A shortage of infantry troops and supply routes under Russian drone attacks have dealt a blow to Ukrainian forces around the strategic eastern city of Pokrovsk.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that excluding his country from talks between the U.S. and Russia about the war in Ukraine would be “very dangerous.”

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said excluding his country from talks between the US and Russia about the war there would be “very dangerous.” He’s also asked for more discussions between Kyiv and Washington to develop a plan for a ceasefire.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says excluding his country from talks between the U.S. and Russia about the war in Ukraine would be "very dangerous."

Trump's Ukraine envoy said Sunday that both Kyiv and Moscow would have to make concessions if they are to successfully negotiate a solution to the ongoing war.

Trump did not say who from his administration has been in contact with the Russians but insisted the two sides were “already talking.”