"I want to be the Defence Secretary who deploys British troops to Ukraine—because this will mean that this war is finally over. It will mean we have negotiated peace in Ukraine. And a secure Europe needs a strong, sovereign Ukraine," he said.

However, Russia said Tuesday its stance on negotiations would toughen after it accused Ukraine of launching a massive drone strike Monday on one of Putin’s residential addresses.

Since February 2022, Canada has committed nearly $22 billion in support to Ukraine, including more than $6.5 billion in military assistance.

“We want, like you, a sovereign and prosperous Ukraine. But we must start by recognizing that returning to Ukraine’s pre-2014 borders is an unrealistic objective,” Hegseth said. Hegseth also opposed talk of Ukraine joining the NATO alliance.

“Russia launched this attack on Kyiv, and likewise, Ukraine recently dealt a blow to Russia's oil refineries,” Leavitt said.

The vice president's remarks come as the United States continues to hold talks separately with representatives from Russia and Ukraine.

Belgium laid out a trio of demands on Oct. 23 that need to be met before immobilized Russian assets can be used to provide a 140 billion euro ($163 billion) loan to Ukraine.

Medinsky said on Telegram that Russia had transferred the bodies of 1,000 Ukrainian soldiers to Kyiv, while Ukraine returned the remains of 26 Russian servicemen.

That is why we do not need guarantors who do not help Ukraine and did not help Ukraine at a time when we really needed it after February 24, [2022].”

It follows Australian man Oscar Jenkins being captured by Russian forces after fighting in Ukraine.

“The leaders also commended President Trump’s commitment to providing security guarantees to Ukraine, in which the Coalition of the Willing will play a vital role through the Multinational Force Ukraine, among other measures,” the statement read.

-led effort to bring Russia and Ukraine into peace talks.

The plan consists of 10 points and comes in the wake of one of the worst corruption scandals to hit Ukraine in years. The agreement was reached during an informal meeting of EU ministers and Ukrainian representatives in Lviv, Ukraine.

He served our country with honour and distinction around the world in the cause of freedom and democracy, including as part of the small number of British personnel in Ukraine.”

A growing body of intelligence and investigative reports indicates that China has become one of Russia’s most important enablers in the war against Ukraine.

“A lot of what we have to discuss… are things that are very important for unity between Europe and Ukraine, and also unity between Europe and Ukraine and the United States.

Of the donation, $50 million will be spent on the Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List (PURL), a NATO initiative to supply military equipment to Ukraine.

In Vilnius, Zelenskyy indicated that Ukraine hadn't moved from the position that Ukraine's territorial integrity should be upheld.

It will be the seventh such meeting of the group, which was formed in 2022 in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Not between Russia and Ukraine, but with [Trump's] own country," Medvedev said. In recent months, during talks, Russia hasn't accepted any cease-fire deals with the United States while ramping up long-range strikes on Ukraine.

Further, the plan states Ukraine will receive security guarantees, but will also have to cap the size of its military force.

Kyiv says Russia has launched about 57,000 Shahed-type drones at Ukraine since February 2022. A man walks past an Iranian drone Shahed 136 (Geranium-2) at a new open-air exhibition of destroyed Russian equipment in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Oct. 27, 2025.

We believe that it is possible with Russia and Ukraine.”

The alleged instruction from Tymoshenko directed the lawmaker to support dismissing several senior officials, including Vasyl Malyuk, head of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal, and Digital Transformation Minister Mykhailo

Russia said on Jan. 8 that it would view any Western troops deployed in Ukraine as legitimate targets.

When asked whether he would set a time frame on the Russia–Ukraine peace plan, Trump said, "I don't do deadlines."

Hours later, the White House confirmed that it is pausing and reviewing U.S. aid to Ukraine.

The aim of the meeting is to further combine efforts among the United States, Ukraine, European allies, and Canada to support Ukraine and outline a strategy for achieving a ceasefire as Russia's invasion nears the four-year mark, according to a Jan. 2

Zelenskyy is expected to attend with the war in Ukraine one of the focuses.

Germany said it is in talks on buying Patriot air defense systems for Ukraine to bridge the gap.