Ground reports analysed by the American non-profit Institute for the Study of War (ISW) and other publications also indicate Russia's intensified offensive over the past 30 days.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the U.S. and Russia have exchanged new ideas for Ukraine peace talks after he met with his Russian counterpart in Malaysia on Thursday.

Mr Putin’s war against Ukraine inadvertently led to an end to the hitherto intractable conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia, which is now struggling to break free of Russia’s grip and make peace with Turkey.

Trump and Putin speak on call following U.S. pause of weapons shipments to Ukraine. Russia continues escalating attacks on Ukrainian cities.

The authoritative Ukrainian Deep State map shows that Russia now controls 113,588 square kms of Ukrainian territory

Vladimir Putin’s troops are using smaller units to attack the front lines and Ukraine is being forced to respond.

Ukrainian forces push Russian army away from Sumy, General Staff says Ukrainian military again denies reports on Russian troops entering Dnipropetrovsk Oblast After months of stalling, Russia blames Ukraine,

President Trump has also said Medicaid - a US government-run healthcare scheme - would be "left alone" in the bill and if it didn't pass taxes "will go up by 68%". However, various analyses show there will be significant reductions to Medicaid under the bill.

Analysts have been tracking Russian electronic warfare from across the Gdańsk Bay, pinpointing familiar sites in Kaliningrad.