The Latest Breaking News from Kyiv

Antony Blinken, US secretary of state, announces additional security assistance ; Moscow says talks in Malta without its presence will be ‘counterproductive’

As the war enters its 609th day, these are the main developments.

The Black Sea, which Ukraine needs to export its grain, has been a key battleground in the ongoing war.

Kyiv says Western weapons have ‘proven and continue to prove their effectiveness on the battlefield’

Swedish minister said the damage to a telecommunications cable earlier in October was through external ‘tampering’

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Friday that Kyiv's forces had repelled a new Russian onslaught on the eastern town of Avdiivka and were holding their ground in heavy fighting.

Moscow recuits Serbs to replenish its diminished armed forces; Russia’s biggest offensive in months is failing, Kyiv says

In this debate we delve into the latest tensions between Serbia and Kosovo, and discuss how they could affect the efforts of the Western Balkan countries to come closer to the European Union. We also look at what is happening around Ukraine's efforts to join the EU, and what signals…

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he spoke by phone with U.S. President Joe Biden about Washington’s future support for Kyiv

Amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas, Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba told FRANCE 24's Marc Perelman that "Russia benefits from the war in the Middle East". However, he said that Ukraine's partners were "confident" that "politically", the Israel-Hamas conflict "should not overshadow what is happening in Ukraine". He…

Joe Biden and Rishi Sunak have flown into Israel for meetings with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu — but what's the situation for civilians on the ground? Tom Mutch reports