Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy announces first formal reconstruction meeting with Trump officials to discuss Ukraine's post-war recovery efforts.

U.S. President Donald Trump's plan for peace in Ukraine includes proposals to restore Russian energy flows to Europe, major U.S. investment in Russian rare earths and energy, and tapping frozen Russian sovereign assets,

Imports dipped after the invasion, and Europe placed sanctions on a number of executives at Russian fertiliser companies. But it soon made clear that the companies themselves, and the commodities they sell,

ROME (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has reaffimed his firm refusal to cede any territory, resisting U.S. pressure for a painful compromise with Russia as he continued to rally European support for Ukraine.

European leaders are increasingly confident they will reach a deal to use frozen Russian assets before the end of the year following talks in London, even as a gulf remains between Europe and the US on providing security guarantees for Kyiv.

Officials are accusing Russia of smaller-scale assaults. President Vladimir V. Putin sought to turn the tables, saying that if Europe were to start a war, Russia is ready.

Putin also claimed that Zelensky’s European allies have pushed for demands that are “absolutely unacceptable."

As concerns grow that Russia, which invaded Ukraine, may target other European countries, the Financial Times, FT, recently reported that Ireland, an island nation, is being identified as a potential "weak point" Russia could exploit.

More detailed, recent assessments of Russian sabotage actions in Europe, another official says, are increasingly being considered in the light of a Nato 2023 Joint Threat Assessment — a classified report shared among the alliances’ defence chiefs — that Russia was gearing its military and economy for a possible hot war with Europe by 2029.