NATO has noted that losses among Russian occupation forces in Ukraine have increased, as they reached more than 530,000 soldiers killed and wounded over 2024 alone. Source: European Pravda with links to Politico Details: An unnamed NATO official said that Russia had lost a total of 837,

Marco Rubio, US Secretary of State, told reporters he's "convinced" that Russia is willing to engage in a serious process of ending the war. Referencing criticisms from Ukraine's European allies, who also missed an invite, he said nobody was "sidelined" from the meeting.

North Korea has deployed thousands of troops to support Russian forces fighting in Ukraine, according to Ukrainian, U.S. and South Korean assessments, Pyongyang's first major involvement in a war since the 1950s.