Coming up today, the EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has welcomed the latest Ukraine peace deal on the table in a speech in Strasbourg, calling it a ‘starting point’ that comes after days of diplomacy.

VLADIMIR Putin has brushed off claims that Moscow harbours ambitions to push deeper into Europe, instead hinting that Donald Trump’s proposed peace plan could form the “basis” of a future treaty.

Conversations between Donald Trump's envoy and the Russians have been leaked, triggering criticism - but Trump's son has defended Steve Witkoff. Earlier, Russia contradicted Trump on its approach to peace talks.

Live coverage of Russia’s war against Ukraine with breaking news and frontline updates, updated 4 times today. Ukrainian soldiers from the 3rd Special Operations Forces Regiment stormed Russian positions in the Pokrovsk direction in Donetsk Oblast,

Ukraine talks in Geneva, President Zelensky says: "Putin wants legal recognition to what he has stolen...that's the main problem."

US President Donald Trump “remains hopeful and optimistic that a deal can be struck” to end Russia’s war with Ukraine. Follow live updates

The move comes days after President Donald Trump accused the Democrats, all of whom served in the military or in intelligence roles, of “SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH!,” although he later claimed he was “not threatening death.”

Ukraine has warned that Russia has turned its "scorched earth" tactics to the country's energy infrastructure as it ups its campaign ahead of winter. It comes as Moscow's ambassador in Romania was confronted with 'irrefutable proof' over an airspace violation.