Konstantin Malofeyev said that if Russia fired a nuclear weapon, the resulting radiation zone would end the Russia-Ukraine war.

Vladimir Putin has signed off increasing Russia's military spending by 25% - to 32.5% of the total budget - the equivalent of £99.5bn. Meanwhile, the new EU Council president Antonio Costa and high representative for foreign affairs Kaja Kallas are visiting Ukraine on their first day.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made an urgent appeal to the outgoing U.S. Biden Administration to push NATO members toward inviting Ukraine into the alliance. As the war with Russia approaches its third year,