Trump promised during his campaign that upon his return to the White House, he would swiftly end Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Russia has issued a stark warning to Western allies about the potential deployment of peacekeepers in Ukraine. Senior Russian diplomat Rodion Miroshnik stated that any peacekeepers entering Ukraine without Russia's consent would be considered military targets.

Russia claimed its troops had captured a strategically important town in eastern Ukraine as part of a grinding campaign to weaken Kyiv’s grip on the country’s industrial heartland, while uncertainty over the continued flow of U.