On Nov. 26 it was reported Russia had taken 91 square miles of territory in Ukraine over the past week, a weekly record for 2024.

Trump has previously expressed his desire to seek an immediate end to the war in Ukraine.

Special Envoy for Ukraine and Russia Keith Kellogg, the Ukraine foreign minister, the UK foreign minister, the Poland foreign minister, and the Lithuania foreign minister participate in "A Plan for Ukraine," a panel held at the Munich Security Conference

Russia launched its largest strike in Ukraine, and a government building in Kyiv was hit for the first time since the war began. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said four people were killed, including an infant.

He said that Ukraine will never recognize any of its territories occupied by Russian forces.

Erdogan said his country has sought “a just and lasting peace [between Russia and Ukraine] from the very beginning of the war.” When Moscow invaded eastern Ukraine in early 2022, Ankara was quick to condemn the move.

Though the U.S. military has been learning about the novel ways drones will likely be used in future wars from Ukraine, its primary concern is with China.

General Assembly on Sept. 25 that Ukraine wants to end the war, but that can only happen if Russian troops leave Ukraine. "I want peace for my people—real peace and just peace," he said.

The president has prioritized resolving the conflict in Ukraine, often vowing on the campaign trail to end the war.

Kyiv has agreed to enter into a 30-day cease-fire with Moscow as a means of kickstarting further talks to end the ongoing Russia–Ukraine war.

to prepare new loans for Ukraine backed by frozen Russian sovereign assets.

Ron DeSantis was also pressed on foreign policy, with a focus on one of Washington's hottest hot potatoes: funding for Ukraine in its war with Russia.

“The prime minister has been clear … that we must double down on the support for Ukraine, give Ukraine the support that it needs, and do so for as long as it takes.

-made weapons to Ukraine, the Norwegian government said on Tuesday. The countries are among the first to finance military support packages for Ukraine, coordinated through NATO's Prioritized Ukraine Requirement List (PURL) initiative.

That ban was later lifted, and Telegram remains very popular in Russia, Ukraine, and other former Soviet republics.

The 26 remaining EU leaders stated that negotiations on Ukraine cannot proceed without Ukraine and promised to continue aid, according to a draft of the statement.

“The agreement must comply with European obligations and not contradict the Constitution and legislation of Ukraine.”

The United States and other countries supporting Ukraine have ramped up economic constraints after Russian troops marched in force into Ukraine in February 2022.

In the meantime, the United States paused military aid to Ukraine, while top Trump officials confirmed Wednesday that an intelligence-sharing agreement with Ukraine was put on hold.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy could visit the United States in the coming days to finalize a deal with President Donald Trump to end the Russia–Ukraine war, Kyiv's national security chief Rustem Umerov said on Tuesday.

Rescue workers clear the rubble after a Russian strike in a residential neighborhood in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, April 24, 2025.

“In addition, we’ve set up a partnership with Ukraine that allows them to use £1.6 billion of UK export finance to buy 5,000 air defence missiles manufactured in Belfast, putting Ukraine in the strongest possible position for peace.”

New Zealand, which has also been contributing to plans for post-conflict support for Ukraine through the Coalition of the Willing, confirmed on April 23 that it would extend its support for Operation Interflex.

Making matters worse for Ukraine, Russia has launched a major counter-offensive in Kursk with the aim of expelling the invaders from Russian territory.

The Russian Defense Ministry is itself accusing Ukraine of breaking the cease-fire more than 1,000 times, destroying infrastructure, and killing civilians.

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy speaks to the press after a White House meeting on the Russia-Ukraine war on Aug. 18. (Video courtesy of Ukrainian Presidential Press Service)

Ukraine needs to know where the United States stands on its continued military support, Zelenskyy said.

On April 15, Zelenskyy reiterated Kyiv’s position, saying that Ukraine was a “sovereign state” and that “all territories belong to the state of Ukraine.”

Meanwhile, world leaders gathered in Kyiv to commemorate the third anniversary of the Russia–Ukraine war, a conflict that has claimed the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians alike.

Ukraine Expected to Be Hot Topic at NATO Summit The United States and its allies are planning to make several big announcements at the summit related to Ukraine.