Meanwhile, European Union leaders backed new defense spending plans after the Trump administration signaled Europe would have to fend for itself.

European Union leaders on Thursday committed to working together to bolster the continent’s defenses and to free up hundreds of billions of euros for security after U.S. President Donald Trump’s repeated warnings that he would cut them adrift to face the threat of Russia alone.

As U.S. and Ukrainian officials prepare to meet in Saudi Arabia this week, President Donald Trump has privately made clear to aides that a signed minerals deal between Washington and Kyiv won’t be enough to restart aid and intelligence sharing with the war-torn country,

David Lammy has condemned the latest Russian strikes on Ukraine as “abhorrent” after at least 20 people were killed in a series of strikes on Saturday. | ITV National News

Volodymyr Zelenkskyy says he hopes discussions to end the three-year war between Russia and Ukraine will be "meaningful".

The Ukrainian interior ministry says Russian forces have attacked the eastern cities of Dobropillia and Bohodukhiv with ballistic missiles, multiple rockets and drones, damaging high-rise buildings and cars.

Special US envoy Witkoff said that Trump was pleased by Zelenskyy's letter after last week's disastrous meeting