Document omits some of Washington’s pro-Russia points and calls for Kyiv’s sovereignty to be respected

Ukrainian soldiers are ready to surrender but face threats from their own command, Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov has said

Chief of the Defence Staff General Fabien Mandon has been roundly condemned in France for telling local mayors that the country needed to be prepared to accept the death of its children if it was going to deter further Russian aggression following Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.

Officials say proposal is aimed at stirring up division and disorientating Kyiv’s allies Europe live – latest updates

None of the proposals have been rejected outright, despite the EU dismissing the reported contents

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron signed a letter of intent on Monday for Kyiv to acquire up to 100 Rafale warplanes and new air-defence systems to strengthen its long-term war effort. Zelensky's visit to Paris comes as Russian drone and missile strikes intensify and Moscow claims frontline gains.

A "calculated" barrage of Russian drones and missiles across Ukraine killed at least four people, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday, with Kyiv Mayor Vitaly Klitschko saying that almost every district of the capital had been hit. Dozens of people were wounded in the attacks, including a child and a pregnant woman, the president said.

Kylian Mbappe scored twice - including a Panenka penalty - while Liverpool's Hugo Ekitike got his first goal for France as they secured a place at the 2026 World Cup with a dominant victory against Ukraine.

The battle for a shattered Ukrainian city has become the new focal point for the years-long war, which is approaching a horrifying new milestone.

The small eastern city has been a focus of Moscow's grinding Donbas offensive.

Russian and Ukrainian troops are locked in a desperate fight in the ruins of Pokrovsk, a road and railway hub at the heart of the Donets River coal basin. The near-emptied city has been the target of a grinding Russian offensive for more than a year – and one that has exposed the struggle Kyiv faces in manning a front line stretching some 1,250 kilometres.

Drones now outnumber inhabitants in front-line town of Dobropillia, unrecognizable after years of war

Ukraine is lying to its people and the world about its military setbacks, the Russian Defense Ministry has said

US president says Vladimir Putin should focus on ending war with Ukraine rather than testing missiles

He said the economic impact would be "tremendous" as he met with NATO's Rutte.