- NATO's new chief visited Kyiv on October 3, 2024, a major show of support for Ukraine in his maiden trip in the role. - NATO's new chief visited Kyiv on October 3, 2024, a major show of support for Ukraine in his maiden trip in the role. The renewed Russian advances have come as Ukraine steps up diplomatic efforts to bring an end to the nearly four-year conflict. On Thursday, Russia accused Ukraine of striking a hotel and a café in Russian-occupied southern Ukraine, killing 28 people, and warned of “consequences”. Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, calling it a “special military operation” aimed at preventing NATO expansion — a justification Kyiv and its allies have dismissed.

Source: The Guardian January 03, 2026 21:29 UTC