President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused China of supplying weapons, including gunpowder and artillery, to Russia. China has dismissed the accusation. US president Donald Trump has said "we will take a pass" on trying to resolve the Ukraine war if either Russia or Ukraine makes it too difficult to end the conflict.

The US has proposed a peace plan to end the war in Ukraine, offering to ease sanctions on Russia in return for a ceasefire. The deal, discussed in Paris, would allow Russia to retain occupied territories and block Ukraine’s NATO membership.

The Kremlin on Friday, said the 30-day moratorium on striking Ukrainian energy infrastructure ordered by Russian President Vladimir Putin has “expired”. Russia had announced the truce on March 18 after a call between Putin and US President,

Ukrainian First Deputy Prime and Economy Minister Yulia Svyrydenko speaks with Reuters, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine February 1, 2024. REUTERS/Sergiy Voloshin/File Photo (Reuters) - Ukraine and the United States on Thursday signed a memorandum as an initial step towards the clinching of an agreement on developing minerals in Ukraine,