The arrest came days before the former president was expected to be ordered to begin a 27-year prison sentence for staging a failed coup.

The meeting is scheduled for Saturday afternoon on the sidelines of the G20 summit in South Africa. The White House plan calls for Ukraine to make significant concessions to Russia.

The Rev. Numa Molina, a Jesuit priest, has championed the poor for decades. Now, he is a power broker and a confidante of Venezuela’s embattled president, Nicolás Maduro.

An audacious effort joined two disparate communities, who say they all suffer from the staggering violence and crime affecting the country.

More young people are steering clear of alcohol. The deepening cultural shift has spawned an epidemic of brewery closures.

The European Union said the decision was prompted by sabotage attacks in Europe, but Russians living abroad say Europe is punishing ordinary people.

President Trump is pressing Kyiv to accept an outcome that yields to President Vladimir V. Putin’s demands.

The Ukrainian president’s options are narrowing as he is confronted with a 28-point proposal drafted by American and Russian envoys.

While the White House has cautioned that the proposal is still in “flux,” its contours reflect maximalist demands made by Russia throughout the war that Ukraine has consistently rejected.