Russia launched a deadly aerial assault across Ukraine, targeting the capital with missiles and drones for a second night in a row, as the two sides carried out an exchange of hundreds of prisoners of war.

Ukrainian forces made a surprise incursion into Kursk in August 2024, before being pushed out by Russian troops nine months later.

Ukrainian forces are bracing for another major frontline assault from Russia after learning of a large build-up of pre-battle troops in the north east.

War experts believe Moscow is planning a summer offensive in Ukraine. Economic and military pressures closer to home could end up pushing Moscow into peace talks. A slowdown in inflation, declining industrial output and consumer spending all point to a slowdown in the Russian economy.

Russian armed forces are creating a “security buffer zone” along the border between Russia and Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin said Thursday.

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First Deputy Foreign Minister Sergiy Kyslytsya said on a telethon broadcast that during the talks in Istanbul between Ukraine and Russia, interpretation was provided in four languages. This made it possible for all participants to communicate effectively.

President Donald Trump spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin about ending the war in Ukraine, hosted the president of South Africa at the White House and threatened more stringent tariffs against the European Union this week.