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Kyiv and Moscow confirm attendance at separate talks with US officials in Saudi Arabia set for Monday.

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Despite recent comments by Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, Ukrainian forces have not been encircled by Russian troops in the Kursk region or anywhere else on the frontlines.

Despite Putin's demand, the EU insists Ukraine should have "its own robust military and defence capabilities as an essential component."

Amid truce negotiations, Russian forces were stirring in the south after pushing Ukraine out of Kursk.

These are the key developments on day 1,120 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday said that he and US counterpart Donald Trump had discussed possible US ownership of the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine.

The Russian president, Vladimir Putin, has agreed to pause attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure for 30 days following a phone call with his American counterpart, Donald Trump. On social media, Trump said the call was “very good and productive” and came “with an understanding that we will be working quickly…

Moscow has insisted that military and intelligence aid to Kyiv should be halted in order for a full-30 day ceasefire to be implemented.

Trump floated having the United States take ownership of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure during the hour-long call

For Russian civil servant Larisa, talks between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump have put Moscow one step closer to victory, even if they are far from ending three years of fighting in Ukraine.