The Latest Breaking News from Kremlin

More than 200 people were evacuated from Sudzha in Russia’s Kursk region as Moscow carries out an intense aerial campaign to reclaim the area from Ukraine.

Sir Keir Starmer will host another round of talks with the ‘coalition of the willing’ on Saturday morning.

President Vladimir Putin on Friday called on beleaguered Ukrainian troops in the Russian region of Kursk to "surrender" after US President Donald Trump pleaded for their lives.

As Zelenskyy accused Putin of preparing to reject the ceasefire, Trump deemed Putin’s words ‘promising but incomplete’.

Russia on Friday said President Vladimir Putin had sent "additional" signals to counterpart Donald Trump about a Washington-proposed ceasefire in Ukraine, adding it was "cautiously optimistic" about the prospect of a deal.

Ukraine leader makes statement as Donald Trump described talks with Putin on America’s 30-day Ukraine ceasefire plan as ‘very good and productive’

The Russian president, who carefully cultivates his image in the media, dressed in camouflage when visiting Kursk.

Ukraine’s ceasefire hangs in the balance after Steve Witkoff met with Vladimir Putin in Moscow

While Donald Trump’s special envoy was en route to Moscow to talk about a possible ceasefire deal with his opposite numbers in the Kremlin, Vladimir Putin enjoyed a meet-up with his old friend Alexander Lukashenko, the president of Belarus, and the atmosphere was reportedly congenial.