LIVE UPDATES: Putin not on list to attend Russia-Ukraine peace talks in Istanbul

Turkiye hopes Istanbul talks will open new chapter for Ukraine-Russia peace Turkey’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan says there is a new window of opportunity to achieve peace between Ukraine and…

LIVE UPDATES: Zelensky says Ukraine ‘ready to meet’ but repeats ceasefire call, after Russia offers talks

Summary A tale of two proposals The 30-day ceasefire proposal isn’t exactly hot off the press – the US floated it back in March – but over the last few days, it…

Putin says Russia and Ukraine should meet to negotiate ‘lasting peace’

Putin says Russia and Ukraine should meet to negotiate ‘lasting peace’ Russian President Vladimir Putin has invited Ukraine to take part in “direct talks” on 15 May, hours after European…

LIVE UPDATES: Starmer says Europe and US are ‘calling Putin out’ to agree a 30-day Ukraine ceasefire

Summary ‘A unified call for an unconditional ceasefire – backed up by sanctions’ – Starmer More now from Starmer’s interview with the BBC’s chief political correspondent Henry Zeffman. Zeffman challenges…

LIVE UPDATES Russia-Ukraine war

Here is where things stand on Saturday, April 12: Fighting Sanctions Regional security

Ukraine: Kyiv’s ‘chaotic’ withdrawal from Russia, in its soldiers’ words

Until just over a week ago, Artem Kariakin and his unit were making regular trips across Ukraine’s border into the Russian town of Sudzha. He shows me video taken with…

Ukraine: Zelensky tells Russia to drop ‘unnecessary’ demands ahead of peace talks

Volodymyr Zelensky has said Ukrainian and US officials will meet for peace talks in Saudi Arabia next Monday, after the Kremlin confirmed US-Russia talks there the same day. Ukraine’s leader…

UK: Putin would breach Ukraine deal if it is not defended- PM Keir Starmer

Russian President Vladimir Putin would breach a peace deal with Ukraine if it is not defended, Sir Keir Starmer has said, after attending a meeting of senior military leaders in…

UK: Royal Navy and RAF shadow Russian ships in British waters

UK warships have shadowed a Russian task group as it passed through British waters, the Royal Navy has said. Type 23 frigate HMS Somerset and minehunter HMS Cattistock, along with…

Europe: Russia and Ukraine carry out attacks after Putin-Trump call

Russia and Ukraine have launched air attacks that damaged each other’s infrastructure, hours after Vladimir Putin said Russia would stop targeting Ukrainian energy sites. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia’s…