"We also agreed to work closely with key allies on achieving peace and developing effective security guarantees," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy added.

President-elect Donald Trump has criticized the cost of the war for US taxpayers through major military aid packages for Ukraine, and vowed to bring the conflict to a swift end.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he has held further discussions with French President Emmanuel Macron about the possibility of Western troops deploying in Ukraine to safeguard any peace deal ending the nearly three-year war with Russia.

After a battle in Russia's snowy western region of Kursk this week, Ukrainian special forces scoured the bodies of more than a dozen slain North Korean enemy soldiers. Among them, they found one still alive.

North Korean soldiers fighting in Russia's Kursk region against Ukraine have begun resorting to drastic measures to avoid capture, including "finishing off" fellow soldiers and suicide by grenade.

North Korean soldiers deployed to Ukraine as part of Russia’s war effort have spoken publicly for the first time, revealing confusion, fear, and a sense of abandonment in a conflict they barely understand.

German defense minister Boris Pistorius arrived in Kyiv on a surprise visit amid rising uncertainty with growing splits in Europe over Ukraine as the coalition he represents stares down the barrel of defeat in elections.

German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius arrived in Kyiv on Tuesday for talks with the Ukrainian government to discuss further aid and assess the military situation, the DPA news agency reported. "It is important for me to show with this trip that we continue to actively support Ukraine,

German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius arrived in Kyiv on Tuesday on a visit intended to send a clear signal of Europe's support ahead of the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, who has pushed for swift talks to end the Ukraine war.