Uncertainty meanwhile remains whether Kyiv diplomats will attend a new round of peace talks proposed by Moscow for early next week in Istanbul.

A bipartisan pair of US senators met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv on Friday and urged stronger sanctions against Russia, while uncertainty swirls over whether the next round of peace talks will move ahead in the coming days.

Credit ratings agency Moody's affirmed Ukraine's 'Ca' rating on Friday, citing the long-lasting impact of the war with Russia on its economy and finances, as well as uncertainties over peace negotiations with Moscow.

Poland is set to hold a presidential runoff election on Sunday between two candidates offering starkly different visions for the country’s future. The winner will succeed President Andrzej Duda, a conservative who is finishing his second and final term.

Russia dramatically intensified missile and drone attacks across Ukraine this month in an effort to sap Ukrainians’ morale – but it is also stepping up ground attacks in many areas along the long frontline,

China on Saturday criticised as a "double standard" attempts to link the defence of Ukraine with the need to protect Taiwan from a Chinese invasion - a thinly veiled reference to a speech by French Emmanuel Macron in Singapore on Friday night.

Would U.S. companies go back to Russia if there’s a peace deal over Ukraine? President Donald Trump and Russia’s Vladimir Putin have raised that possibility.

Christiane Amanpour speaks to Fiona Hill, former National Security Council Senior Director for Russian Affairs.

Ukraine has refused to participate in the IESF WEC 2025 esports tournament in Dota 2, Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (women) and PUBG Mobile. Source: Champion, a sports news platform within Ukrainska Pravda's holding company;