 1,200 Ukrainian soldiers' bodies but claims it received no Russian war dead from Kyiv.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says rising global oil prices following Israeli strikes on Iran will strengthen Russia by increasing its oil revenues, aiding its war effort in Ukraine.