Ukraine holds trillions of dollars worth of rare earth elements, which are critical for the modern high-tech economy.

In eastern Ukraine, Moscow's war machine has been churning mile by mile through the wide open fields of the Donbas, enveloping ... changes not reflected in the maps.

The US president will discuss the distribution of Ukrainian assets with Vladimir Putin on Tuesday to convince the Russian ...

with Russian-backed separatists taking control of parts of the Donetsk and Luhansk areas of the eastern Donbas region later that same year. (This area can be seen outlined in black on the map above) ...

National security adviser Mike Waltz said Ukraine likely would have to cede some of its Donbas region to Russia if it wants a long-term peace deal. The comments, during an interview with Fox News ...

Russia grinds forward in the east In eastern Ukraine, Moscow's war machine has been churning mile by mile through the wide open fields of the Donbas, enveloping and overwhelming villages and towns.

The map also shows Russian-controlled territory in Ukraine based on analysis by the ... including Donetsk and Luhansk—which make up the Donbas—as well as Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, and Crimea ...