US President Donald Trump has said he will slash the 50-day deadline he gave for Russia’s Vladimir Putin to reach a ceasefire with Ukraine by weeks, to just “10 or 12 days” from now.

The U.S. president said he is “very disappointed” in Russia’s leader.

President Trump has shortened his deadline for Putin to end the war in Ukraine, now demanding action within 10-12 days and threatening severe tariffs. Medvedev responded sharply, calling Trump's ultimatum a dangerous escalation towards war,

President Trump, meeting with Britain’s prime minister in Scotland, called on Russia to stop its attacks in Ukraine in less than two weeks or face new sanctions and tariffs.

Russian activists are demanding the removal of Vladimir Medinsky from his position as head of the Russian delegation at the negotiations in Istanbul, according to the press service of the Russian movement Nash Vykhod.

Former Russian president and prime minister brushed off US officials’s warnings that Russia needs to begin peace deal talks to end the war in Ukraine

NATO member Poland has scrambled fighter jets after Russia's latest attack on Ukraine. The jets took to the skies as Vladimir Putin sent a wave of kamikaze drones and rockets at Kyiv

Fearful of Ukrainian drones, which have struck deep inside Russia in recent months, Vladimir Putin cancelled the Navy Day parade in St Petersburg and instead attended watered down ceremonies. This was the first time he had to cancel the parade.