‘She went through hell’: widow of Chornobyl engineer killed in Russian drone strike on Kyiv

Zelenskyy says Nataliia Khodemchuk is victim of ‘new tragedy caused by Kremlin’, four decades after disaster

Zelenskyy pledges to ‘clean up’ Ukraine’s energy sector amid corruption scandal

President to overhaul state energy firms after $100m kickback scheme alleged by anti-corruption investigators

Far-right group with links to neo-Nazi leader offers online military training

Experts say Observations Group’s connections to the Base and Rinaldo Nazzaro present ‘urgent danger’

Poland railway blast was unprecedented act of sabotage, says Donald Tusk

Polish PM vows to ‘catch the perpetrators, regardless of who their backers are’ after blast on track used for deliveries to Ukraine

Ukrainians working for Russia were behind rail blasts, says Polish PM

Donald Tusk says two saboteurs crossed border from Belarus hoping to cause divisive ‘catastrophe’

Moscow passes laws to boost defences against Ukrainian strikes

Vladimir Putin authorises the guarding of fuel sites by reservists, internet blackouts and tighter sentencing for acts of sabotage

Poland closes last Russian consulate after ‘act of state terrorism’ on railway

Foreign minister orders closure of Gdańsk consulate and says four people now arrested after sabotage attack

US and Russian officials draft new peace plan based on capitulation from Ukraine

Unclear if Trump administration backs deal that would mean Kyiv giving up territory and slashing size of military

US and Russian officials have reportedly drafted 28-point plan to end Ukraine war

Volodymyr Zelenskyy to meet Pentagon envoys amid fears proposed deal would hand Ukrainian territory to Russia

Europe must be involved in Ukraine peace deal negotiations, say diplomats

Foreign ministers express misgivings about draft US-Russian peace plan favourable to Putin

Ukraine: US-Russian peace proposal is ‘absurd’ and unacceptable

Officials say proposal is aimed at stirring up division and disorientating Kyiv’s allies

Keir Starmer defends trip to South Africa for G20 summit as budget looms

PM says he aims to secure investment to help deal with cost of living and shore up support for Ukraine

Former Reform UK Wales leader jailed for taking bribes for pro-Russia statements when MEP

Police say Nathan Gill received about £40,000 from Oleg Voloshyn, alleged Russian asset also under investigation

EU imposes sanctions on Russian prison officials responsible for death of Ukrainian journalist

Viktoriia Roshchyna died aged 27 after a year in extrajudicial detention at a jail notorious for torture

Zelenskyy says Ukraine faces most difficult moment as Trump pushes plan to end war

US president presses Kyiv to accept plan that would mean giving up territory to Russia

‘They decided to kill us with cold’: Ukrainians struggle against Russian assault on power network

Chernihiv residents say they are without power for 14 hours a day as they gather in ‘invincibility points’ to charge up and warm up

US tells Nato if Zelenskyy does not sign peace deal Ukraine will face worse in future

‘No deal is perfect, but it must be done sooner rather than later,’ says US army secretary in sombre meeting

Western leaders at G20 say US peace plan for Ukraine ‘will require work’

European leaders say Washington’s proposal needs major changes, as Macron warns G20 risks losing relevance

Trump says Ukraine deal is not ‘final offer’ as officials gather for Geneva summit

US president signals potential room for adjustments after Zelenskyy says proposals force Ukraine to choose between national dignity and losing the US

Trump says Ukraine has ‘zero gratitude’ for peace plan amid international talks

US president appears to roll back from demand Zelenskyy sign by Thursday amid claims Russia authored the text