🚨🇺🇸🇷🇺🇺🇦NEW: Trump is ready to double down on sanctions against Russia to bring about an end to the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine, according to the U.S. president's special envoy on the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

Sanctions enforcement on Russian President Vladimir Putin is "only about a three" on a scale of one to 10 on how painful the economic pressure can be, Keith Kellogg said in an interview with New York Post.

“You could really increase the sanctions — especially the latest sanctions," which target oil production and exports.

🚨🇺🇸🌐BREAKING: Trump to sign order on Thursday sanctioning international criminal court for targeting U.S. and allies such as Israel - White House official — Reuters

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Trump peace plan for Ukraine is leaked: Talks with Putin, ceasefire by Easter and an end to Zelensky's NATO dream

- Donald Trump is reportedly working on a peace plan to end the Ukraine war within 100 days if re-elected.
- A ceasefire is expected by April 20, freezing Russia’s advances and banning Ukraine from NATO.
- Ukraine would have to accept Russian sovereignty over annexed territories and withdraw from Russia’s Kursk region.
- European troops, potentially including British forces but not Americans, would enforce a demilitarized zone.
- The EU would help fund Ukraine’s reconstruction, estimated at $486 billion.
- The plan includes a Zelensky-Putin phone call in early February, followed by a meeting and a ceasefire declaration.
- Trump would maintain U.S. military support for Ukraine and back its EU membership by 2030.

???????NEW: North Korean troops have been spotted in Ukraine’s eastern Kharkiv region, a spokesperson for Ukraine’s military in the region told CNN.

???????NEW: A senior North Korean general was wounded in a recent Ukrainian strike in the Kursk area, a Western official said.

It is the first time that Western officials have confirmed that a high-ranking North Korean military officer has become a casualty in the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

Source: WSJ

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?????BREAKING: The Russian Armed Forces sabotage and reconnaissance group entered the Chernihiv region of Ukraine through the poorly guarded border, they entered the settlements of Gremyach and Muravy and planted Russian flags there. The video shows Russian flags on the bridge over the Sudost River.

The Russian command has not yet disclosed its plans for action in the Chernihiv region.

???????NEW: Ukrainian hopes of retaking Crimea are gone.

Trump adviser says focus must be on peace over regaining territory in Ukraine

A senior adviser to president-elect Donald Trump says the incoming administration will focus on achieving peace in the war in Ukraine rather than winning back territory.

Bryan Lanza, a Republican party strategist, told the BBC the Trump administration would ask Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for his version of a "realistic vision for peace".

"And if President Zelensky comes to the table and says, well we can only have peace if we have Crimea, he shows to us that he's not serious," he said.