Finnish president dismantles the idea Russia is winning war in Ukraine: ‘Utter strategic failure’ - Alexander Stubb says the war has caused Nato to expand and European countries to increase their defe

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy blasted his European allies Thursday for what he portrayed as the continent’s slow, fragmented and inadequate response to Russia’s invasion nearly four years ago and its continued international aggression.

US President Donald Trump will meet Volodymyr Zelensky at Davos on Thursday, after his envoy Steve Witkoff expressed optimism about finalising a deal to end the war in Ukraine.

Russia told the US this week that Putin was open to holding parallel talks with Ukraine, with mediators shuttling between delegations, according to a person familiar with the matter. But Moscow did not say it would agree to tripartite talks.

"It is the use of nuclear risk as a tool of coercion," Ukraine's foreign minister said.

Russia says it used its new Oreshnik hypersonic missile and other weapons in a massive strike on Ukraine​. Ukrainian President Zelenskyy says a drone hit the Qatar embassy.

KYIV, Ukraine -- Russia launched a second major drone and missile bombardment of Ukraine in four days, officials said Tuesday, aiming again at the power grid and apparently snubbing U.S.-led peace efforts as the war approaches the four-year mark.

This is Kateryna Hodunova reporting from Kyiv on day 1,428 of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Today's top story: Ukrainian law enforcement agencies have detained an officer from a military unit in Sumy Oblast on suspicion of abusing and torturing subordinates,