Russia launched a mass drone attack on Ukraine's energy grid mere hours after Vladimir Putin agreed with Donald Trump to halt such strikes – although the US president has claimed efforts to secure a ceasefire are "very much on track".
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the overnight barrage proved Mr Putin's word was "very much at odds with reality" before holding his own call with Mr Trump on Wednesday, a call the US president said had been "very good" and had helped to "align both Russia and Ukraine in terms of their requests and needs".
