LIVE UPDATES: Russia and Ukraine live expected to hold direct talks in Turkiye

Zelenskyy slams Russia’s ‘disrespect’, says strong response needed Ukraine’s president has said Russia’s decision to send a delegation of low-level representatives for talks in Turkiye was a “sign of disrespect”.…

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: 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 Easter Ceasefire

Summary Zelensky says Russian activity is still on the rise Zelensky has just shared an update, quoting his commander-in-chief’s report at 16:00 local time (14:00 BST). He says Russian military…

LIVE UPDATES Russia-Ukraine war

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

USA: Trump envoy dismisses Starmer plan for Ukraine

Sir Keir Starmer’s plan for an international force to support a ceasefire in Ukraine has been dismissed as “a posture and a pose” by Donald Trump’s special envoy. Steve Witkoff…

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…

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…

USA: Trump suggests US could run Ukraine’s power plants

US President Donald Trump has held what he described as a “very good” hour-long phone call with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky, a day after speaking to Russia’s President Vladimir…