NATO aircraft scrambled from Romania following a large-scale Russian attack on across Ukraine overnight, including in the Odesa region near Danube River border with allied nation.

Russia said Wednesday attempts to resolve security issues relating to Ukraine without Moscow's participation were a "road to nowhere," and that much diplomatic work needs to be done before Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy are ever in the same room.

Russia’s foreign minister has cast fresh doubt on peace talks, questioning “the legitimacy” of Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky to sign any future agreements after targetting a US factory in a large bombardment on Ukraine.

Ukrainian officials say more than 19,000 children have been unlawfully deported to Russia or occupied areas, with reports suggesting the number could be far higher.

European NATO leaders must not be naive when discussing a Ukraine peace force but face up to the reality that they would need to deploy tens of thousands of troops to the country for the long term, the head of Germany's soldiers' union said.

The gulf between Moscow and Kyiv’s positions remains huge, and that is crashing into the expectations set by the White House.

The outlines of what Trump sees as a plausible way to end the war in Ukraine bode ill for the future of global peace. The post The End of the Russia-Ukraine War May Be as Consequential as Its Start appeared first on World Politics Review.

U.S. military leaders are expected to meet with their NATO counterparts Wednesday to discuss potential security guarantees for Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has stressed that strong security guarantees are key to lasting peace,