Russia-Ukraine war

North Korea received anti-aircraft missiles, oil from Russia in return for soldiers: Report

Moscow gave Pyongyang oil and anti-aircraft missiles in return for military support in Ukraine, according to a South Korean official and satellite imagery analysis.

US moves to forgive $4.7 billion of loans to Ukraine

The administration of President Joe Biden has moved to forgive about $4.7 billion in US loans to Ukraine, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller stated, as outgoing officials seek to do what they can before leaving office to bolster Ukraine in its war against Russia.

Ukraine launched British-supplied ‘Storm Shadows’ at Russia: Report

The Ukrainian military has fired UK-supplied ‘Storm Shadow’ missiles at Russia’s Kursk Region and Krasnodar Region, according to Bloomberg News.

Zelensky says Ukraine facing defeat against Russia if US ceases military assistance

Terminating US military aid to Kiev would lead to Ukraine's defeat in its armed conflict with Russia, President Volodymyr Zelensky has stated.

More Ukrainians want talks with Russia to end war: Survey

More than half of Ukrainians want negotiations to end the war with Russia, according to Gallup polls released Tuesday, the war’s 1,000th day.

Putin approves updated Russian nuclear doctrine

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday approved an updated nuclear doctrine, Reuters reported citing the document posted on the government’s website.

Ukraine marks 1,000 days since Russia unleashed full-scale war

Ukraine marked 1,000 days on Tuesday since Russia’s full-scale invasion, with soldiers battling on numerous fronts, Kyiv besieged by frequent drone and missile attacks, and officials preparing for Donald Trump to reclaim the White House in January.

Moscow says its response to attacks with Western missiles on Russian soil to be felt

Moscow’s response to strikes with Western long-range missile on Russian soil will be appropriate and firm, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.

US ‘fuelling fire’ of Ukraine conflict with missiles decision: Russia

The Kremlin has announced that US President Joe Biden’s outgoing administration wants to escalate the conflict in Ukraine by allowing Kyiv to use long-range missiles for strikes inside Russia.

EU FMs to discuss lifting of ban on strikes deep inside Russia: Top diplomat

European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell says he initially supported lifting restrictions on strikes deep into Russia, and this issue will be discussed at the Foreign Ministers' Council.

US authorizes Ukraine to use long-range missiles inside Russia: Report

President Joe Biden has authorized Ukraine to use US-supplied missiles to strike further into Russia, according to reports.

Russia hits Ukraine’s power grid in biggest missile attack in months

Blasts rang out across Ukraine’s capital Kyiv and other cities early on Sunday, as Russia staged its biggest missile strike since August and targeted power facilities with the winter setting in, officials say.

Biden meets Xi, condemns North Korean soldiers dispatch to Russia for fight against Ukraine

Outgoing US President Joe Biden met Chinese President Xi Jinping in Lima, Peru, to discuss a "range of bilateral, regional, and global issues", the White House has announced.

War will end ‘faster’ under Trump: Zelesnky

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says that the Russia-Ukraine war will end “faster” under US President-elect Donald Trump.

Scholz’s call with Putin risks opening a ‘Pandora’s Box’: Ukraine

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin opens a "Pandora's box", potentially leading to "other conversations and other calls", Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned.

EU has ‘convincing’ evidence of Chinese attack drone production for Russia: Report

The EU's top diplomat Josep Borrell has informed European nations of "convincing" evidence of Chinese production "of lethal aid" to Russia, ahead of an upcoming meeting of the European Union foreign ministers, the German media outlet Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ) reported, citing three EU officials.

Trump seeking to bring Ukraine, Russia to negotiating table: US National security advisor nominee

Donald Trump wants to bring Moscow and Kyiv to the negotiating table to end the war, Mike Waltz, the US president-elect's pick for the national security advisor, has stated.

Lavrov to lead Russian delegation to G20 summit instead of Putin in light of his possible detention

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will head Moscow's delegation to the Group of Twenty (G20) summit instead of President Vladimir Putin, the Russian state news agency TASS reported, citing Russian Ambassador Marat Berdyev.

US claims North Korean forces join combat alongside Russia

North Korea has dispatched 10,000 troops to Russia, with most of them deployed in the western Kursk Oblast and taking part in combat, a Pentagon spokesperson has said.

Putin hopes to recapture lost territory in Kursk before Trump’s inauguration: Report

NATO allies believe that Russian President Vladimir Putin is aiming to recapture territory lost to Ukraine in the Kursk region before Donald Trump’s inauguration as the US president on January 20.

Britain, France trying to persuade US to allow Ukraine to strike deep into Russia: Report

The leaders of France and Britain are expected to meet in Paris to discuss a last-ditch attempt to persuade the US to allow Ukraine to strike deep inside Russia with Western weapons before Donald Trump enters the White House in January, The Telegraph daily has reported citing UK Government sources.

Ukraine claims Russia suffered deadliest day since start of full-scale invasion

Russian losses in Ukraine reached a record daily high of 1,770, according to figures released by Kyiv.

Trump holds phone call with Putin, discusses Ukraine war

US President-elect Donald Trump held a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss the Ukraine conflict and its potential settlement, the Washington Post has reported, citing several people familiar with the matter.

Trump’s peace plan for Ukraine may include deploying European forces to buffer zone: Report

US President-elect Donald Trump may call on British and European Union troops to enforce a buffer zone that he would try to impose over the current front line in Ukraine, the Telegraph has reported, citing three Trump staffers.

EU reassures Ukraine of unwavering support following Trump victory

During a visit to Kyiv, the European Union's chief diplomat, Josep Borrell, reassured Ukraine of the EU's "unwavering" support amid uncertainty about the level of US backing under President-elect Donald Trump.

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