Vladimir Putin tightens grip on power by promoting family members and younger allies to his inner circle as economic strain and opposition threats mount in Russia.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said the country has tested a new, nuclear-capable missile and is preparing to deploy it.

This includes Rustem Umerov, the secretary of Ukraine's National Security and Defence Council, Valerii Zaluzhnyi, the Ukrainian ambassador to the UK, and Col Pavlo Palisa, deputy head of the presidential office in Kyiv. Today, with the Ukrainian flag flying above Downing Street, he's meeting Keir Starmer.

The UK signed an £8 billion ($10.7 billion) deal to sell 20 Typhoon fighter jets to Turkey, an order which Prime Minister Keir Starmer portrayed as a message to Russian President Vladimir Putin about NATO’s long-term unity.

Zelensky met with Sir Keir Starmer and the “Coalition of the Willing” in London last week, where allies publicly welcomed Ukraine’s support for a ceasefire and noted Putin’s rejection of one while escalating attacks on Ukraine.

Trump has not approved Ukraine's request for Tomahawk cruise missiles, citing year-long training requirements and U.S. military needs despite weapon's 1,500-mile range capability.

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law on Monday terminating an already defunct plutonium disposal agreement with the United States that aimed to prevent both sides from building more nuclear weapons.