President Donald Trump is considering sending Ukraine the Tomahawk cruise missile platform for use in its war with Russia.

Workers install anti-drone netting on the roads in Druzhkivka, Ukraine, on March 2, 2026.

Hungary and Slovakia have been cut off from shipments of Russian oil since Jan. 27, when Ukraine said that pipeline equipment on the Druzhba line was damaged by a Russian strike in western Ukraine.

"In my view, the Russian side is shaping the atmosphere in its dialogue with the Americans around this very idea: That Ukraine should withdraw from Donbas, the United States will then provide the security guarantees Ukraine is seeking, and Russia will

“We do not provide weapons to Russia; we only provide weapons to Ukraine. We do not impose sanctions on Ukraine; we only impose sanctions on Russia, so we have clearly taken a side.”

In addition to trade, the war in Ukraine is expected to be on Macron's agenda. Before departing for Beijing, Macron reaffirmed France's long-standing support for Ukraine after hosting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Paris on Dec. 1.

Peace Discussions Ottawa’s latest announcement on support for Ukraine comes as U.S. President Donald Trump is continuing to push for an end to the war between Ukraine and Russia.

A Ukrainian soldier operates a French-made CAESAR 155mm self-propelled howitzer on the frontline near Pokrovsk, Ukraine, on February 9, 2025.

On Jan. 24, Russian state news agency TASS reported attacks targeting Belgorod, which is near the Russia–Ukraine border.

China is helping Russia target sites in Ukraine for missile strikes, a senior intelligence official told Ukraine state media on Saturday, Oct. 4. 

Ukraine has been attacking Russian oil refineries for months, using long-range aerial drones to strike far behind the front lines of Moscow's full-scale war against Ukraine. The strikes on the tankers represent a different kind of attack.

President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Switzerland on Thursday, saying he is confident that an agreement to put an end to Russia’s war in Ukraine is forthcoming.

Russian Missile Upgrades Outpace Defenses Ukraine has been increasingly struggling to defend against enhanced Russian missile tactics.

I think if Ukraine can make a deal, it's a good thing. I think it's great for both. Frankly, I think it's great for both," he said. "But Ukraine is much smaller. It has a much smaller group of people.

Carney also commented on the situation in present day Ukraine with the Russian invasion, saying to the people of Ukraine, “We stand with you – now and always.” The Canadian Press contributed to this report.

"We sincerely thank the citizens of Ukraine for their principled stance and active support. It is thanks to their civic engagement that anti-corruption reform in Ukraine became possible," the agencies said in a statement.

For one, Moscow demands that Kyiv withdraw all its forces from four regions of Ukraine that Russia partially occupied—and claims to have annexed—in 2022. It also demands guarantees that Ukraine will never join the Western NATO alliance.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday that Moscow will announce the next round of direct talks between Russia and Ukraine in the near future.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will reach its third anniversary in February.

His comments come a day after he confirmed that Ukraine is now free to strike military targets deep inside Russia using Western-supplied weapons.

Prime Minister Mark Carney is joining European leaders in condemning Russia's use of a powerful hypersonic missile on Ukraine as an escalation.

European Union defense ministers met on June 8 to discuss, among other matters, continuing support for Ukraine—particularly mobilizing European Peace Facility funds dedicated to military support for Ukraine.

Other conditions include granting Ukraine “robust and legally binding security guarantees” once a ceasefire is in force, keeping Russian assets immobilized until the war ends and Russia compensates Ukraine for war-related damages, and ensuring that European

The UK and France on Jan. 6 signed a letter of intent to send troops to Ukraine in the event a peace deal is reached.

The European Union renewed its warnings to Kyiv that it must continue to fight corruption in Ukraine if it is to realize its hopes of joining the bloc, following a huge graft scandal in the nation's energy sector on Nov. 13.

Additionally, Carney said Canada can provide Ukraine with “logistics, surveillance, and cyber” support. The prime minister also said Canada will seek to expand weapons production through joint ventures with Ukraine.

Freeland stepped down from her duties as the minister of transport and internal trade in September to serve as Carney's special envoy for Ukraine.

In response, Russia confirmed on July 18 that there will be a third round of negotiations with Ukraine.

Prime Minister Mark Carney has pledged an extra $2 billion in military assistance to Ukraine for this fiscal year to coincide with the fourth anniversary of Russia's invasion of the country.

Ukraine says it has been working to fix the damage as fast as it can.