Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says he wants to work “directly” with US President-elect Donald Trump and is open to his ideas, highlighting Kyiv’s eagerness to keep its most important ally onside as Russia intensifies its attacks.

President-elect Trump’s choice for special envoy to the Russia-Ukraine war, Keith Kellogg, has offered fairly detailed proposals for ending the war that began almost three years ago. Trump has promised to end the war within a day of returning to the White House,

Residents of Kyiv went about life on Friday with flashlights and candles after Russia fired nearly 200 missiles and drones at Ukraine’s energy infrastructure a day earlier, leaving more than a million households without power.