For those with a vested interest in Ukraine, U.S. President Donald Trump's first week in office was a bit of a rollercoaster. During his first presidential term, Trump famously praised Russian President Vladimir Putin.

But there’s a surprising case in which Europe is cautiously optimistic: Ukraine. Trump’s threat to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday to impose new tariffs and sanctions on Moscow if it didn’t reach a deal to stop the war sent a welcome message to European allies and other Ukraine supporters.

A new school textbook that likens Russia's war in Ukraine to the Soviet struggle against the Nazis and says Russia was "forced" to send troops into Ukraine was presented in Moscow on Monday. President Vladimir Putin casts the war,

A new textbook for Russian students has introduced a chapter on the war in Ukraine. According to it, Vladimir Putin was "forced" to attack his neighbor. The textbook's author is an advisor to the president of Russia.

Ukrainian forces fighting around Velyka Novosilka claim its Russian takeover will amount to nothing more than a flag-raising exercise