Ukraine security talks may see breakthrough as U.S. NATO ambassador says 50-nation coalition nears agreement on comprehensive framework for peace deal and security guarantees.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the agreements were “a signal of how seriously Europe and the entire coalition of the willing are ready to work for real security.”

Defence was the thread running through the questions from the Conservative leader. Kemi Badenoch began by welcoming the PM's efforts on Ukraine, but suggested he has shown a "fundamental lack of respect" to the Commons by not making a statement immediately. Starmer committed to making a statement on Ukraine at "the earliest opportunity"

The so-called Coalition of the Willing made fresh progress on a framework for NATO-style security guarantees for Ukraine during a meeting of Kyiv's allies in Paris, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Tuesday.

Drones have turned the front line into a kill zone, and made casualty evacuation extremely difficult and dangerous.

Ukraine initiates an urgent meeting of the UN Security Council in connection with the Russian attack with a ballistic missile "Oreshnik" on Lviv region. Foreign Minister Andriy Sibiga emphasized that the world must respond to another act of terror. This is reported by RBC-Ukraine with reference to Sibiga's statement.

European NATO members are willing to provide security guarantees to Ukraine to protect it from a future Russian invasion—but the Kremlin has not yet supplied its own peace terms.

A dangerous new flashpoint is erupting in Europe after Russia issued chilling warnings against the United Kingdom and France for pledging to deploy troops on Ukrainian soil following a potential ceasefire.