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The extraordinary demands of the Russian leader to weaken Ukraine would make a mockery of any peace deal

Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to a proposal by United States President Donald Trump for Russia and Ukraine to stop attacking each other’s energy infrastructure for 30 days, according to statements by both the White House and the Kremlin.

The White House and the Kremlin both published written statements on the conditions of the ceasefire following a lengthy phone call between Trump and Putin.

Ukraine foreign minister says it is time for Russia to show it ‘wants peace’ as US, Russian leaders hold talks.

Victoria Lomasko, a graphic artist and muralist, has spent her career documenting how authoritarianism took hold in Vladimir Putin’s Russia. What she has illustrated – as well as the personal journey she has taken – affords a chance to see how dictatorship can develop and strengthen across a decade.

Russian leader refuses to commit to a full month-long truce after high-stakes phone call with Donald Trump

With US support for Ukraine in doubt, Kyiv's European allies are weighing whether to seize $300bn (€274bn) in frozen Russian assets.

Russian pensioner Olga Shkuratova trembled, clutching a scrap of paper bearing a handwritten phone number for her son.

Doubts remain over whether the Russian president wants a truce