US president-elect says ‘I know Vladimir [Putin] well. This is his time to act’ as Ukrainian leader says 43,000 of his troops have been killed
Ukraine’s defence minister says he has discussed planning for the next meeting of the Ramstein Group, an alliance of Nato, the EU and other countries that back Kyiv against Russia’s invasion, with US secretary of defence, Lloyd Austin.
Rustem Umerov also said Austin reaffirmed the “readiness of the United States to provide Ukraine with everything it needs to effectively fight the enemy” during a conversation about continued security assistance.
