Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, right, Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, second from right, Latvia's President Edgars Rinkevics, left, and Finland's President Alexander Stubb, centre left,

Spain and Canada have announced aid packages for Kyiv while its other allies have imposed sanctions on Russia.

The European Union’s (EU) foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said Friday it has become clear “the free world needs a new leader” after President Trump and Ukrainian President

An informal European summit on Sunday will seek to strengthen Kiev in potential peace negotiations for the war in Ukraine. Zelensky is already in the United States to meet with Trump and sign the agreement for the exploitation of Ukraine's rare earth lands.

After President Vladimir Putin ordered his troops into Ukraine three years ago, Russia restricted the flow of natural gas to weaken Western support for Kyiv. In response, the 27 EU nations weaned themselves off a dependency on Russian energy in record time.

The Kremlin says it sees potential for co-operation with the US on developing Russia's reserves of rare earth minerals, including from Russian-occupied parts of Ukraine.

Separately, the UN Security Council adopted a US-drafted resolution, titled The Path to Peace, which calls for an immediate end to the conflict and advocates for lasting peace. This resolution did not level any accusations against Russia and posed the conflict in neutral terms as a war between Moscow and Kyiv.

Kyiv, Ukraine — A dozen leaders from Europe and Canada visited Ukraine's capital Monday to mark three years since Russia's invasion ... European countries and Spain, were set to attend events ...

French President Emmanuel Macron has called leaders from key European Union nations and the United Kingdom for an emergency meeting Monday.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has revealed plans to travel to Ukraine on Monday to support President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and the Ukrainian