President Donald Trump says Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has personally assured him that India will stop buying Russian oil

The EU has offered to use part of a proposed €140bn loan backed by Russia’s frozen assets to buy US weapons for Ukraine, provided Washington keeps supporting Kyiv in defending itself against Russia.

The assault comes as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky prepares for a White House meeting with President Donald Trump, where he is set to request more American -made air defences and long-range missiles. The latest barrage plunged eight Ukrainian regions into darkness, according to Ukrenergo, the national energy operator.

US Vice President JD Vance has said the war between Russia and Ukraine continues despite months of talks because neither side is currently ready to reach a peace agreement. Details: Vance added that a peace settlement remains possible,

Hi, this is Tania Myronyshena reporting from Kyiv on day 1,332 of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Today's top story so far: Russia shot down its own military aircraft over Crimea while its air defense was trying to intercept Ukrainian drones flying to the occupied peninsula and deep inside Russia overnight,

Russia launched a large armoured assault on Thursday with more than 20 armoured vehicles near the eastern Ukrainian town of Dobropillia, Ukraine's Azov brigade said, adding that its forces had repelled the attack.