- Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says only a diplomatic breakthrough rather than an outright military victory could end Russia’s war on his country.
- British foreign secretary Liz Truss tells The Telegraph she wants to see Ukraine’s neighbour Moldova “equipped to NATO standard”, to guard against any threats from Russia.
- Russian energy giant Gazprom says it had stopped all natural gas supplies to Finland as it had not received payment in roubles.
- Washington says it is “confident” that Turkey’s concerns about the admission of Sweden and Finland into NATO will be addressed.
- Russia’s defence ministry says the last group of Ukrainian forces holed up in Mariupol’s Azovstal steelworks has surrendered.
