Russian forces are bypassing the key stronghold and vital logistics hub of Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine that they have fought for months to capture. Instead, they are focused on cutting supply lines to the city by taking aim at a highway that leads from there to the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro,

Trump says he will meet Putin after his inauguration, citing Putin's disappointment with the Ukraine war. Trump's national security advisor anticipates a call between the two leaders in the near future.