As Ukraine and its allies absorbed the surprise from Donald Trump’s newly upbeat view of Kyiv’s prospects in its war against Russia’s invasion, there were signs of a familiar move by the US president — upping the pressure not on Russia but on Europe.

Moscow is suffering heavy losses on the battlefield, Mr Zelensky said. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has called on the European Union to use $160billion of frozen Russian assets for Ukraine’s benefit – particularly the continued supply of weapons – in a major policy U-turn by Berlin.

French President Emmanuel Macron spoke exclusively to RFI and its sister television France 24, Wednesday, about the twin challenges confronting Europe and the Middle East. Speaking on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York,

Romania is considering partnering with Ukraine to produce drones under a European Union-funded defense initiative, Reuters reported on Sept. 26. The plans come as Russian drones have repeatedly violated Romania's airspace.

Russian fighter jet incursions in Estonia and drones in Poland: How the war in Ukraine is already a European conflict - Romania became the latest Nato member to scramble fighter jets after a Russian d

Donald Trump's comments backing Kyiv to regain all of its territory from Russia have sparked a mixture of relief and suspicion that the U.S. president is ready to leave Europe more to its own devices in supporting Ukraine.