Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has confirmed he backs an energy ceasefire with Russia, which was announced by US President Donald Trump.

Zelensky says he is “awaiting details from the American side”, while Russia and Vladimir Putin are yet to comment.

The energy ceasefire was first announced in a post by Trump, after his previous calls for Ukraine to stop attacking Russian oil refineries.

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President Donald Trump has said the US will “substantially reduce” joint military exercises with South Korea.

He cited his “very good relationship” with North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un, and noted that South Korea had recently declined to join the US in the “denuclearisation” of Iran.

So what does this mean for the future of his relationships with the Koreas?

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0’55” – Trump says US to reduce military drills with South Korea
2’33” – South Korea response to US scaling back drills
3’14” – Trump’s relationship with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un
6’25” – Troop movements during the war from 1950 – 1953
7’27” – China’s reaction to US scaling back drills with South Korea
7’51” – What is Nato and is South Korea part of it?

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For the first time, a ballistic missile designed and built in Ukraine, with enough range to reach Moscow, is in the final phase of development – and President Zelensky has demanded it be ready this autumn.

The head of the company behind the weapon, Fire Point CEO Iryna Terekh, tells The Security Brief how it works, what it will be targeting, and how Ukraine has adapted to lead its fight against Russia.

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At least 600,000 people in Ukraine are without electricity after deadly overnight Russian missile and drone strikes, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said.

For the second night, Ukraine received no early warning from its partners that an attack was imminent, he added.

At least six people were killed in the strikes, and 21 injured, and officials said that access to the Starlink communications system was restricted overnight.

The attacks come after US President Donald Trump’s claim on Sunday that an “energy ceasefire” was in place between Russia and Ukraine.

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