UNITED NATIONS — Europe alone is not responsible for helping Ukraine bring an end to its war with Russia, EU top diplomat Kaja Kallas warned Thursday. That is particularly true when considering President Donald Trump’s pledge to halt the fighting, she said in an interview on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly.

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said after meeting Vladimir Putin on Friday that the Russian leader would announce a "very good proposal" for ending the war in Ukraine that he said was broadly backed by the United States.

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The front line on the battlefield in Ukraine has grown in length to nearly 800 miles, stretching Kyiv’s defenses, while Russian forces employ a new tactic of sending swarms of small assault groups to infiltrate Ukrainian lines, Ukraine’s top military commander says.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed the U.N. General Assembly a day after President Trump made another shift in his stance on Russia's war in Ukraine.

Kremlin spokesman shoots back at Trump's suggestion that Russia is "a paper tiger," declaring: "There are no paper bears. And Russia is a real bear."

President Trump’s abrupt shift on the war in Ukraine this week came amid fresh frustration at his counterpart Vladimir Putin, and was intended to apply more pressure on Moscow to come to the negotiating table,

President Donald Trump returns to the UNGA 2025 stage as U.S. funding cuts, war in Gaza, Ukraine and global flashpoints on artificial intelligence and humanitarian crises dominate debate.