Russian forces pushed hard against the territory controlled by Ukraine in Kursk, but troops are still holding on.

U.S. officials are planning to use Tuesday's meeting with a Ukrainian delegation in Saudi Arabia in part to determine whether Ukraine is willing to make material concessions to Russia to end the war,

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Monday arrived in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah, a Ukrainian official told Reuters.

Ukraine’s presence in Russia’s Kursk region has deteriorated sharply, with the advance threatening Kyiv’s sole territorial bargaining counter at a crucial time in the war.

Delegations from the US and Ukraine are set to sit down at the negotiation table in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, after a public spat between US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House last month,

Pro-Russian war blogger Two Majors said a major battle was under way for Sudzha and that Russian forces had surprised Ukrainian soldiers by entering the area via a gas pipeline.

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As U.S. and Ukrainian officials prepare to meet in Saudi Arabia this week, President Donald Trump has privately made clear to aides that a signed minerals deal between Washington and Kyiv won’t be enough to restart aid and intelligence sharing with the war-torn country,

NBC News reports that Donald Trump expects more than a mineral agreement to resume aid for Ukraine. Kyiv will likely have to agree to concessions that it has deemed unacceptable so far. President Donald Trump has expressed his expectations for Ukraine beyond signing a mineral agreement with the USA.