Russian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow won't attack other nations if its treated "with respect" and claimed he is "ready and willing" to end the Ukraine war "peacefully."

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an address on Wednesday that Russia is preparing "the coming year as a year of war," despite ongoing U.S.-brokered peace talks to end Moscow's full-scale invasion of its neighbor.

Ukraine's Zelensky can leave Brussels relieved he has staved off bankruptcy, Belgium can claim victory for protecting Euroclear, where Russia's frozen billions are held, and the EU collectively can be happy it's found a deal.

The move comes days after a deal with Washington that lifted U.S. sanctions against the Belarusian potash industries, a key source of export earnings.

Russian President Vladimir Putin's special envoy, Kirill Dmitriev, is heading to Miami for a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff and his son-in-law Jared Kushner, a Russian source told Reuters.

Two days of talks between President Volodymyr Zelensky and allies have brought some progress on security guarantees, but Russia remains opposed to any foreign forces in Ukraine.

A core question for European Union leaders discussing whether to use frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine is whether the idea is legally sound.

Russia targeted Ukraine's energy infrastructure with missile and drone strikes in another "massive attack" Friday night into Saturday morning, Ukrainian officials said.

Russia's national teams and domestic clubs have been suspended from FIFA and UEFA competitions since the nation's invasion of Ukraine.

Putin said at an annual meeting with top military officers that Moscow will move to expand a “buffer security zone” along the border.

The Danish government Friday said that Russia is behind two "destructive" cyberattacks in 2024 and this year on elections and a water facility.