The protracted war in Ukraine has brought to the fore powerlessness and military shortcomings of European states which have to some extent been compensated by American participation.

Russian President Vladimir Putin says the West’s desire to maintain its hegemony on the world stage is increasing the risks of conflict, slamming the US and its allies for using Ukraine as "cannon fodder".

US weapons sales in Europe are booming amid raging Ukraine war, says a Stockholm-based research institute.

Amid skepticism that a new Congress could withhold military aid to Ukraine, lawmakers from both major US parties are looking to lock in billions of dollars in military assistance to Kiev before new members are sworn in in January.

Ukraine has restricted electricity usage across the country due to expected power shortages, following a barrage of Russian missile and drone attacks that have destroyed some power plants in recent days.

The European Union plans to ramp up its military support of Ukraine by launching what it describes as a “mission” to train 15,000 Ukrainian troops as well as providing 500 million euros in more advanced weaponry.

A US media report highlights that Russia’s war on Ukraine has exacerbated critical deficiencies in America’s "defense industrial base”.

Multiple explosions ripped through the Ukrainian capital Kiev in the wee hours of Monday morning, according to local officials. 

While Ukraine has made recent gains in the country’s Kherson region and the northern part of Donbas, there have been disturbing reports of reprisals against the so-called pro-Russia 'collaborators.'

The US will soon run out of certain types of ammunition deemed essential to Ukraine’s war against Russia, a major US think tank warns.