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Ukrainian officials say 88 injured in missile strike as US and Russian officials start talks on ceasefire deal

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Ukrainian officials say 13 children are among at least 74 wounded after Russian missile attack on Sumy

Calls for prime minister Keir Starmer to create exemption from the European Convention on Human Rights

US officials now expected to meet Ukrainian counterparts again as Trump signals rare earth minerals deal in view.

Nikolai Savchenko said police came to his St Petersburg church during Sunday service to detain him

Discussions in Riyadh over a 30-day truce came hours after a round of ‘productive’ negotiations between Ukrainian and US officials

Russia and the US hold talks in the Saudi capital aimed at making progress towards peace in Ukraine.

Several weeks have now passed since the infamously heated argument between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and US President Donald Trump on February 28 in the Oval Office. Zelensky has now accepted the partial ceasefire demanded by the US, paving the way for negotiations to reach a peace agreement with Russia.

Originally planned to take place simultaneously to enable shuttle diplomacy -- with the United States going back and forth between the delegations -- the talks are now taking place one after the other.

Former Russian deputy defence minister Timur Ivanov appeared in court on Monday at the start of a high-profile embezzlement trial that could see him jailed for years.