Estonia's foreign minister has signaled the eastern NATO member was open to having nuclear weapons stationed on its soil.

By Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW, Feb 24 - Russia stepped up its bid to subjugate the Telegram messaging app on Tuesday, announcing in a state-run newspaper that it was investigating billionaire founder Pavel Durov as part of a criminal case involving accusations of terrorism.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said his country has withstood the onslaught by Russia’s bigger and better equipped army.

In the war's first year, Ukraine forced back the Russian offensive at the gates of Kyiv and reclaimed swathes of occupied land. But a Ukrainian counteroffensive failed the following year, and since then Moscow has made slow but relentless gains in costly battles along a 1,200-km (750-mile) front.

Serhii Kyslytsia is among those trying to negotiate an end to the conflict, which is entering its fifth year.

Hungary has blocked the European Union’s latest sanctions plan against Russia, and said it will hold up a big new loan for Ukraine.

The gap between Russia and the West has pushed Moscow to prioritize unconventional capabilities, a top Norwegian military official said.

Four years of war have discouraged Ukrainian and Russian women from having children, and that could impact their economies in the future.