Russian Invasion Of Ukraine

“The ‘hot’ stage of the war can end quite quickly, if Trump is strong in his position,” Zelenskyy said in a Ukrainian television interview late Thursday, referring to fighting on the battlefield.

Ukraine loses ground near Pokrovsk, Russian force within 3 km of strategic hub

Pokrovsk, situated about 18 kilometres (11 miles) from the boundary of Ukraine's Donetsk and Dnipropetrovsk regions, has for months been the area of the fiercest battles in Russia's 33-month-old full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Blinken and Lavrov exchange diplomatic swipes a day after meeting

Speaking at the same strategic affairs forum after Blinken, Lavrov said it was "double standards" to question Russia's action in Ukraine.

Russia-Ukraine war: China sailing on two boats

Beijing has built up a significant anti-US coalition with Moscow during this one-year-long conflict, but fears about the war escalating in Europe and impacting BRI, President Xi’s grand project, are genuine; Russia has used Chinese drones in the war, say former Indian ambassadors to China.

Watch: Ukrainians sing and dance as destroyed Russian tanks are paraded in Kyiv

"Some spontaneous singing and dancing at the main square of Kyiv, Ukraine. Burnt Russian tanks are such an inspiration for the people who have just survived the most horrible 6 months of their lives," wrote Ukrainian writer Victoria Amelina.