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Asserting that Europe must do the heavy lifting in Ukraine, Keir Starmer said, “Not every nation will feel able to contribute, but that can’t mean that we sit back. Instead, those willing will intensify planning now with real urgency."

Zelenskyy expressed regret over the heated argument with Trump. However, on being asked if he would apologise to the US President, he said that he did not believe that an apology was necessary.

Marco Rubio's remarks followed Zelenskyy's verbal clash with US President Donald Trump and Vice President Vance at the White House on Friday.

Donald Trump stated that the deal gives Ukraine the right to continue fighting along with $350 billion and 'a lot of equipment'. He also emphasised that the financial and military aid provided by the US is crucial to Ukraine's survival in the war.

In a rare but pivotal high-level meeting since the Russia-Ukraine war started in 2022, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met the Russian Foreign Minister in Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh. It is interesting to note that even though Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was also in Saudi Arabia, he was not a part of this meeting.

A phone conversation between and Victoria Nuland and Geoffrey Pyatt disclosed the scale of US interference in Ukraine.

The Ukrainian Air Force reported an attack by Russian forces, involving 103 Shahed drones and other unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), launched from multiple locations including Bryansk, Millerovo, and Berdyansk.

Several explosives-laden drones hit residential buildings in Russia's Kazan, setting fire to the buildings. The attack was an eerie reminder of 9/11 attacks in New York when hijacked planes crashed into the twin towers of World Trade Centre.

Oreshnik missile can carry "dozens of homing warheads," reaching temperatures of 4,000 degrees Celsius.

The statement from the Kremlin added that if missiles provided by the US are fired deep into Russia following Joe Biden's decision, Moscow will view the attack as not from Ukraine, but from the US itself.