The Russian president says he wants guarantees from Washington and its allies that NATO will not expand further eastward.

The UK signs a deal with Ukraine that enables Kiev to use British financing to enhance the country’s naval capabilities, amid heightened tensions with Russia.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Moscow of orchestrating an energy crisis in Europe by raising gas prices, calling on Brussels to work with Kiev against what he claimed was Russian “gas aggression.”

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky says an all-out war with neighboring Russia is a “possibility,” further complaining about Kiev not being allowed to join the NATO military alliance.

The Russian president downplays the significance of meeting his Ukrainian counterpart.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed willingness to invite his Ukrainian counterpart to discuss bilateral ties amid a military escalation between the two sides near Ukraine’s southern borders and the Crimean Peninsula.

Russia restricts civilian flights over the Black Sea and the Crimean Peninsula, amid rising tensions with Ukraine and its Western supporters.