The UK and France are planning to present Donald Trump with a comprehensive plan for a post-war “reassurance force” in Ukraine that they hope will persuade the US president to commit to security guarantees for Kyiv,

Keith Kellogg, US President Donald Trump's special envoy to Ukraine, suggested British and French troops could adopt zones of control in the country, in an interview with The Times newspaper

In Sumy, a city already obliterated by conflict, a devastating missile strike killed at least 32 - including two children - as Russian despot Vladimir Putin stands accused of needlessly prolonging the bloody three-year war with Ukraine.

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO allies have pledged more than 20 billion euros ($21.65 billion) in military support for Ukraine in the first three months of the year, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Wednesday.

Ukraine's European allies have pledged €21bn (£18.2bn) in a new tranche of military support for Kyiv in what they described as "a critical year" for the war. Members of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group met at Nato's headquarters in Brussels to pledge air defences,

During the meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group (also known as the Ramstein format) in Brussels on 11 April, participating states pledged to increase military assistance to Ukraine by a total of €21 billion.