France's president condemns the attack and announces talks in London on Monday with Ukrainian, British and German leaders.

Russian ‍forces took control of the villages of ‌Kucherivka in Ukraine’s ⁠northern Kharkiv region and ‌Rivne ​in ‍the eastern Donetsk region, the defence ⁠ministry said on ⁠Sunday.

The total combat losses of Russian troops since the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, from February 24, 2022, to December 7, 2025, amount to approximately 1,180,870 people, including 1,080 people over the past day.

Russian President Vladimir Putin says some proposals in a U.S. plan to end the war in Ukraine are unacceptable to the Kremlin.

Turkey is telling Russia, Ukraine, and all other parties to keep energy infrastructure out of their conflict and wants energy flows to continue uninterrupted, Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said after a series of attacks off Turkey's Black Sea coast.

Europe faces “crunch time” on the war in Ukraine, a former European president said, as it battles internal division, Russian threats and U.S. hostility.

U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff is meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss a peace plan that Washington hopes can end the nearly four-year war in Ukraine.