Russian President Vladimir Putin said that a US plan to end the war in Ukraine could “form the basis for future agreements” but renewed threats to seize more territory by force unless Kyiv withdraws.

A Putin ally has called for more detail in Trump's peace plan for Ukraine. Follow Newsweek's live coverage of the war.

President Volodymyr Zelensky said that 600 drones and 35 missiles struck the nation in one of the largest bombardments in a while. Mayor Vitali Klitschko said that falling debris from intercepted Russian drones hit residential buildings and the western part of Kyiv had lost power.

It has emerged that Kirill Dmitriev, Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin's special envoy, was persuading Steve Witkoff, US President Donald Trump's Special Envoy, and Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner of the potential benefits of bilateral cooperation during talks on ending the war in Ukraine.

The latest assault on Kyiv came as Ukrainian peace negotiators are due to meet their U.S. counterparts this weekend.

VLADIMIR Putin insisted that Russia has no plans to take the rest of Europe, dismissing suggestions that Moscow aims to push beyond Ukraine as “ridiculous.” Despite these claims, Russia’s war

Russian President Vladimir Putin has publicly addressed the U.S.-backed peace plan for Ukraine, signaling Moscow’s willingness to engage in “serious” discussions. Putin indicated that the draft proposals could form the basis of a future agreement to end the nearly four-year conflict,

The leak of the call to Bloomberg News has not gone down well in Russia, with the Kremlin calling it “unacceptable” and “clearly aimed” at hindering the peace talks. Donald Trump's brash negotiating style left many in Europe suspecting he wants a quick deal that forces Europeans to make it work and pay for it. All while the US profits.