It’s been able to do so in part thanks to record oil and gas revenues, as it has filled a supply gap during the energy crisis triggered by Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine. In 2022 alone, hydrocarbon sales generated roughly $150 billion for its national coffers,

President Trump said he expects to decide on next steps in two weeks if direct talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelensky aren’t scheduled.

US President Donald Trump on Monday dampened expectations of a meeting between Russia's Vladimir Putin and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky to end the war in Ukraine. "I don't know that they'll meet," Trump said in Washington.

Kyiv had long requested permission to use U.S. weapons to launch strikes deep into Russia before the Biden administration gave the go-ahead.

The Department of Defense has spent months blocking the Ukrainian military from using American and British-made missiles to hit targets