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.
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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'No need' for massive new strikes on Ukraine: Putin
Speaking to reporters at the end of a summit in Kazakhstan, Russian President Vladimir Putin said there was no need for massive new strikes on Ukraine and that Russia was not looking to destroy the country.
Putin also said that his call up of Russian reservists would be over within two weeks and there are no plans for further mobilization. According to the Associated Press, Putin said that 222,000 of the 300,000 reservists that the Russian Defense Ministry set as a goal had been mobilized.
-ABC News' Alexandra Faul
NATO allies pledge more support for Ukraine
Several NATO allies have announced additional support for Ukraine during their two-day NATO defense ministers meeting.
Canada said Wednesday it is planning $47 million Canadian dollars more in military aid, including winter equipment, drone cameras and satellite communications, in the coming weeks.
The British government announced Thursday it would provide missiles for advanced NASAM anti-aircraft systems that the Pentagon plans to send to Ukraine. The U.K. also is sending hundreds of aerial drones for information gathering and logistics support, plus 18 howitzer artillery guns.
France promised more artillery, anti-aircraft systems and missiles, with President Emmanuel Macron telling France 2 television on Wednesday that they will provide Ukraine with CAESAR mobile artillery units to lead the counteroffensive, as well as radars, unspecified military systems and missiles.
The Netherlands also announced Wednesday it will send additional advanced air defense missiles.
-ABC News' Jason Volack
UN passes resolution condemning Russia's annexation attempts
The United Nations General Assembly overwhelmingly voted to pass a resolution censuring Russia for its attempted annexation of four Ukrainian regions on Wednesday.
In a record number of ayes for resolutions supporting Ukraine since the onset of the war, 143 countries voted in favor of the resolution, while five voted against and 35 abstained.
The five countries voting against the measure were Russia, three allies that have consistently aligned themselves with Moscow in the chamber--- Syria, North Korea, Belarus -- as well as Nicaragua.
A senior administration official previously set the bar for success of the measure at 100 votes -- the same number that backed a resolution denouncing Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014.
U.S. ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield called it a "monumental day" for the body.
"This means that, in the eyes of the world, Ukraine's borders remain the same," she said on Twitter.
-ABC News' Shannon K. Crawford
External power restored to Zaporizhzhya after shelling caused outage, IAEA says
Power has been restored to the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant after it lost all of its external power for the second time in five days.
The plant's operator said the outage was caused by shelling damage to a far-off sub-station.
The plant's backup diesel generators had provided electricity for its nuclear safety and security functions, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency.
“This repeated loss of #ZNPP’s off-site power is a deeply worrying development and it underlines the urgent need for a nuclear safety & security protection zone around the site," IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi said in a tweet.