Describing the plan, which was first floated in December, as a "bundle of documents," President Volodymyr Zelensky said he expects progress to be made in the future.
This is Yuliia Taradiuk and Polina Moroziuk reporting from Kyiv on day 1,434 of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Today's top story: Russian drones struck a passenger train in Kharkiv Oblast on Jan. 27, hitting a locomotive and passenger car and causing a fire, Ukrainian officials said. At least three people were killed, and two others were injured in the attack, the Kharkiv Oblast Prosecutor's Office reported later in the evening. According to Ukrzaliznitsia and regional officials, t
"These are different people... the conversations were very focused," Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said.
U.S. President Donald Trump's unveiling of his new "Board of Peace" drew a divided response from the international community. Most of Europe — including Ukraine — was absent from the signing ceremony in Davos, which featured mainly Middle Eastern leaders and Trump's ideological allies, such as Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban or Argentinian President Javier Milei. Despite seeking Trump's favor in peace talks with Russia, Kyiv remains reluctant to join as long as the war lasts. The reason
As an additional incentive, the U.S. has reportedly offered Ukraine more weapons to equip its army in the post-war period.
A Russian attack on Kyiv overnight on Jan. 24 damaged buildings at the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, a centuries-old monastery complex that holds some of Ukraine's most revered shrines and relics. Site officials said it was the first time since World War II that military action had damaged the Lavra. "What happened this time was a direct threat," said Maksym Ostapenko, the site's director general. "The explosion occurred very close to the Lavra. The shockwave affected the structure itself, not just wind
Odesa was the hardest hit among Ukrainian cities overnight.
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In what is potentially the world's most expensive parking ticket, a Russian-registered Antonov An-124 has remained locked in a frozen embrace with the tarmac at Toronto Pearson Airport. Stranded for almost four years, the aircraft has racked up over $1.5 million Canadian dollars ($1.1 million) in parking fees. Parked so long, in fact, that it has found its way onto the infrequently updated satellite views of the airport in both Apple Maps and Google Maps. But for an international community tha
