Following a conversation with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, US President Donald Trump has reported that the Indian leader is willing to stop buying Russian oil, which he said may help to end Russia's war against Ukraine more quickly.

US President Donald Trump was "unsurprised" after Russia resumed intense attacks on Ukraine, ending a cold-weather pause he personally requested from Vladimir Putin, the White House said Tuesday. Trump announced on Thursday that Putin had agreed to pause attacks on Kyiv for a week during a spell of freezing weather,

A day before Russian, Ukrainian and U.S. teams meet to talk peace, Putin's forces pounded Ukraine's energy infrastructure with dozens of drones and missiles.

Ukraine has agreed with western partners that persistent Russian violations of any future ceasefire agreement would be met by a co-ordinated military response from Europe and the US, according to people briefed on the discussions.

UKRAINE LOSING FAITH: If there was one moment last week that crystallized the fear in Ukraine that the Trump administration is not working in Ukraine’s best interest it was a statement at last week’s Cabinet meeting in which special envoy Steve Witkoff said “lots of good things” were in the negotiations in Abu Dhabi and

Exclusive: Vitaliy Kim, who was handpicked by Zelensky to be governor of the Mykolaiv Oblast region in Ukraine, has signalled a shift towards compromise in an interview with The Independent

We’ll be closing BBC Verify Live shortly, so take a few moments now to read back on what we’ve been covering. Russia’s brief pause in attacks on Ukraine ended yesterday, so we’ve been assessing the damage after it carried out a series of deadly strikes on cities across the country.