The Ukrainian president accuses Moscow of wanting to use the peace process initiated by Trump to gain time and make advances on the front. This Monday's call between Putin and Trump has not changed anything in the Ukraine war.

US President Donald Trump has held conversations with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian leader Vladimir Putin. Meanwhile, EU leaders have politically endorsed the creation of a €150 billion loan fund to fund weapons amid growing threats from Russia.

MOSCOW HAS SAID it intercepted 159 drones launched into its territory by Ukraine last night on the same day Vladimir Putin paid a visit to the recently recaptured Kursk region.The drones mostly targeted Russian regions bordering Ukraine and were launched from 8:00 pm Moscow time (1700 GMT) Tuesday until 8:00 am on Wednesday,

European leaders are scrambling to speak directly with President Trump ahead of his one-on-one call with Vladimir Putin, a call the White House says will take place this week. This is the first publicly confirmed conversation between the two men in nearly three months,

Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz said that the EU leaders will call US President Donald Trump tomorrow. The call is scheduled just before the American leader's conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin,

Sir Keir Starmer and the European Union are preparing to launch a global defence bank aimed at rearming the West against Vladimir Putin. The proposed Defence, Security and Resilience Bank (DSR Bank) would pool resources from western countries to fund weapons,

The UK and EU on Tuesday announced fresh sanctions targeting Russian arms suppliers, energy exporters and groups accused of spreading disinformation.

In a joint letter led by Austria, 15 member states pitch a "renewed, targeted and joint global diplomatic outreach effort" to strengthen leverage on Russia. View on euronews