President Donald Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff will travel to Moscow next week with other senior U.S. officials for talks with Russian leaders about a possible peace plan for Ukraine, the Kremlin said on Wednesday.

The chairman of Russia's State Duma Defence Committee has issued Europe a chilling warning over the Ukraine war.

President Donald Trump's efforts to broker an end to the Russia-Ukraine war closely mirrors the tactics he used to end two years of fighting between Israel and Hamas: bold terms that favor one side, deadlines for the combatants and vague outlines for what comes next.

Trump and Putin held their call two days later, at Russia’s request, and the US president described the two-and-a-half-hour-long conversation as “very productive.” Afterward, he announced plans to meet with the Russian leader in Budapest, a summit that is yet to take place, and also mentioned that Putin had congratulated him on the Gaza deal.

The Kremlin has expressed fury after a transcript of a phone call leaked showing a Moscow aide agree that Putin would flatter Trump in a bid to reach a Ukraine peace deal.

The total combat losses of Russian troops from February 24, 2022, to November 24, 2025, in the war against Ukraine amount to about 1,166,450 servicemen, including 1,190 personnel over the past day. — Ukrinform.

Ukraine has destroyed a number of key Russian military targets in devastating air attacks over the past 24 hours. Despite facing intense Russian pressure, Kyiv's military continues to fight back strongly.

Russian forces staged a mass drone attack on the southeastern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia late on Tuesday, triggering fires, injuring 19 people and badly damaging buildings and vehicles, the regional governor said.