Zelenskiy says world can stop ‘Russian terror’ after attack on Kyiv children’s hospital

Rescue efforts continue after wave of strikes that killed 38 people, as president renews call for more air defences

Leaders head to Nato summit amid Biden doubts and concern for Ukraine

Nato official warns there could be further Russian strikes on Ukraine this week to try to draw attention away from event

US justice department says it disrupted Russian social media influence operation

Officials say the AI-enabled campaign to spread pro-Kremlin propaganda involved 1,000 social media accounts

Biden promises new air defenses for Ukraine in Nato speech

Critical step for president in convincing foreign leaders he remains up to task of leading 32-member military alliance

Ukraine war briefing: Nato summit opens with Patriot pledges

Putin intent on ‘total subjugation’ and wiping Ukraine off the map, says Biden; Russia ‘lacks troops or ammo for major offensive’. What we know on day 868

Wednesday briefing: How Kyiv is handling the aftermath of a strike on a children’s hospital

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Labour will not boost military spend without economic growth, says minister

Comments come as PM begins two-day US visit to urge Nato member countries to increase defence spending . UK politics live – latest updates . Nato summit – live updates

First F-16 jets heading to Ukraine after months of training and negotiations

Dutch and Danish leaders say Ukraine will be ‘flying operational F-16s this summer’ as Kyiv seeks battlefield wins

UK will be ‘leading European nation’ in Nato, defence secretary pledges

John Healey acknowledges likely shift of US focus to China and says Britain and EU must raise military spending to counter Russia

UK will give Ukraine £3bn a year ‘for as long as it takes’, says Starmer

Prime minister holds first official bilateral talks with Volodymyr Zelenskiy at Nato summit in Washington

China a ‘decisive enabler’ of Russia’s war in Ukraine, says Nato in stern rebuke

Nato’s communique highlights concerns over Beijing’s nuclear arsenal and its capabilities in space, with Jens Stoltenberg calling it an important message

Hungary’s Viktor Orbán to meet with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago

Also snubbing Biden, the prime minister has enraged Nato allies as he tries to broker a Russia-Ukraine ceasefire

US reportedly foiled Russian plot to kill boss of German arms firm supplying Ukraine

Plan to assassinate Rheinmetall’s Armin Papperger believed to have been at a relatively advanced stage

Joe Biden defiant despite gaffes at Nato press conference as he battles calls to stand aside

US president navigates complex foreign policy questions at event tainted by mixing up names of Harris and Trump, and earlier Zelenskiy and Putin

Zelenskiy due in UK for meeting of European leaders at Blenheim Palace

Discussions will centre on Ukraine, security and democracy, and the president is expected to meet members of Labour’s cabinet

‘I was sleepwalking through a horror’: Kyiv left reeling by deadly Russian attack on hospital

Last Monday’s strike brought terror to the Ukrainian capital, but also a renewed sense of solidarity in the face of tragedy

Ukrainian refugees at risk of homelessness and exploitation in UK, report finds

British Red Cross says thousands have been at risk and calls for improved safeguarding and resettlement schemes

Trump has ‘detailed and well-founded’ plans to end Ukraine war, says Orbán

‘Likely outcome’ of Trump victory means EU should reopen diplomatic talks with Moscow, says Hungarian PM

Trump’s choice of Vance ‘terrible news’ for Ukraine, Europe experts warn

Running mate likely to push Trump to pursue ‘America first’ foreign policy and deal with Putin to end war in Ukraine

Republican convention day three: JD Vance to speak as focus turns to foreign policy

Vance will give first major address as Trump’s running mate amid day’s theme of ‘Make America Strong Once Again’