Russian crude prices are at their lowest since the war in Ukraine began, as sanctions deepen the discounts the nation’s oil industry needs to offer and benchmark futures tumble.

Trump envoys warn deal will not be on table forever but European leaders say it’s still unclear ‘whether Russia wants peace at all’. What we know on day 1,392

The U.S. has agreed to provide unspecified security guarantees to Ukraine as part of a peace deal to end Russia's nearly four-year war, and more talks are likely this weekend, U.S. officials said Monday following the latest discussions with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Berlin.

The GUR said that the modified drone contains foreign-made parts produced by companies in the US, UK, Germany, Switzerland, China, Japan, and Taiwan. Kyiv has frequently identified components in Russian weaponry sourced from these countries, some of which are among Ukraine's closest partners.

As it tries to demonstrate its continuing ability to fight, Ukraine said it had used drones to inflict serious damage on a Russian Kilo-class submarine at a Black Sea port.

Germany is stepping up military recruiting and investing in everything from drones to spy cockroaches to build up its defense.

John Healey said the Ukraine war was at a “major moment” after an apparent breakthrough in US-led peace talks, but urged allies to keep up the pressure on Vladimir Putin.

Russia’s central bank has launched a major damages claim against Euroclear as the EU considers deploying frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine.