A bipartisan pair of US senators met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv on Friday and urged stronger sanctions against Russia, while uncertainty swirls over whether the next round of peace talks will move ahead in the coming days.

Zelensky has accused Russia of sabotaging peace talks, saying negotiations must be clear and properly prepared for any meaningful progress.

Ukraine attacks elite Russian unit base nearly 7,000km away in Vladivostok, source claims Ukraine ready for 2nd round of Istanbul talks but seeks Russian draft memo in advance, Yermak says Senate to 'start moving' Russia sanctions bill next week,

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky raised the stakes ahead of a potential meeting with Vladimir Putin in Turkey by saying he wouldn’t hold talks with any Russian representative other than the president himself.

Ukraine and Western governments want Russia to agree to an immediate, unconditional ceasefire lasting at least 30 days, but a Ukrainian source said Russia's demands were too much.

North Korean arms packages allowed Putin to attack civilian targets, says watchdog - Pyongyang reportedly sent nine million rounds of artillery and rocket launcher ammunition and at least 100 ballisti