European leaders gather in Brussels to decide on using frozen Russian assets to finance Ukraine for the next two years.

Follow live updates from NBC News as Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at his annual year-end news conference on Ukraine, peace, war and Trump.

Ukraine has claimed to have broken through the first line of Russia’s defences in several locations and made gains in the Zaporizhzhia region. “There is an offensive in several directions and in certain areas. And in some places, in certain areas, this ...

Poland scrambled jets on Christmas morning after detecting a Russian reconnaissance aircraft flying close to Polish airspace. Moscow said they made an offer to Paris over a jailed French researcher. Follow DW for more.

Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky met troops near the town of Pokrovsk in Donetsk, where the frontline battle between Kyiv and Moscow has intensified in recent days. President Zelensky on Tuesday shared photos showing him meeting personnel at a command post ...

The White House has warned the US Congress that if they do not pass additional aid to Ukraine, which is due to run out by the end of the year, “the likelihood of Russian military victories will increase”. A proposed package of roughly $60 billion (£ ...

Ukraine launched a surprise counteroffensive inside Russia, putting Vladimir Putin's troops on the back foot on their home soil. Clashes erupted on Tuesday in the region bordering Ukraine's northeastern Sumy region. While anti-Kremlin militia groups have ...