President-elect Donald Trump announced plans for a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Kremlin welcomed Trump's overtures, with spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirming Putin’s willingness to engage in talks.

Ukrainian soldiers have said there is "little you can do" when the terrifying weapons - which use low-budget material - come flying towards you.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov welcomed what he said was Donald Trump’s “readiness to solve problems through dialogue.” The last U.S.-Russian summit was in 2021.

A spokesperson for Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the possibility of in-person talks during a Friday conference call.

Donald Trump said talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin were in the works and while the president-elect provided no timeline, he stressed that his preference would be for after his Jan. 20 inauguration.

Thousands of protesters in the Slovak capital held banners and chanted slogans on Friday accusing Prime Minister Robert Fico of dragging the country towards Russia after he met President Vladimir Putin last month amid a gas dispute with Ukraine.

The Cabinet minister also suggested that Donald Trump’s timetable for a peace deal was slipping towards Easter

But we'll be back tomorrow with more updates on the war in Ukraine. Here are the key lines from today: Outgoing US defence secretary Lloyd Austin announced a $500m (£407m) aid package for Ukraine ...

Donald Trump has revealed that a meeting is being arranged between himself and Russian President Vladimir Putin. The incoming US president gave no timeline for when the head-to-head might take place but has previously promised to end the war in Ukraine ‘in 24 hours’.

The operation in Russia’s Kursk region was a measure to prevent the occupation of northern Ukraine by the Russian forces and is not an act of "claiming" Russian territory. — Ukrinform.