Request includes $2.9 billion in security and humanitarian assistance and $3.5 billion for the Department of Defence

Soviet-era canal was built to channel water from the River Dnieper to arid areas of Ukraine

The official website of the Kremlin, the office of Russian President Vladimir Putin, kremlin.ru , was down on Saturday

Netherlands will supply 200 air defence rockets to Ukraine as quickly as possible, says official

Ramzan Kadyrov urges Ukrainians to 'overthrow their government'

Kyiv, Moscow discussing place and time for talks; Putin urges Ukrainian military to overthrow country's leadership

Taiwan is currently in a heightened state of alert due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine

We are united behind Ukraine despite ‘irresponsible’ Security Council member abusing its power, says US envoy

Adding that the issue of sending offensive arms was still under consideration

Since 7 a.m. the Ukrainian side has closed part of the lanes for cars and allowed pedestrian traffic