The current five-year contract between Moscow and Kiev is due to expire at the end of this year The European Commission is working hard to abandon Russian gas supplies that it receives through Ukraine, the commission’s spokesperson, Tim McPhie, has said. The EU’s gas transit contract with Moscow expires at the end of this year.

The move is likely to delay the former president’s trial schedule by several months The US Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments on whether ex-President Donald Trump should enjoy legal immunity in his federal election interference case, putting the trial on hold until justices hand down a ruling.

There seems to be growing opposition in Washington to funding the conflict indefinitely Several prominent Republicans in the US Senate have openly advised Kiev to negotiate, as the $61 billion in economic and military aid remains stalled in the House of Representatives.