The Latest Breaking News from Russia

In his personal blog, Jack Anderton also suggested Britain should not support Ukraine, saying: ‘Russia is not our enemy’

The Donetsk and Luhansk provinces in the Donbas region form the industrial heartland of Ukraine

Russia is complicating efforts to get a ceasefire in Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said.

Russia continues to target Ukrainian cities firing hundreds of missiles and projectiles daily despite ongoing peace efforts, led by the United States. Ukrainian officials say their unwillingness to dial back their offensive reflects their lack of sincere interest in peace.

The coalition of the willing, the alliance which is planning to police a future peace deal, will meet on Sunday afternoon.

Leaders of France, Germany and Britain will host a video call on Sunday for their so-called "coalition of the willing" to discuss steps towards ending the war in Ukraine, after Donald Trump dropped his push for a ceasefire after his Alaska summit with Russian leader Vladimir Putin.

The US president urged his Ukrainian counterpart to strike a deal with Russia to end the deadliest conflict since the Second World War

The bizarre summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin in Alaska should sway all but the most credulous doubters that the White House is more interested in friendly relations with Russia’s dictator than achieving a lasting peace in Ukraine.

Here are the key events on day 1,270 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

US president had promised to increase economic pressure on Russia by targeting buyers of its crude oil

Before Washington meeting with Donald Trump, Zelenskyy says Russia rebuffing calls for ceasefire makes it harder to achieve peace deal to end the more than three-year-old conflict. What we know on day 1,271.