Ukraine suspects Russia is not really interested in pausing the conflict and ending the war, and the head of the country’s delegation, Defence Minister Rustem Umerov, said the key points could only be resolved at face-to-face talks between President Zelensky and President Putin.

The Security Service of Ukraine said that the operation, which it codenamed “Web”, had destroyed 34% of Russia's fleet of air missile carriers with damages estimated at $7 billion.

Russian state media and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy say the latest round of direct peace talks between Russia and Ukraine ended Monday after just over an hour. Zelenskyy said in