NATO jets were scrambled on Wednesday morning following a Russian attack near Ukraine’s border with Poland. Vladimir Putin’s forces launched a brutal attack on Ukraine’s energy sector this morning, as the Kremlin continues its efforts to cripple the country’s infrastructure.

Russian strikes - hitting vital energy facilities in the coldest weeks of winter - were led by Vladimir Putin's Tu-22 and Tu-95 strategic bombers

Nato warplanes have been scrambled today in response to Russia’s bombardment close to Ukraine’s border with Poland. Vladimir Putin’s Tu-22 and Tu-95 strategic bombers hit vital energy facilities in the coldest weeks of winter in Ukraine.

Russia says it has detected a shift from U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and his team towards recognising the "realities" on the ground in Ukraine, and sees this as a welcome sign as it prepares to study his plan for ending the war.

Before the conflict , Russia had demanded a legal guarantee that Ukraine be denied NATO entry, knowing the alliance has never excluded pote

Mykhailo Podolyak, advisor to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, believes that future U.S. President Donald Trump will require 100 days to initiate negotiations with Russian leader Vladimir Putin not to end the war.