Ukrainian President Zelenskyy is prepared to negotiate land swaps with Russia, contingent on US involvement. He stressed the necessity of American security guarantees and proposed lucrative reconstruction projects to US businesses.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has confirmed a new Ukrainian offensive in Russia’s Kursk region and said that North Korean troops are fighting alongside Russian forces there.

The Institute for the Study of War (ISW), a Washington-based think tank tracking the frontline between Russia and Ukraine, said there was geolocated footage showing Ukrainian forces had advanced towards the villages of Makhnovka and Cherkasskaya Konopelka, both of which are southeast of Sudzha, the main city controlled by Kyiv’s troops.

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy paid tribute to the country’s "warriors" in the Kursk operation in an address Thursday marking the six-month anniversary of the operation in Russia.