France and the U.K. are discussing sending soldiers as part of a plan to end hostilities, according to a British newspaper.

Ukrainian women living in Poland and other countries in the EU have joined Warsaw's Ukrainian Legion for the first time.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer arrived in Ukraine Thursday with a pledge to help guarantee the country’s security for a century, days before Donald Trump is sworn in as US president.

Solovyov proposed a land corridor through NATO countries, likening it to Trump's call to acquire Greenland for U.S. security.

The British prime minister’s visit to Kyiv, his first since taking office in July, caps a week of hurried diplomatic activity by Ukraine’s NATO allies, keen to prove their commitment as uncertainty hangs over the incoming Trump administration.

Nato warplanes were scrambled overnight because of a major Russian missile and drone attack on Ukraine’s critical infrastructure.

NATO jets were scrambled on Wednesday morning following a Russian attack near Ukraine’s border with Poland. Vladimir Putin’s forces launched a brutal attack on Ukraine’s energy sector this morning, as the Kremlin continues its efforts to cripple the country’s infrastructure.

The meeting of the defence ministers from the EU's largest countries together with the deputy defence minister of Great Britain comes as Poland begins its rotating presidency of the EU and as Europe braces for the unpredictability of a new Donald Trump presidency.

Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban has been a vocal critic of the U.S.-led West’s support for Ukraine. In his statements, Orban rejected EU sanctions on Russia, calling for their removal and a shift towards a sanctions-free relationship.

TEL AVIV, January 19. /TASS/. The agreement on the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the release of Israeli hostages kept there is expected to come into force at 08:30 a.m. local time (06:30 a.m. GMT). Israeli authorities are preparing to receive the first group of hostages held by Palestinian radicals for more than a year.