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The UN Secretary-General meets with Russian President Putin.
The US has nominated the US ambassador to Ukraine, which had been vacant for three years, and promised additional military and diplomatic assistance.
This is reporter Kang Min-woo.
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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres meets with Russian President Putin on the 26th local time.
Two days later, on the 28th, he will also meet with President Zelensky in Kiiu, the capital of Ukraine.
[Farhan Haq / Spokesperson of the UN Secretary-General: It is important that (Guterres) talks clearly with the leaders of both sides and sees what kind of progress we can ultimately make.
] It is unclear whether this will be possible, but the UN expects that it will be able to come up with a solution to the humanitarian problem.
Western countries, such as the United States, Britain, and Germany, are stepping up their military and diplomatic support.
On the night of the 24th, US Secretary of State Tony Blincoln and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin met with President Zelensky in Kiiu, the capital of the United States, and promised support for the military assistant and the sale of ammunition.
[Lloyd Austin/Secretary of Defense: What the Ukrainian people need to know is that the United States
will do everything it can to ensure the success of Ukraine.]
nominated.
Following the UK's decision to provide Ukrainian anti-missile vehicles, Germany is also considering whether to provide armored vehicles.
Russia has not slowed its offensive, including bombing five train stations in Ukraine on the 24th, when Blincoln and Austin visited Kiiu.