A dozen leaders from Europe and Canada visited Ukraine's capital Monday to mark three years since Russia's invasion, in a show of continued support from some of Kyiv's most important backers.

Fresh possibilities have emerged for President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia with a change of power in Washington.

Here is the situation on Monday, February 24, the third anniversary of the start of the war: The Russian Ministry of Defence said its forces seized eastern Ukraine’s Ulakly and Novoandriivka in the Donetsk region.

As US President Donald Trump has pulled the rug under the feet of Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin is preparing to declare victory on the third anniversary of his invasion of Ukraine

In his speech, Fico began by praising Donald Trump for the “energy” with which he approached peace talks, calling it “admirable.” He also commended Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, agreeing that the war in Ukraine “must be stopped.

President Trump’s high-speed effort to end the war in Ukraine is on a collision course with Russia’s negotiating tactics and President Vladimir Putin’s goals in the conflict. After the first meeting in years between U.

U.S. and Russian officials will meet again within two weeks to discuss ending the war in Ukraine after reestablishing diplomatic relations this week, Russia says.