President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called Vladimir Putin “patient zero”, spreading the idea of war around the globe. He urged countries to ramp up sanctions on Russia and strengthen Ukraine’s air defence.

Zelenskyy has said Ukraine recently transferred two North Korean prisoners of war to South Korea and accused Russia of recruiting citizens from 47 countries.

Ukraine and Finland have signed a defence cooperation agreement covering drone technology, joint production, research and technology exchange.

The EU is preparing sanctions against 77 candidates who stood in Russia’s 2026 State Duma elections in temporarily occupied Ukrainian territories.

As the secretary general, António Guterres, prepares to step down, the general assembly is highlighting the scale of the organisation’s challenges The United Nations was created, its charter states , to “save succeeding generations from the scourge of war”. Donald Trump used his address to th

Sergei Lavrov has claimed Russia is ready for negotiations with Ukraine but said it will not suspend military operations while talks are under way.

Fifty countries and the EU have issued a joint UN statement calling on Russia to agree to an immediate ceasefire; the United States did not sign it.

Marco Rubio has said the US has invited Vladimir Putin to the G20 summit in Miami this December and hopes he will attend and meet world leaders.

EU ministers will approve a €3 billion tranche for Ukraine under the Ukraine Facility, tied to reforms in banking, energy and rail sectors.

Marco Rubio has said the US will try to secure a limited energy ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia, despite both sides targeting energy infrastructure.

Colonel Serhii Shatalov, 33, commander of the 37th Marine Brigade, has been appointed to lead the 30th Marine Corps of the Ukrainian Navy.

Internet services have been disrupted for around 100,000 households in Kyiv and Kyiv Oblast following a Russian attack.