Ukraine looks to jointly produce weapons with allies

Those plans come at what appears to be a key point in the all-out war launched by Moscow nearly 3½ years ago

A renewed Russian push to capture more Ukrainian land has put Ukraine`s short-handed defences under severe strain, and Russian missiles and drones are battering

US-led diplomatic efforts to find a peace settlement, meanwhile, have stalled

As Washington has distanced itself under US President Donald Trump from Ukraine`s war efforts, a bigger onus has fallen on European countries to pressure Russia

French President Emmanuel Macron and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday held their first direct telephone call in almost three years