Biden sees 'real problems' for Russia

With US midterm votes still being counted, President Joe Biden found time last night to comment on the war in Ukraine - saying Russia's decision to order a pullout from the Ukrainian city of Kherson shows its military has "some real problems".

He added he'd been expecting the move for "some time" and that it would allow both sides to "recalibrate their positions" over the winter.

The blow is significant to Russia because Kherson remains the only major city to have fallen to Russia since the war began.

Biden's political rivals previously vowed to review US military and humanitarian aid to Ukraine. And with the Republicans likely to take control of the House of Representatives, this will be an issue many keep an eye on - both in Washington and Kyiv.

-bbc