After Russia's 2022 invasion, Ukraine's normally febrile political life was becalmed under martial law. But there have been growing signs of activity picking up, as the United States has set its sights on finishing the war with Russia quickly.

The Ukrainian president provided a rare update on casualty figures and said he could negotiate an end to the war with Russia. "If that is the only set-up in which we can bring peace to the citizens of Ukraine and not lose people,

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that excluding his country from talks between the U_S_ and Russia about the war in Ukraine would be “very dangerous.”