The latest U.S.-brokered talks between envoys from Moscow and Kyiv over Russia’s all-out invasion of Ukraine have ended with no sign of a breakthrough.

Ukrainian forces exploit Russian communication disruptions to mount successful counteroffensive east of Zaporizhzhia, pushing back enemy advances.

Russian forces fighting in Ukraine are facing communications problems from the dual blow of throttled access to Elon Musk’s Starlink mobile internet system and a Kremlin crackdown on the Telegram messenger service.

Oil prices gained over 1% on Wednesday after falling in ​the previous session as investors assessed developments ​in Russia-Ukraine and U.S.–Iran ​talks.

Ukraine officials will boycott the Milano Cortina Paralympics next month over the participation of a handful of Russian and Belarusian athletes, who have been cleared to compete under their flag, Ukraine's Sports Minister Matvii Bidnyi said on Wednesday.

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