Ukraine spoke to the United States ⁠about ⁠the possibility of postponing the ⁠next round of trilateral talks with Russia "for a while" and changing ​the location due to the spiraling Iran conflict, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the United States and its allies in the Middle East are seeking Ukraine’s expertise in countering Iran’s Shahed drones.

Three-way peace talks are on hold, and Kyiv fears that U.S. air defense systems it needs to counter Russia could be diverted to the Iran conflict.

The conflict is draining supplies Ukraine needs for its defense, while surging oil prices are boosting the Russian economy.

March 5 (Reuters) - Repair crews have restored an external line to the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southeastern Ukraine nearly a month after it was taken out of operation, the head of Russia's nuclear energy corporation said on Thursday.

Ukraine's drone boats have swept Russia's navy from the Black Sea. Now, startup Uforce plans to build drone boats, bombers and interceptors for NATO nations.

Beskrestnov warned that interceptor drones may "turn out to be useless" in the next phase, calling for new research into countering faster Shaheds.

Ukraine was forced to change its Winter Paralympics uniform after officials ruled a map design violated rules banning political or national identity messages

March 6 (Reuters) - Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha accused Hungary early on Friday of detaining seven employees of Ukraine's state savings bank while they were transporting cash from Austria back to Ukraine.