Zelenskyy said in an evening address it's "still too early to draw conclusions."

US President Donald Trump claimed his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin agreed to a week-long pause in attacks on major Ukrainian cities, including the capital, Kyiv, as the country grapples with plummeting winter temperatures.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the future of Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region will be a key focus as negotiators from Ukraine, Russia and the United States meet in Abu Dhabi on Friday for talks to end Russia’s nearly four-year full scale invasion

A new CSIS report warns Russia-Ukraine war casualties could reach 2 million by spring 2026, with Russia reportedly suffering 1.2 million casualties so far.

By Olena Harmash KYIV, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Russia has agreed to a request from U.S. President Donald Trump to halt airstrikes on Kyiv until February 1 amid harsh winter temperatures, and Ukraine said it was ready to reciprocate as Washington pushes for a diplomatic solution to end the war.

The three-way talks come hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the settlement in Ukraine with U.S. President Donald Trump’s envoys during marathon overnight talks. The Kremlin insisted that to reach a peace deal, Kyiv must withdraw its troops from the areas in the east that Russia illegally annexed but never fully captured.

Despite claims of success in Ukraine, new CSIS data shows that Russia is paying an extraordinary price for minimal gains, with over 1.2 million casualties. Russia is also in decline as a major economic power with slow growth,

Talks between envoys from Ukraine, Russia and the United States in recent days in Abu Dhabi were constructive and another round is planned for next week.

Ukrainian forces have suffered repeated setbacks in the Sumy region, with Russian troops claiming to have repelled multiple counterattacks. According to Russian security sources, assault units from Ukraine’s 71st Airmobile Brigade and 47th Mechanized Brigade were detected early and struck,