Foreign minister Sergey Lavrov dismissed the transatlantic talks as “a road to nowhere” on Wednesday. In the West Wing, Trump is expressing confidence to associates that the talks are still on track,

As Russian drones and missiles continue to rain down death, the prospect of a Putin-Zelenskyy meeting seems unlikely, says author

"A combat unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) belonging to the Armed Forces of Ukraine was shot down by air defence systems near the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant," the press service said in a statement on the Telegram messaging app.