The US has marked a year since Russia invaded Ukraine by announcing a new range of sanctions against Russia and new military aid for Ukraine.

On eve of Ukraine invasion anniversary Russian leader says China relations ‘proceeding as planned’

• Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the West of wanting to wipe out Russia and issued a veiled nuclear threat in a landmark address to the nation.

Civilians in Donbass suffered while Kiev’s backers pretended they wanted to resolve the conflict peacefully, the Russian president claimed

Unannounced visit made ahead of 1st anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

• Streets were blocked off in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv as a high-security operation swung into action.

The US president has previously ruled out such a visit, saying he will travel to Poland but would not go further

China is considering giving Russia weapons and ammunition for the Ukraine war, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has said.

Ukraine dominated the annual gathering, with Western leaders pledging to do more to fight Russia.

Paris stands firmly against “attacking Russia on its own soil,” the French leader stated

Vice-president Kamala Harris vows to hold perpetrators to account as Blinken flags Moscow threat to Moldova

Alexander Lukashenko, one of the few world leaders to still back the Kremlin, is now trying to cast himself as peacemaker

Ukraine will lose without "urgent help" from the West, Andrzej Duda says

More than 5,000 pregnant Russian women have entered Argentina in recent months, including 33 on a single flight on Thursday, officials say.

An air-raid alert was declared in all parts of the country

Britain, one of the biggest contributors of aid to Ukraine, recently committed to sending tanks

Kyiv and the West say Russia has been pouring troops and mercenaries into eastern Ukraine in recent weeks.

The Kremlin’s soldiers are threatening to cut off the two main roads into the front-line city

The responsibility for escalating tensions around the New START agreement lies entirely with Washington, says Ambassador Anatoly Antonov

Moscow and Tehran have always collaborated significantly.