Volodymyr Zelensky

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday that if Ukraine is invited to join NATO, it should apply to the entire territory of the country, not just certain regions.

The EU's new top diplomat Kaja Kallas and head of the European Council Antonio Costa arrived in Kiev on Sunday in a symbolic show of support for Ukraine on their first day in office.

"We came to give a clear message that we stand with Ukraine, and we continue to give our full support," Costa told media outlets accompanying them on the trip.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has proposed a ceasefire condition that involves NATO accepting all of Ukraine into the alliance. In an interview with Sky News, Zelensky suggested that under NATO's protection, Ukraine could focus on reclaiming its occupied territories through diplomatic channels.

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky suggested that a ceasefire agreement could be reached if Ukrainian territories were brought “under the NATO umbrella.”

This, he said, would allow him to negotiate the return of the remaining territories later “in a diplomatic way.”

President Vladimir Putin on Thursday threatened to strike "decision-making centres" in Kiev with Russia's new hypersonic missile, hours after Moscow pummelled Ukraine's energy grid in an attack that left a million people without power.

Russian President Vladimir Putin made new threats from a council in Kazakhstan where he spoke and commenting on a New York Times report said that if Ukraine gets nukes, Moscow will use all means of destruction against it.

A senior U.S. official has called on Ukraine to lower the age of military conscription to 18, a proposal made in response to growing concerns over Ukraine's ability to replace its battlefield losses. The official highlighted the increasing progress made by Russian forces and argued that bolstering Ukraine's manpower could help reverse this trend.

Three years after the atrocities and the suburbs of Kiev, Bucha and Irpin, still resemble war and death.

The two suburbs to the northwest of the Ukrainian metropolis were under Russian occupation for nearly two months.

Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Ukraine's former Commander-in-Chief and current ambassador to the United Kingdom, has emerged as a leading figure in hypothetical presidential election scenarios in Ukraine. According to a recent survey by the Social Monitoring Center, Zaluzhnyi holds a significant lead over other potential candidates.

Washington's decision to give anti-personnel mines to Ukraine is the biggest blow yet to a landmark anti-mine treaty, its signatories said during a meeting.

Ukraine is a signatory to the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention which prohibits the use, stockpiling, production and transfer of landmines.