Putin has claimed he is open to meeting Zelensky to discuss peace – while at the same time questioning his legitimacy

John Brennan says US president doesn’t have a strategy to secure peace in Ukraine

Putin will be ‘infuriated’ by the attack, a Russia expert said, which comes a day before Moscow and Kyiv sit down in Istanbul for direct peace talks

The Kremlin said Kyiv’s calls for Russia to release its ceasefire memorandum before talks in June were ‘non-constructive’

German chancellor Friedrich Merz says it is possible Berlin will send the longe-range cruise missiles to Kyiv

Russian forces seeking to create 'buffer zone' in Sumy after beating back Ukrainian incursion into Kursk