Some Ukrainian officials, commanders, soldiers and commentators have said they were relieved by Trump's election, seeing as at least a chance to end the war.

Russia increased the intensity of its long-range drone attacks on Ukrainian cities by around 44% in the week following President-elect Donald Trump’s election victory.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed 50,000 troops are preparing to fight to drive Ukraine from the border area of Russia it controls.

North Korea says it has ratified a major defense treaty with Russia stipulating mutual military aid

Some 50,000 Russian and North Korean troops are preparing a new counteroffensive in Russia’s western Kursk region, multiple Ukrainian military sources told ABC News.

ABC News’ Ian Pannell reports on Russia preparing for a new offensive against Ukrainian forces.

Russia has reportedly gathered a force of 50,000 soldiers, including thousands of North Korean troops, to reclaim parts of Russia’s Kursk region that were seized by Ukraine. 

Some 50,000 Russian and North Korean troops are preparing a new counteroffensive in Russia’s western Kursk region, multiple Ukrainian military sources told ABC News.

Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov denied reports that President-elect Donald Trump spoke to President Vladimir Putin last week but says the Kremlin looks favorably on Trump compared to President Joe Biden.

A spokesperson for the Kremlin signaled support for President-elect Donald Trump, the comments come as sources say Russia has amassed 50,000 troops for a counteroffensive against Ukraine.

Two incendiary devices, shipped via DHL, were part of a scheme to start fires aboard aircraft flying to the U.S. and Canada, a senior official said. The Kremlin dismissed allegations as "incoherent."

Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated President-elect Donald Trump in a speech overnight, saying he’s ready to meet and resume relations.

The Russian president called NATO out of date, praised President-elect Donald Trump for acting courageously after the assassination attempt and said he hopes U.S.-Russia relations will be restored.

ABC News’ Patrick Reevell previews expected remarks from Vladimir Putin and has the latest on North Korean troop movement.

Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger confirmed that none of the warnings were real and a few Fulton County polling locations had to close briefly. Voting in the state has otherwise gone smoothly.

NATO confirmed on Monday that North Korean troops had been deployed to fight alongside Russian troops in the Kursk region.

A multinational investigation is underway to track down the culprits of an alleged Russian plot to send explosive devices aboard U.S. and Canada-bound planes, first reported by the Wall Street Journal.

Russia schemed to send incendiary devices, shipped through a commercial carrier on planes that would potentially end up in the United States, according to sources.

Russia schemed to send incendiary devices, shipped through a commercial carrier on planes that would potentially end up in the United States, according to sources.

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has urged its allies to stop “watching” and take steps before North Korean troops deployed in Russia reach the battlefield

A video claiming to show voter fraud in Georgia is fake and the result of "Russian influence actors," U.S. intelligence officials stated on Friday.  

ABC News’ Patrick Reevell talks about what the escalation of troops by North Korea and Russia could mean in Ukraine, as well as in Asia.

A court in Russia’s far-eastern city of Vladivostok has convicted a former U.S. Consulate worker charged with cooperating with a foreign state and sentenced him to four years and 10 months in prison

Russia struck a nine-story building in Kharkiv, Ukraine, with a guided aerial bomb, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.

Georgians took to the streets of the capital Tbilisi on Monday evening to protest what the opposition says were fraudulent victory for the ruling Georgian Dream party.

North Korea's Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui left Pyongyang on Monday night for an official visit to Russia, North Korean state-controlled media reported.

The Pentagon reports that around 10,000 North Korean troops are training in Russia and may be deployed to Ukraine soon. President Joe Biden has labeled this situation "very dangerous." 

ABC News’ Ian Pannell reports on the latest deployment in the Kursk region, the area within Russia where Ukraine has been waging an assault.

Georgia's Saturday parliamentary elections could mean the difference between incarceration and freedom for jailed ex-president Mikheil Saakashvili.

Elon Musk has been in regular contact with Vladimir Putin since 2022, according to an article in the Wall Street Journal on Thursday.

The tech titan and Russian President Vladimir Putin have been in regular contact since 2022, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Millions of voters in the small but strategically-located Black Sea nation of Georgia head to the polls on Saturday for a pivotal parliamentary election.

The Russian president said, "if there are images, they are a reflection of something" and "that is something serious." Ukraine claims some of those troops are already on the front lines.

Yulia Navalnaya, widow of Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny, told ABC's "The View" that Americans should not take their democracy for granted.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin confirmed that the U.S. has evidence that North Korean troops are in Russia.

Around 3,000 North Korea soldiers may be deployed for combat in Ukraine, officials said. The White House called it a sign of "desperation" and "weakness," but noted that it's "highly concerning."

ABC News’ Patrick Reevell reports on the troop movement which the defense secretary calls a “very, very serious issue.”

ABC News' Britt Clennett reports on this potential threat and the response from the U.S.

Austin's visit is his third to the country during its war with Russia. ABC News' Britt Clennett reports.

Geolocated video circulating online appears to show North Korean soldiers in Russia's far east, potentially to deploy to the war in Ukraine. ABC News' Ines de La Cuetara reports.

Zelenskyy told Ukraine's parliament in Kyiv the plan could finish the war against Russia next year.

Donald Trump declined to say Tuesday if he's been in touch with Vladimir Putin since he left the White House but said it would have been smart if he had.

"No, it's not like that," Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told a reporter for a Russian news outlet on Wednesday.

Former President Trump is disputing a report that, during the COVID-19 pandemic, he secretly sent Vladimir Putin a COVID-19 testing kit for his personal use.

Ukrainian officials said missiles struck an apartment building in Kharkiv where at least eight people were wounded.

Russia and Ukraine each launched more than 100 attack drones overnight, most of which were intercepted, the countries' militaries said.

A Russian fighter jet came within 50 feet of an American fighter during a NORAD intercept off of Alaska.

Former President Donald Trump touted a "very good relationship" with Russian President Vladimir Putin as he vowed to negotiate a "fair deal" for both Ukraine and Russia.

Four Russian military aircraft passed through the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone on Monday, the North American Aerospace Defense Command said.

Russia launched a major missile and drone attack into Ukraine overnight into Tuesday coinciding with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's visit to the U.S.