Ukrainians woke up on Tuesday to news that the Trump administration has paused military aid for their fight against Russia's invasion, days after a disastrous Oval Office row that has deepened a rift between Kyiv and the White House.

Meanwhile, there is still doubt around a possible joint Washington trip by French president Emmanuel Macron, Britain's PM Keir Starmer and the Ukraine president

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine will exchange the territory of Russia's Kursk Oblast currently controlled by the Armed Forces of Ukraine for Russian-occupied Ukrainian territories during potential negotiations.

Will the two sides be able to compromise on a line of separation and prisoner exchanges? The biggest issue may still be security guarantees of some kind.

SEOUL -- A former sergeant in the North Korean military says that few of Pyongyang's soldiers have been captured fighting against Ukraine because they're told their families will be executed if they are caught alive.

As of March 3, 2025, Russia maintained control over southern and eastern Ukrainian territories. The ISW reported “significant fighting in the past 24 hours” near Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson. There was also fighting to the north of Kharkiv, which ISW has termed as “subordinate main effort” on Russia’s part.

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North Korea has been supplying a vast number of conventional weapons to Russia, and last fall it sent 10,000 to 12,000 troops to Russia, according to U.S., South Korean and Ukraine intelligence officials.

As the Trump administration works toward a halt in the fighting, many experts fear that Ukraine will be forced to accept a ceasefire deal that will only give Russian forces a badly needed breather.

South Korea's spy agency confirms North Korea has sent additional troops to Russia after heavy battlefield casualties. North Korean soldiers, despite their discipline, face challenges due to lack of combat experience.