Zelenskyy to meet Starmer at Downing Street to discuss US draft peace deal

Emmanuel Macron and Friedrich Merz will also be present for talks on guaranteeing Ukraine’s postwar security

Russia launches attacks across Ukraine as Miami peace talks continue

Targets of more than Russian 650 drones and 51 missiles include western regions with sirens sounding in eastern Poland

Swedish navy encountering Russian submarines ‘almost weekly’ – and more could be on the way

Moscow ‘continuously reinforcing’ its presence in the region, says Swedish chief of operations Capt Marko Petkovic

Chornobyl disaster shelter no longer blocks radiation and needs major repair – IAEA

Drone attack that Ukraine blamed on Russia blew hole in painstakingly erected €1.5bn shield meant to allow for final clean-up of 1986 meltdown site

Trump advisers and Ukrainian officials will meet for third day amid progress on peace plan

Joint statement comes as Trump pushes Kyiv and Moscow on US-mediated proposal to end nearly four years of war

‘No mistrust’ between Europe and US over Ukraine, Macron says

French president’s remarks come a day after a report claimed he had warned Washington could betray Kyiv

Putin vows oil shipments to India will be ‘uninterrupted’ in defiance of US

Narendra Modi says energy security is ‘pillar of the India-Russia partnership’ as two leaders meet in Delhi

EU leaders race to save Ukraine funding deal as Kyiv’s cash runs low

‘Future of Europe’ at stake with Von der Leyen and Merz desperate to persuade Belgian PM to allow use of frozen Russian assets

Macron believes US may ‘betray Ukraine on territory’ says Der Spiegel

Magazine says leaked note from call between European heads also contains similar concerns of other leaders

Putin and Modi to meet amid politically treacherous times for Russia and India

The Russian president’s Delhi visit gives him a chance to reduce Moscow’s isolation but both countries need each other to negotiate Trump’s America and a powerful China

Path to peace in Ukraine unclear, says Trump, as US envoys prepare to meet Kyiv official

Trump’s comments come after an hours-long meeting at the Kremlin between US envoys and Vladimir Putin failed to achieve a breakthrough

Amid missiles and diplomacy, Russia is exploiting western divisions over Ukraine

As Russia intensifies its military pressure and diplomatic manoeuvring, European leaders find themselves increasingly at odds with Washington over how to pursue peace

EU has a plan to use frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine – how will it work?

What are the legal implications, and why does Belgium fear being left alone with the bill?

European Commission plans ‘reparations loan’ to Ukraine using frozen Russian assets

Option of EU loan based on common borrowing also proposed in concession to concerns raised by Belgium

First Thing: Family of victim of Trump boat airstrikes files complaint against ‘extrajudicial killing’

Alejandro Carranza Medina’s relatives say he was a fisher, not a drug trafficker. Plus, Putin says Russia ‘ready’ for war with Europe as Ukraine talks stall

Pope Leo stresses importance of European involvement in efforts to end war in Ukraine

Pontiff says Italy specifically could play role of mediator in talks between Russia, US and Ukraine

Wednesday briefing: Does the new US plan put Ukraine and Russia on the path to peace?

In today’s newsletter: With US pressure mounting and Ukraine signalling cautious openness, Moscow continues to project military momentum

British military instructor arrested in Ukraine on suspicion of spying for Russia

Ross David Cutmore, from Dunfermline, was allegedly recruited to assist in assassinations on Ukrainian soil

First Thing: EU foreign policy chief warns US-Russia talks may pressure Kyiv to make concessions

Steve Witkoff is due to meet Vladimir Putin in Moscow. Plus, a new book highlights the forgotten builders of the Empire State Building

Witkoff in Moscow for talks as Putin claims to have taken key Ukrainian city

Trump’s special envoy lands in Russia as Putin hails ‘important’ capture of Pokrovsk, although this is disputed by Kyiv