Ukrainian leader says Russia sending additional soldiers to Ukraine after suffering 'worst losses in decades'; urges Moscow to uphold humanitarian ceasefire in Mariupol

Analysts say Russian leader may have used Israeli PM to buy time for regrouping, and to win legitimacy from world leaders

Russian officials said to know where Zelensky hiding, but refraining from attacking him; US reportedly worried Putin using Bennett to improve his image

Ambassador Susanne Wasum-Rainer decries Russian leader's 'distortion of the Holocaust'; says chancellor's visit amid global crisis shows strength of Israel-Germany ties

PM and visiting German chancellor discuss Ukraine as Israel maintains cautious approach to Russian invasion; at Yad Vashem, Scholz says Germany has responsibility to Jewish state

Opposition withdraws its reservations to bill, which would have delayed plenum reading until Bennett could arrive, leading justice minister to yank the proposal until next week

Israel envoy to US insists Jewish state 'undeniably' backs Kyiv, while preserving interests in Syria, after EU official says Israel should take unequivocal stance on side of West

Pre-scheduled trip by Olaf Scholz follows his announcement that Germany will boost defense spending in response to Russian invasion, seek to buy Israeli drones

Scholz takes step to suspend Nord Stream 2 project with Russia; Duma legislates troop deployment; bloc policy head says Russia hasn't fully invaded but soldiers are on Ukraine soil

Speaking with Macron, Putin blames escalation on 'provocations by Ukrainian security forces'; Zelensky calls for immediate ceasefire; Blinken warns Kyiv on 'brink of invasion'