Starmer will seek a "backstop" from the US in exchange for committing UK troops to serve alongside other European militaries as part of a peacekeeping force in Ukraine, the Times says. Trump has indicated there would be limited US support for any such arrangement.

Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky has said elections will take place in the country once martial law is lifted.

Sir Keir Starmer has reiterated his call for a US security guarantee in Ukraine to deter Vladimir Putin from invading again, as he prepares to meet Donald Trump. Speaking on the plane to Washington DC,

European nations are rushing to spend more as America threatens to withdraw its longstanding protection.

The Russian president says he agrees with Donald Trump's aim to slash arms expenditure by 50 percent, after peace is achieved.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Moscow and Washington could make a deal on mining rare earth minerals both in Russia and parts of Russian-occupied Ukraine.

Ukraine holds trillions of dollars worth of rare earth elements, which are critical for the modern high-tech economy.

In an interview broadcast on Monday, President Vladimir Putin said U.S. companies stood to profit in Russia, but suggested a Ukraine peace deal was still far off.

Latvia's foreign minister warns that Russian President Vladimir Putin will try to achieve in peace talks what he hasn’t been able to accomplish in his war against Ukraine — weaken the United States and restore control over his smaller neighbor.