The Latest Breaking News from Vladimir Putin

Exclusive: As a Russia-Ukrainian ceasefire looks no closer, Sir Alex Younger tells The Independent how the UK is too detached from the threat posed by Putin – and that our ‘collective effort’ needs to change

THE INDEPENDENT DEBATE: Have your say: As former MI6 chief Sir Alex Younger warns Britain must revive national service to face global threats, the debate over military readiness intensifies

These are the key events on day 1,136 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

Mussorgsky’s Khovanshchina – set in the troubled 1680s – can almost describe current events, say directors

Nine children among the dead in strike on Kryvyi Rih residential area as Kyiv says Moscow’s claim it targeted military gathering is false. What we know on day 1,137

‘We will know soon enough, in a matter of weeks, not months, whether Russia is serious about peace or not,’ said Rubio

May WTI crude oil (CLK25 ) Friday closed down -4.96 (-7.41%), and May RBOB gasoline (RBK25 ) closed down -0.1098 (-5.07%). Crude oil and gasoline prices on Friday sank for the second day, with crude falling to a 4-year low and gasoline sliding to a 1-month low. Tariff turmoil undercut...

Top US diplomat tells NATO counterparts Washington still committed to alliance.

Secretary of state says Putin ‘will have to make a decision’ as US officials appear to be growing impatient

May WTI crude oil (CLK25 ) today is down -4.66 (-6.96%), and May RBOB gasoline (RBK25 ) is down -0.1146 (-5.30%). Crude oil and gasoline prices are sinking for the second day, with crude falling to a 4-year low and gasoline sliding to a 1-month low. Tariff turmoil is undercutting...

Sir Ed Davey also welcomed his party’s newest MSP after Jamie Greene joined them the day after quitting the Scottish Tories.