Russian attack on Ukraine leaves 25 dead
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President Donald Trump is developing a new multi-point peace plan for Russia-Ukraine. Follow Newsweek's live coverage.
Trump's dispatch of the Army's top official to Ukraine was cast by the administration as a fresh approach to ending the conflict.
The administration is renewing efforts to end the war, pitching a revised ceasefire proposal and giving a top military official an unusual diplomatic assignment.
"It’s very easy to draw the wrong conclusions from the war in Ukraine," Drummond said, referring to slow progress on the front line, adding that a future conflict with a reconstituted Russian armed forces would be "fast paced" with a greater use of air power in the opening weeks.
Closer to the frontline, schedules were changed and some trains cancelled as strikes have become more regular. In the northern border region of Sumy, the railway company announced on November 13 that it would reduce the number of trains departing from the town of Konotop while adding more carriages to the remaining trains.
In a special episode of BBC Ukrainecast, Newsround has been putting your questions to the experts to find out more about how the war in Ukraine has impacted families and children.
Ukraine said it had successfully struck targets in Russia using U.S.-supplied ATACMS missiles, ending a months-long absence of the powerful weapon from the battlefield. In a statement shared on Facebook, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine called it "an iconic event that emphasizes Ukraine's unwavering devotion to its sovereignty."
Pressure is mounting on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to take stronger action to show accountability in the face of a corruption scandal presenting the greatest threat to his government since Russia’s full-scale invasion.