Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law on Saturday on debt forgiveness for new army recruits signing up to fight in Ukraine, a Russian government website showed. Agencies reported that the law provides for forgiveness of up to 10 million roubles ($95,

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday signed a law that allows those who sign up to fight in Ukraine to write off unpaid debts worth almost $100,000, the government announced.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law that allows those who sign up to fight in Ukraine to write off unpaid debts worth almost $100,000, the government announced on Saturday.

Ukraine has lost over 40% of the territory in Russia's Kursk region that it seized in a surprise incursion in August as Russian forces have mounted waves of counter-assaults, a senior Ukrainian military source said.

Ukraine has lost over 40% of the territory in Russia's Kursk region that it rapidly seized in a surprise incursion in August as Russian forces have mounted waves of counter-assaults, a senior Ukrainian military source said.

Trump could ultimately decide not to create a special envoy for the conflict in Ukraine, although he is strongly considering doing so, sources said.

Donald Trump plans to appoint Richard Grenell, his former intelligence chief and a vocal critic of Ukraine's rapid NATO membership, as a special envoy for the "Russia-Ukraine conflict". Source: Reuters with reference to four sources familiar with Trump's transition plans Details: Reuters noted that Grenell,