Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó, suspected of pro-Russian sympathies, is demanding that the European Union stop providing financial assistance to Ukraine following the corruption scandal involving theft at Energoatom (Ukraine's state nuclear operator),

US: BOTH US President Donald Trump and his special envoy, Steve Witkoff, have noted “progress” in finding a negotiated solution, amid a worsening situation on the ground for Kiev’s forces. The US president has long pledged to mediate an end to the Ukraine conflict and has repeatedly voiced frustration,

The West is downplaying the Ukrainian graft scandal because it still needs Vladimir Zelensky to remain in power, Arnaud Develay believes Read

Russia fired a large-scale barrage of drones and missiles at Ukraine early Friday, damaging apartment buildings in Kyiv, Odesa and Kharkiv. It comes as Russia has been making incremental gains on the ground in recent weeks,