World leaders are preparing for a new round of discussions on the Ukraine war as tensions and uncertainty grow. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy hinted at major developments ahead, while former United States President Donald Trump voiced caution over renewed European talks.

Russian forces launched 850 attacks on Ukraine’s Zaporizhia region in a single day, injuring 14 people and damaging houses, cars and infrastructure, Governor Ivan Fedorov said on Telegram.

The attack with Ukrainian-made "Sub Sea Baby" drones hit the submarine in the port of Novorossiysk where Russia has rebased many of its Black Sea naval vessels to put them out of reach of Ukrainian strikes, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) said.

Two U.S. officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity said the arrangement would be similar to the NATO mutual defense agreement. But crucial details remain unsettled as negotiators seek a deal that Russia will approve.

In the past week, President Donald Trump and senior Republican lawmakers have presented starkly different views of a top U.S. national security challenge: Russia, its war in Ukraine and the threat it poses to Europe and the United States.

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Oil prices fell in early Asian trading as optimism around Russia-Ukraine peace talks and weak Chinese economic data reinforced concerns about oversupply and soft future demand.