The US has announced a $500m aid package for Ukraine, including air defence missiles and ammunition. Meanwhile, around 113 people are injured after a Russian bomb attack in the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia.

US President Joe Biden said Friday that Russian President Vladimir Putin was in "tough shape," after Washington and London imposed sweeping sanctions against Moscow's energy sector over its invasion of Ukraine.

Ukrainian soldiers have said there is "little you can do" when the terrifying weapons - which use low-budget material - come flying towards you.

A spokesperson for Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the possibility of in-person talks during a Friday conference call.

The Cabinet minister also suggested that Donald Trump’s timetable for a peace deal was slipping towards Easter

With soaring inflation and the ruble dropping to one of its lowest levels against the dollar since President Vladimir Putin launched his war in Ukraine, this year Russians will have to pay more for the dish, which is traditionally served alongside caviar and tangerines, before the New Year is toasted in.

Some Russian state media figures reportedly said the U.S. president-elect's actions could legitimize Russia's own imperialist goals.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov welcomed what he said was Donald Trump’s “readiness to solve problems through dialogue.” The last U.S.-Russian summit was in 2021.

U.S. President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy discussed on Friday Washington's support for Ukraine, new U.S. sanctions against Russia and boosting Ukrainian air defenses, Zelenskiy said.

The United States and its allies must end their penchant for appeasing enemies such as Iran, Russia, and China.