A new body will assume responsibility for Ukraine aid, which one general called "a good day for Ukraine and a good day for NATO."

A senior aide to President Biden said that the administration will leave up to the incoming Trump administration the next steps on Ukraine’s path to NATO membership, despite internal discussions on whether to push for the alliance to issue an invitation for Kyiv in the lame-duck session.

It comes amid concerns the Republican president-elect would cease military aid to Ukraine after he takes office in January.

The scope of Burnett’s diplomatic role was not immediately clear. Such posts are usually set up for countries where there are conflicts or the U.S. has no diplomatic presence.

President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday nominated a trio of candidates to positions in his administration, including “The Apprentice” producer Mark Burnett as special envoy to the U.K., David Fink as head of the Federal Railroad Administration and Aaron Reitz to lead the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Policy,

Mark Burnett, the power producer who helped reintroduce Donald Trump to a national television audience with “The Apprentice,” is being tapped by the president-elect as special envoy to the United King

A video posted on local Telegram news channel Astra, verified by The Associated Press, shows a drone flying into the upper floors of a high-rise building.

The airport in the Russian city of Kazan reopened on Saturday after temporarily closing earlier in the day following a Ukrainian drone attack, Russia's aviation watchdog said. Russian state news agencies reported the drone attack on a residential complex and other areas in Kazan,