Meanwhile, in Moscow, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov reiterated Russian President Vladimir Putin's openness to dialogue with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump.

Lukashenko's spokesperson denied on Monday that any apology took place, but confirmed that a call between both leaders soon after the war began.

There is no need to draw hasty conclusions about the United States' policy regarding security guarantees for Ukraine and the possibility of the country's

(TNS) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made a plea to press on with support for his war effort 11 days before the inauguration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, who has pledged a swift end to the fighting.

Ukraine's leader says partners sending ground troops would help "force Russia into peace," as America's European allies ponder Trump's next move.

North Korea has already lost 4,000 soldiers in russia's war against Ukraine.President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated this during his participation in the meeting

The Ukrainian president forcefully pushed back when podcast host Lex Fridman seemed to suggest his country should “forgive” Putin.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin used their final meeting Thursday to press the incoming Trump administration not to give up on Kyiv’s fight, with Austin warning that to cease military support now “will only invite more aggression,

His comments came at the 25th meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group, which first convened in the early weeks of the war to discuss Ukraine’s needs.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated on Monday, 6 January, that Ukraine continues to maintain a buffer zone in Russia's Kursk Oblast five months after launching the operation. Source: Zelenskyy in an evening address on 6 January Quote: "Second - the Kursk operation.

A senior official from President Joe Biden's administration said that, if properly enforced, these sanctions could cost Russia billions monthly. “These are the most significant sanctions yet on Russia’s energy sector,