Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin ‘is being misled by his own generals’ as Zelensky warns he could strike again - Putin believes his forces can achieve his goals despite Russia’s battlefield performance steadily declining in 2026,

"Russia attacked us by lots of ballistic missiles on our energy infrastructure, water supply, schools," he said.

The plea to Donald Trump from Volodymyr Zelensky comes as he seeks to boost Ukraine's protection from Russian ballistic missiles

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday that he’s being “very persistent” in pressing the United States to provide his country with more Patriot air defense missiles that can counter devastating Russian ballistic missile attacks.

Four principles are at stake — and together they make a compelling case for sustained U.S. support.

As for the Ukrainian government, declaring victory will require more than the cessation of hostilities. The invading country must be left “much weaker,” so that it can’t re-arm as it did after its 2014 invasion of Crimea, Aloian said.

The U.S. government should respond positively to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's request for more air defence missiles to shield Ukraine's capital from a threatened escalation

Kyiv has said that the US is seeking the transfer of technology and access to intellectual property rights from Ukraine as part of a drone deal that is awaiting approval at the highest political level,

Ukraine is proving it holds more “cards” than some assumed, thwarting Russia’s battlefield advances while pounding its infrastructure. Vladimir Putin is visibly under stress to end the war. Yet Moscow is still demanding peace terms far exceeding its military leverage.

Zelenskyy is seeking to legalize private military firms in Ukraine, potentially giving the country's some 900,000 troops postwar career opportunities.

Foundation Future Industries, a start-up backed by Eric Trump, the son of U.S. President Donald Trump, is testing its autonomous humanoid robots in Ukraine for military and industrial work and plans to send improved Phantom 2 models to the country.