Ukrainian president’s call comes after Putin launched bizarre rant against West amid ongoing US-brokered peace talks

A video of the attack on Novorossiysk with the Sub Sea Baby drone shows a calm port with several ships, before a massive explosion that kicks up water and debris.

Russia’s Defense Ministry said its forces shot down at least 287 Ukrainian drones overnight into Thursday morning.

Donald Trump said on Monday that “I think we're closer now than we have been, ever” towards an agreement on a peace deal for Ukraine. After two days of talks in Berlin, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky emerged flanked by his European allies with a framework for the security guarantees he says he needs to end the war.

Washington and Kyiv appear to have made notable shifts to secure progress, but big questions remain, not least whether Moscow will once again reject making concessions.

U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner will meet Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday, as Trump grows increasingly exasperated by delays.

Ukraine extended aerial attacks targeting Russia's energy infrastructure for a fifth day with a drone strike on an oil refinery in Krasnodar Krai.