The Latest Breaking News from Kyiv

Moscow proposed to Ukraine to meet again in Istanbul for the second round of talks next Monday. Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said he presented Russia’s "specific proposals" for the next round of negotiations to Washington, but has not shared Moscow’s "peace memorandum" with Kyiv.

German chancellor Friedrich Merz says it is possible Berlin will send the longe-range cruise missiles to Kyiv

Russia is amassing thousands of troops at the border with Ukraine’s northeastern Sumy region, the Ukrainian president said, amid reports from the Ukrainian military that Moscow may be preparing new attacks on Kharkiv.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was due to visit Germany on Wednesday for talks with Chancellor Friedrich Merz, who has pledged muscular backing for Kyiv in its fight against Russia.

New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Luxon says Ukraine's proposal that he visit Kiev alongside Anthony Albanese is a "great invitation" that the pair are open to.

The German chancellor’s desire to lift restrictions on longer range weapons for Ukraine has been frustrated by his Social Democrat partners

German leader Merz confirms Kyiv can now target Russian military positions with long-range weapons from Western allies.

The decision to lift any restrictions on the use of Western-supplied long-range weapons by Ukraine was made months ago, the German chancellor clarified on Tuesday.

Germany’s new Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Monday that Berlin and other major allies are no longer imposing any range restrictions on weapons supplied to Kyiv