Experts have said that Ukraine has one of the best combat-ready armies in Europe

Last week Donald Trump suggested that the US might provide air support in any security guarantees to end the war

Moscow’s military first claimed it had entered the Dnipropetrovsk region earlier this summer

Mr Trump’s statement follows the Russian bombing of a US electronics manufacturer in Ukraine, which Mr Zelensky damned as ‘very telling’ amid peace talk negotiations

Russian foreign minister suggests China should join in ensuring Ukraine’s security guarantees, Russian news agency says

Moscow launched more than 280 drones and missiles at central Ukraine in its latest attack

Putin and Zelensky could meet within just two weeks as European leaders hail ‘breakthrough’ in Washington

Russian and American delegations have arrived in Alaska ahead of crucial talks later on Friday

Giving up the region will have ‘catastrophic consequences’, say experts

European leaders will meet virtually with Zelensky and Merz ahead of Trump’s summit with Putin on Friday