Several months of intensified U.S. and European pressure on the two sides to accept a ceasefire and negotiate a settlement have yielded little progress.

Russia on Wednesday rejected Ukrainian and European accusations it was trying to drag out the peace process around Ukraine, but said that no decision had yet been made on a venue for talks when asked if they could be hosted by the Vatican.

The US President and his Russian counterpart spoke for 40 minutes on Thursday as they discussed peace talks to end the war in Ukraine, with Donald Trump reportedly making a pledge to Putin that he wou

Vladimir Putin has visited Kursk for the first time since claiming to have completely retaken the Russian region from Ukrainian forces, state media reported on Wednesday, as the Russian president attempts to repel international pressure to agree to a 30-day ceasefire on the other side of the border.

The Russian leader traveled to the region in the west of the country where a surprise incursion last year embarrassed Moscow.

President Vladimir Putin visited Russia's Kursk region for the first time since Moscow claimed that it drove Ukrainian forces out of the area last month, the Kremlin said Wednesday.

The Trump administration is rebuffing pressure from Congress and Europe to ratchet up pressure on Moscow after a call with Putin.

Russia has promised to send the United States "terms for what they would require in order to reach a ceasefire" with Ukraine after a phone call between President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin.

The UK urged its Group of Seven allies to agree a cut to the price cap on Russian oil, saying the move is necessary to put further pressure on President Vladimir Putin to end Russia’s war in Ukraine.

The United Kingdom has called on its G7 allies to lower the price ceiling on Russian oil. The move is necessary to further pressure Vladimir Putin to end Russia's war in Ukraine, Bloomberg reports. "Pressure on Russia’s war machine is needed now more than ever,