Russia has pounded four Ukrainian cities, injuring at least 15 people in an attack that mostly targeted energy infrastructure, officials said.

Russian president Vladimir Putin does not want to attack Ukraine when Americans are here because of the fear of the United States, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says in an interview with Newsmax.

U.S. President Donald Trump repeatedly said during his campaign he would be able to end the war between Russia and Ukraine “in 24 hours” upon taking office.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met U.S. special envoy to Ukraine Keith Kellogg on Monday in the capital Kyiv, where they discussed boosting Ukraine's air defenses and Kyiv buying weapons with European help.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting with teams from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Office of the President. The main topics, according to the head of state, were the establishment of a Special Tribunal for Russia and new assignments for Ukrainian ambassadors.

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has met with Pope Leo XIV and thanked him for the Vatican’s efforts to help return children taken by Russia during the war.

The first lady became an unexpected hero in Ukraine after Trump revealed she convinced him Putin’s peace talks were not in good faith.