Russia launched one of its "largest air attacks" on Ukraine overnight and "peaceful cities, sleeping civilians" and "critical infrastructure" were targeted, the Ukrainian foreign minister has said.
The Kremlin said that Berlin had requested the conversation, and Putin told Mr Scholz that any agreement to end the war in Ukraine must take into account “new territorial realities”.
Kupiansk was captured by Russian forces in the early days after the February 2022 invasion but liberated by Ukraine in a counteroffensive a few months later. The Russians are now making a renewed bid ...