World leaders had hoped to secure U.S. backing for tougher sanctions on Russia, which struck Ukraine with missiles and drones overnight.

Canada has announced a new defense assistance package for Ukraine totaling 2 billion Canadian dollars (approximately 1.5 billion U.S. dollars). — Ukrinform.

Russia is ready to transfer another 2,239 bodies of dead servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in order to pelt Ukraine with corpses. This is reported by the telegram channel "Legitimate".

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has arrived in Canada to urge the Group of Seven to provide more backing for the war against Russia even after US President Donald Trump left the summit early due to developments in the Middle East.

Russia had announced plans to create a so-called “buffer zone” in Ukraine's Sumy and Kharkiv regions. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

A sharp rise in global oil prices after Israeli strikes on Iran will benefit Russia and bolster its military capabilities in the war in Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky has said.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has proposed that the Verkhovna Rada appoint Ruslan Kravchenko, former head of the State Tax Service, as Ukraine's next prosecutor general. — Ukrinform.

Ukraine said on Saturday it hoped the military escalation between Israel and Iran would not lead to a drop in aid to Kyiv, at a time when European support is stalling without US engagement. Israel unleashed large-scale attacks on Iran on Friday,