The Latest Breaking News from Yevgeny Prigozhin

The spy chief also told NPR's Mary Louise Kelly that discontent in Russia has created a "once-in-a-generation" opportunity to recruit Russians to spy on behalf of the U.S.

Long a low-profile Russian businessman with a criminal record and a background in catering, the commander has become an increasingly vocal critic of the Kremlin’s defence ministers as the war in Ukraine has progressed

Third night of Russian strikes on port cities of Mykolaiv and Odesa damages property and causes multiple injuries; one person killed in Ukrainian drone-attack on occupied Crimea

These are the main developments as the Russian invasion of Ukraine enters its 512th day.

Russia has ended the Black Sea grain deal in retaliation for Ukraine attempting to make a military breakthrough.

Sir Richard Moore says Xi Jinping’s regime has supported Vladimir Putin diplomatically and amplified ‘Russian tropes’ such as Nato being to blame

US-supplied cluster munitions are in Ukrainian hands and are being deployed, John Kirby says

Russian prosecutors on Thursday requested a jail term of 20 years for the already imprisoned Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, who denounced Russia's "senseless war" in his last statement to the court. Follow our blog to see how the day's events unfolded. All times are Paris time (GMT+2).

Controversial munitions being deployed in the field, says John Kirby; UN security council to meet over grain deal collapse