Global superpower France will make a belated start to its 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign as it faces Ukraine in Poland on Friday.

Follow our live build-up, with team news, ahead of our live text commentary stream of the qualifier for the 2026 event.

Here’s how a familiar Russian warning morphed into a Western story about targeting peacekeepers...

Russia has ruled out a Western military presence in the neighboring country as part of any peace deal...

“Pro-war” European politicians are turning a blind eye to an “open manhunt,” the Hungarian foreign minister has said...

Russian President Vladimir Putin warned on Friday that any Western troops deployed to Ukraine amid the war would be considered “legitimate t...

"If any troops appear there, especially now while fighting is ongoing, we assume that they will be legitimate targets," Putin says as the U....

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that any foreign troops deployed to Ukraine before a peace agreement has been signed would be c...

Moscow hits out at plan by Kyiv's allies to send forces as a security guarantee following any peace deal.

The Russian leader's refusal comes after 26 dozen countries pledged to deploy troops to Ukraine in the event of a ceasefire.

Ukraine meet France in a crucial World Cup 2026 qualifier in Wrocław, Poland, with both teams aiming to strengthen their qualification hopes...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that any foreign troops deployed to Ukraine before a peace agreement has been signed would be cons...

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that any foreign troops deployed to Ukraine before a peace agreement has been signed would be c...

President Trump has threatened additional sanctions and secondary tariffs if Russia does not make peace.

Some of Kyiv's allies in NATO are discussing sending troops to Ukraine as part of security guarantees when Russia's war ends.