Biden, Scholz won't recognize Russian territorial gains in Ukraine.

The process should happen without coercion, the Foreign Minister said.

The Luxembourg-based Court of Justice of the EU has thrown out Orban's attempt to block military aid for Ukraine as "it does not fall within the jurisdiction" of the court.

In Kyiv's Darnytskyi district, six people were injured after a Russian morning strike hit a 24-story residential building, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Sept. 9.

The figure includes 1,480 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.

Ukrainian drones struck an oil terminal in the southern Russian city of Novorossiysk overnight on Sept. 9, monitoring channels reported.

The attack has killed at least three people and injured 16 others, according to local officials. The strike signals a definitive end to Kyiv's brief respite while hosting U.S. envoys.

In a separate message, Vladimir Putin pledged continued close cooperation with Pyongyang under their "comprehensive strategic partnership."

Zelensky and other international leaders are expected to attend the funeral ceremony in Oslo on Sept. 9.

The defense minister cautioned that the contracted missiles would take time to arrive.

Ukraine relies on the American-made Patriot PAC-3 air defense system for its defense against Russian ballistic missiles.

Spanish F/A-18 fighter jets, deployed as part of a NATO air-policing mission, were scrambled.

Ukraine's EU membership could lead to "another Wirtschaftswunder ('economic miracle') in Europe," provided the country delivers on reforms, said EU enlargement chief Marta Kos.