Russia-Ukraine updates: Putin suspends key US-Russia nuclear treaty in speech denouncing West

President Vladimir Putin said he'd sought an "open dialogue" with the West.

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Last Updated: February 24, 2023, 5:53 AM EST

Almost a year after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of neighboring Ukraine, the two countries are engaged in a struggle for control of areas throughout the east and south.

Putin's forces pulled out of key positions in November, retreating from Kherson as Ukrainian troops led a counteroffensive targeting the southern port city. Russian drones have continued bombarding civilian targets throughout Ukraine, knocking out critical power infrastructure as winter sets in.

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Nov 16, 2022, 3:00 PM EST

Zelenskyy disputes claim that missile blast in Poland was fired by Ukraine's air-defense system

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pushed back Wednesday against claims that a Ukrainian defense missile landed in Polish territory on Tuesday, killing two.

Polish President Andrzej Duda said Wednesday that the Russian-made missile likely came from Ukraine's air-defense system.

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said he backs Duda's assertion.

-ABC News' Luis Martinez, Matt Seyler and Tom Soufi Burridge

Nov 16, 2022, 12:48 PM EST

Ukrainian air defense missile likely caused deadly blast in Poland: US official

The U.S. believes that the missile strike was likely due to a Ukrainian air defense missile, according to a U.S. official. The missile strike killed two Polish civilians.

-ABC News' Luis Martinez

Nov 16, 2022, 9:08 AM EST

CIA director met with Zelenskyy in Kyiv after meeting Russian counterpart

CIA Director Bill Burns traveled to Kyiv to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday, following a meeting with his Russian counterpart in Turkey, according to a U.S. official.

Burns was in the Ukrainian capital during Tuesday's widespread Russian missile strikes.

"He is safe and was safely in the U.S. embassy during the strikes," the official said.

While in Kyiv, the official said, Burns "discussed the U.S. warning he delivered to the head of Russia's SVR not to use nuclear weapons and reinforced the U.S. commitment to provide support to Ukraine in its fight against Russian aggression."

-ABC News' Ben Gittleson

Nov 16, 2022, 7:27 AM EST

Polish police share photo of large crater from missile

Poland's national police force posted an image on Twitter on Wednesday purportedly showing the site of Tuesday's missile blast, which left two people dead.

The photo showed authorities collecting evidence from a large crater in the ground, alongside debris and a destroyed vehicle.

The Polish Police said in the tweet that its "officers have been securing the area" since the blast happened in the southeastern village of Przewodow, which is close to the border with Ukraine. An investigation into the incident is ongoing, but Polish President Andrzej Duda said Wednesday that the projectile was "probably a Russian-made S-300 missile" and, so far, appeared to be an "unfortunate accident."

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