Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s statement about creating a buffer zone on the border with Ukraine comes amid ongoing international efforts to secure a ceasefire, stated Ukraine’s Deputy Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha.

Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed on May 22 that he ordered the military to begin creating a "security buffer zone" along the border with Ukraine, Russian state media outlets reported. The comments come a day after Putin made his first known visit to Russia's Kursk Oblast,

Ukrainian forces are bracing for another major frontline assault from Russia after learning of a large build-up of pre-battle troops in the north east.

The Russian president is demanding that Ukraine fully relinquish the regions of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia, but Zelensky has rejected this demand. US President Donald Trump spoke with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin by phone for two hours on Monday.

Vladimir Putin has made a rare visit to the front lines amid a deadly drone attack on a Ukrainian military training camp. Devastating missile and drone strikes in the Sumy region of Ukraine have killed at least six Ukrainian soldiers carrying out training exercises,

Donald Trump has been urged to pressure Russia with further sanctions, after Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky warned Vladimir Putin is “trying to buy time” to continue his war.The US president insisted progress had been made after his two-hour call with the Russian president on Monday.

After President Donald Trump’s call with Vladimir Putin, the U.S. is waiting for the Russian president to submit a proposal “that would lead to a ceasefire,” Secretary Marco Rubio told senators on Tuesday.

Over three years after Russia invaded Ukraine, the countries are finally meeting for direct peace talks in Istanbul. Vladimir Putin will be not be attending. Ironically, given his no-show, it was Putin who suggested the peace talks instead of immediately agreeing to a proposed 30-day ceasefire.