The Kremlin said yesterday that a summit between Russian president Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky could only happen as a final step to seal a peace deal. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that it was unlikely that such a meeting could occur by the end of next month,

Ms. McKay is a war and humanitarian-focused international correspondent and author of 'Only Cry for the Living: Memos from Inside the ISIS Battlefield,' 'Afghanistan: The End of the US Footprint and Rise of the Taliban Rule,' and 'The Dictator's Wife.'

Child injured as Moscow and Kyiv fire drones and missiles after latest peace talks - Kremlin dismisses likelihood of a Putin-Zelensky meeting before August

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on July 24 urged China to leverage its close ties with Russian President Vladimir Putin to help advance peace talks with Ukraine. "China has an influence on Russia,

Kyiv and Moscow will hold a new round of peace talks — the first in seven weeks — on Wednesday in Turkey, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

Russia has promised that no 18-year-olds will be sent to fight in Ukraine, but the BBC finds many have already been killed.