Zelenskyy dismisses Putin ceasefire as ‘PR’ and says Russian attacks continue

Ukraine reports drone and artillery strikes over Easter weekend, while Moscow also claims ceasefire breaches by Kyiv

Air raid alerts in Ukraine after Putin’s Easter ‘ceasefire’ ends

Regions in eastern Ukraine were under air raid alerts starting minutes after midnight on Monday, with the alerts gradually extending west

Russian journalist facing prison on the run after escaping house arrest

Ekaterina Barabash, 63, had been detained after being outspoken critic of Moscow’s military offensive on Ukraine

Keir Starmer to seek to bolster defence ties as he hosts New Zealand PM

UK prime minister and Christopher Luxon expected to sign £30m weapons deal and extend training of Ukrainian troops

Putin ready for direct talks with Ukraine, spokesperson says

Moscow turns down proposal to extend Easter ceasefire as Ukraine officials head to London to discuss US peace plan

Lammy to host US and European negotiators for talks on Ukraine

Move comes amid speculation Moscow may drop claims to parts of border regions it does not control

Wednesday briefing: Can ​the latest ceasefire ​talks in London ​break the ​stalemate in Ukraine?

In today’s newsletter: As world leaders gather in the UK this week, any hope of breaking the deadlock when Russia and Ukraine refuse to compromise could mean the US walks away

Sanctioned Russia and Belarusian wood being smuggled into UK, study suggests

‘Chemical fingerprint’ shows 46% of wood samples certified as sustainable did not come from labelled country of origin

Russia drone strike kills nine in wave of attacks on Ukraine’s infrastructure

Attack on city of Marhanets comes as officials were set to meet in London for ceasefire talks

UK peace talks on Ukraine downgraded as Marco Rubio pulls out

Planned ministerial-level talks replaced by discussions at official level amid reports of change in Kremlin stance

Vance says US will ‘walk away’ unless Ukraine and Russia accept peace deal

US vice-president suggests ‘some territorial swaps’ are needed that may freeze conflict along current frontlines

Kremlin dragging its feet over Ukraine peace deal as impatient US takes anger out on Zelenskyy

Steve Witkoff and Marco Rubio bail on negotiations in London, while Putin appears to be undecided about peace terms

US peace proposal revealed: freeze the frontlines in exchange for Ukrainian territory

Putin said to be ready to halt fighting in return for US recognition of Russian control of Crimea and eastern Ukraine

Nine killed and dozens injured in ‘massive’ Russian missile attack on Kyiv

Several districts across city targeted in one of most devastating air attacks against Ukraine for months

Zelenskyy says Ukraine cannot accept US recognition of Crimea as Russian

Ukraine president returns to topic on visit to South Africa after Trump accused him of jeopardising peace deal

Ukraine gets nothing in Trump’s proposals for peace, says Boris Johnson

Former British prime minister posts apparent criticism of US president over his plans for peace deal with Russia

Alleged former members of neo-Nazi group claim its leader is Russian spy

Allegation against Rinaldo Nazzaro, founder of the Base, could shed new meaning on group’s efforts inside Ukraine

Russian general killed in car blast hours before US envoy’s Kremlin meeting

Lt Gen Yaroslav Moskalik named as victim of explosion in Moscow region that appears similar to previous attacks claimed by Ukraine

Son of CIA deputy director was killed while fighting for Russia, report shows

Michael Alexander Gloss, 21, who died on 4 April 2024, was the son of top-ranking US spy Juliana Gallina

‘I haven’t slept for two days’: Kharkiv residents reel from Russian attacks

Exhausted residents point out latest drone strike came hours after Donald Trump’s rare rebuke to Vladimir Putin