Ukraine ceasefire back in focus as US security guarantees fade and casualties surge

Divisions between Washington and European capitals fuels concern over US commitment to peace deal

Vladimir Putin announces Orthodox Easter ceasefire with Ukraine

Kremlin proposes 32-hour ceasefire starting on Saturday afternoon – with Ukraine expected to agree to plan

Starmer says he is ‘fed up’ with Trump and Putin’s impact on UK energy costs

PM appears to draw comparison between Russian and US leaders and calls for plan to restore shipping through strait of Hormuz

Explosives found near pipeline ‘likely a Russian provocation’, says military expert

Former Ukrainian major general says 4kg of material found in Serbia was attempt to influence Hungary’s election

Russian drone attacks persist despite Kremlin’s Easter ceasefire, Ukrainian forces say

Ukraine reports 469 violations of Putin’s 32-hour ceasefire, hours after deadly drone attacks on Odesa and Kherson

Ukraine war briefing: Hungary’s new leader says he would ask Putin to end the killing in Ukraine

Péter Magyar would ‘talk to Russian president, but won’t initiate contact’; Ukraine welcomes defeat of Orbán. What we know on day 1,511

Does Viktor Orbán’s defeat signal a wider backlash against ‘the forces of darkness’?

Péter Magyar’s stunning victory in Hungary is a boost for liberal democracy. But don’t bank on similar upsets in upcoming European elections

Russia pummels Ukraine with drone and missile strikes, killing three

Two killed, including a child, in Kyiv with another death in the city of Dnipro amid strikes across the country

At least 17 people killed in Russia’s deadliest attack on Ukraine this year

More than 100 injured across country after Russia launches nearly 700 drones and dozens of ballistic and cruise missiles

Ukraine war briefing: €90bn EU loan for Ukraine to be released in second quarter

EU economy commissioner says Iran war is feeding Russia’s war machine; Trump condemns massive strikes on Ukraine. What we know on day 1,513

‘A defeat for Putin’: Ukrainians hope Magyar’s victory will mark new era with Hungary

As Orbán is rejected, there is cautious optimism new leader can restore ties – but issues such as EU accession loom large

Russian blogger’s fierce critique of Kremlin goes viral: ‘People are afraid of you’

Victoria Bonya says authorities too scared to raise issues with Vladimir Putin, whose approval ratings are declining

Investigators examine whether Ukraine terrorist attack was directed by Russia

The gunman, who killed six people in Kyiv before police shot him dead, was a Ukrainian citizen born in Moscow

Kremlin forcing big firms to join ‘witch-hunt’ against internet rebels, claims report

Campaigners say banks and web platforms are being told to collect data on customers visiting blocked sites

UK firms to face tougher checks on export licences to bolster sanctions on Russia

News follows Guardian report on licence given to British firm exporting machinery to Armenian firm linked to Russian war effort

EU agrees to unblock €90bn loan for Ukraine after Hungary lifts veto

Agreement for urgently needed loan reached after Ukraine resumed pumping Russian oil to Hungary and Slovakia

Roman Abramovich takes Jersey to European human rights court over Chelsea sale proceeds

Lawyers for oligarch claim freezing of £5.3bn of assets ‘unfair and abusive’ amid row over use of funds for Ukraine

EU formally approves €90bn Ukraine loan and 20th sanctions package against Russia

Leaders will discuss how to respond to surging energy prices amid the war in the Middle East

Ukrainian soldiers left emaciated on frontline from lack of food and water

Top commander fired after wife of one malnourished soldier posted shocking images on social media

RAF Typhoons scrambled in response to Russian drone threat near Nato air space

Overnight incident in Romania did not lead to hostilities as potential target stayed within Ukrainian airspace