Russia and China accused the United States at the UN of illegal military pressure on Venezuela, as Washington defended its blockade, sanctions and actions against President Nicolas Maduro internationally today.

Volodymyr Zelensky said on Tuesday that several draft documents, including on security guarantees, had been prepared after Ukrainian officials held talks in Miami with US counterparts on ending Russia's war.

‌At least three people in the Zhytomyr region, including a four-year-old child, have been killed and dozens wounded across Ukraine in Russia’s latest attacks, according to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Polish and ‍allied ‍aircraft have been deployed to ensure the safety of ⁠Polish airspace after the attacks near Poland’s border with Ukraine.

The Kremlin said on Thursday that Russia was preparing for contacts with the United States to get details about U.S. talks with European powers and Ukraine on a possible peace settlement to end the Ukraine conflict.

Top officials say the US is revising its plans as the possibility of war with these rivals climbs higher than it was even a few years ago.

Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy is calling on America and other allies to respond to "signals" that Russia is "preparing to make next year a year of war."

The Kremlin rejected a reported assessment by U.S. intelligence that Russian President Vladimir Putin still seeks the entirety of Ukraine and harbors ambitions to retake the former Soviet states now within the NATO alliance.