Australia has vowed it will take the “strongest action possible” if Russia has harmed one of its nationals captured fighting for Ukraine, after reports emerged the prisoner of war may have been killed.

Oscar Jenkins, a former school teacher from Melbourne, was seen being struck by a Russian interrogator in a video posted in December. View on euronews

Oscar Jenkins, an Australian teacher fighting for Ukraine, was reportedly captured and interrogated by Russian soldiers. His status and whereabouts are unknown.

Despite the Biden administration's $175 billion in aid to Ukraine throughout nearly three years of the war, Trump's stance on future assistance remains unclear. Ukraine has received the first $3 billion tranche of a G7-backed $50 billion loan,

Former US Army vice chief of staff General Jack Keane says Russia’s support for the war in Ukraine is “eroding” given it’s President Vladimir Putin “doesn’t have much to show for it”.

Since the beginning of January 14, there have been 84 combat clashes on the front. The Russian forces are mainly attacking in the Pokrovsk direction, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Russian President Vladimir Putin's aide Nikolai Patrushev warned in an interview published on Tuesday that Ukraine may "cease to exist" in 2025. Patrushev, who previously served as secretary of Russia's Security Council,

Nikolai Patrushev, advisor to Russian President Vladimir Putin, believes that by next year, Ukraine “will completely cease to exist”. He also said that negotiations on Ukraine should be a matter for Russia and the United States alone.

Nikolai Patrushev, an advisor to the Russian president, stated in an interview with "Komsomolskaya Pravda" that the Russian Federation is not indifferent to the situation in Ukraine. However, he did not rule out the possibility that Ukraine may cease to exist altogether by next year.