The Latest Breaking News from Ukraine

Ukraine has been pushing its western allies to allow use of their weapons further into Russia

As the war enters its 868th day, these are the main developments.

NATO leaders address Ukraine, Biden's slips, Trump concerns, and China's role at 75th anniversary summit.

US foils Russian plot to assassinate German arms manufacturer supporting Ukraine, exposing Russia's sabotage campaign in Europe.

The United States foiled a Russian plot earlier this year to assassinate the chief executive of a major German arms maker supplying weaponry to Ukraine, CNN reported on Thursday.

President Joe Biden called his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, "President Putin," but quickly corrected himself, and Zelensky promptly made light of the gaffe, saying, "I am better than Putin." But the momentary lapse quickly revived memories of Biden's debate two weeks earlier against Trump.

Viktor Orban travelled from the NATO summit in Washington Thursday night to meet with Donald Trump at his Florida compound Mar-a-Lago, just weeks after the Hungarian prime minister met with Russia's Vladimir Putin. His visit is the latest in a number of meetings between the two men.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned Thursday against conflict between NATO and Russia, telling an alliance summit aimed at bolstering Ukraine that diplomacy must also be an option.

The president was more at ease on foreign policy – but his remarks were overshadowed by a couple of high-profile gaffes