Ukraine's leader says partners sending ground troops would help "force Russia into peace," as America's European allies ponder Trump's next move.

Ukraine received its first 3 billion euro ($3.09 billion) tranche of the European Union's portion of a loan agreed by the Group of Seven members and backed by the earnings from frozen Russian sovereign assets,

The White House seized a rare chance to undermine Russia and build up regional allies as it built a coalition to support the Ukrainians.

The Biden administration has announced the final tranche of military aid it will send to Ukraine, amounting to about $500 million.

More than 850 tonnes (850,000kg) of donated humanitarian aid has been sent to Ukraine by a Lancashire charity since the the Russian invasion. Chorley-based International Aid Trust, said it had sent more than 30 emergency vehicles to the country since February 2022, as well as lorries full of clothes, food, medical supplies and generators.

If Ukraine falls, it will be hard to spin as anything but a debacle for the United States, and for its president.

The U.S. is set to provide Ukraine an additional $500 million in weapons quickly pulled from its existing stockpiles as the Biden administration works to get Kyiv in a stronger negotiating position before President-elect Donald Trump takes office.

The historic first marks a milestone in Washington’s bid to replace Russia as Europe’s top source of natural gas.

Kyiv pays close attention to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s statements about a possible meeting with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, but the main focus is on the U.S.-Ukraine summit preparations after the inauguration in Washington,

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