On the campaign trail last year, candidate Donald Trump, time after time, not only suggested he could swiftly bring an end to Russia’s unlawful war against Ukraine, but at times even insisted he could—and would—do it before being sworn into office.

Russia says it has detected a shift from U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and his team towards recognising the "realities" on the ground in Ukraine, and sees this as a welcome sign as it prepares to study his plan for ending the war.

Russia will demand Ukraine drastically cut back military ties with the NATO alliance and become a neutral state with a limited army in any talks with Trump.

Poland on Tuesday hailed progress in resolving a historical dispute with Ukraine and said Warsaw would work to speed its neighbour's progress towards the European Union in talks with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy which also covered arms supplies.

Poland’s presidency of the European Union will break the deadlock on Ukraine’s integration that emerged in the last several months, says Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk at a briefing with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Poland will seek to accelerate talks on Ukraine’s membership in the European Union during its current six-month rotating presidency in the bloc, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Wednesday.