Ukraine sparingly uses Western-made missiles, including UK Storm Shadow missiles, to strike inside Russia, but the weapons are vital in their defence as they continue to face Russian strikes.

The Pentagon has been quietly blocking Ukraine from using U.S.-made long-range Army Tactical Missile Systems (Atacms) to strike targets inside Russia, limiting Kyiv's ability to employ these weapons in its defense against Moscow's invasion,

The missiles are expected to arrive in Ukraine within about six weeks. This $850 million arms deal, mostly funded by European countries and including other equipment, had been delayed until the conclusion of President Donald Trump’s summits with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin has said that Russia is discussing with the United States the possibility of cooperation in the Arctic and in Alaska. Source: Putin at a meeting with nuclear industry workers,

President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that there was "light at the end of the tunnel" in Russia-U.S. relations and that the two countries were discussing joint projects in the Arctic and Alaska. The Russian president,

Russia's leader said he was "confident that the leadership qualities" of Trump are a "good guarantee" of future agreements between global superpowers.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says there are no plans for a meeting between President Putin and Ukrainian President Zelenskyy.

The United States supports a negotiated settlement' with Russia, President Donald Trump added in a warm letter to the Ukrainian leader.