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Intensive talks to take place next week on detail and structure of any British deployments if ceasefire deal reached

Key gas pumping station in border region rocked by major explosion

In late February, South Korea's spy agency said North Korea appeared to have sent additional troops to Russia. South Korean media put the number of newly sent North Korean soldiers at about 1,000 to 3,000

Ukraine hopes to secure at least a partial ceasefire at upcoming talks in Saudi Arabia, during which US officials will meet separately with Russian and Ukrainian delegations, a senior Ukrainian source told AFP on Friday.

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The station in Sudzha – in the border Kursk region – has been a critical hub for Russian gas transit to Europe via Ukraine

It comes after Sir Keir Starmer warned Vladimir Putin would face ‘severe consequences’ for breaching any truce.

Alexander Skobov jailed for 16 years over social media post and alleged involvement in opposition group

Donald Trump’s latest peace bid for Ukraine focused on a piece of real estate, the Zaporizhzhia power plant, in his latest phone call with Volodymyr Zelensky. The US would take over the repairs and management of the complex, the biggest nuclear generating facility in Europe, and tenth in the world.

A strike on Odesa came shortly before a visit by President of the Czech Republic, Peter Pavel, who committed further aid to Ukraine's war-torn regions.

While Russia has said seizing its assets would amount to 'theft', the question of whether such a move is legal under international law is a thorny one.