Russian President Vladimir Putin’s forces launched a massive aerial assault on Ukraine early Thursday for the second time in two days.

North Korea's renewed military support for Russia comes as US President Donald Trump has resumed military supplies to Ukraine, after a brief hiatus. Trump told NBC News on Thursday that he had made a deal with Nato for the US to send Patriot air defence systems to Ukraine via the alliance, after a surge of Russian aerial attacks.

President Trump is weighing new funding for Ukraine for the first time since taking office in January, diplomatic sources told CBS News.

Donald Trump has threatened a staggering 500% secondary tariff on nations trading with Russia. But Moscow isn't flinching. Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov declared the new threat won't change anything,