Russia has tried to get concessions from Ukraine for this region but this would mean Kyiv giving up its Fortress Belt, the fortified defensive line which is the backbone of Ukraine’s defenses and Zelensky’s comments reiterated this as a non-starter.

Two women from different nations, Melania Trump and Olena Zelenska, champion the fight against Russia's billion-dollar plot targeting Ukrainian children.

The Nebraska Republican criticized the president for "trashing Europe" while favoring Russia in comments to NBC News.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has claimed the U.S. agrees with the Kremlin that Ukraine should hand over control of land where ethnic Russians live to Moscow. “It is good that the Americans have understood this,” Lavrov told Russian television in a new interview published Tuesday, originally in Russian.

President Trump said in an interview Monday that Ukraine should hold new elections despite its ongoing war with Russia, warning that Kyiv would soon reach a point “where it’s not a

Zelensky has responded to the mounting pressure, reiterating that Ukraine will not concede land to its “aggressor.”

He wants to be known as a peacemaker, but some of the many conflicts he claims to have resolved stubbornly refuse to stop.

The Senate passed the annual defense policy bill, sending it to President Donald Trump’s desk for his signature.