Volodymyr Zelensky has U-turned on a move to loosen his country's anti-corruption rules after mass protests and international fury. The Ukrainian President, who has endured more than three years of Russian invasion,

Russian forces, meanwhile, pounded four Ukrainian cities in nighttime attacks that officials said killed a child.

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov has expressed doubt about the possibility of a personal meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian dictator Vladimir Putin before the end of August.

Russia unleashes fresh drones and missiles onslaught on Ukraine's civilians in defiance of US demands for an end to the war, even as there is talk of a fresh summit to try and end the conflict

Putin has spurned Zelensky’s previous offers of a face-to-face meeting to end Europe’s biggest conflict since World War II.

Ukraine on Wednesday proposed direct talks within weeks between its President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russia's Vladimir Putin while Moscow tempered prospects for progress at a fresh round of talks in Istanbul on Wednesday.

Zelensky promises new law in response to anti-corruption protests as peace talks begin - Kyiv’s attack on powers of anti-corruption agencies branded ‘serious step back’ for country’s EU membership

President Volodymyr Zelensky has appointed a Ukrainian delegation to lead negotiations with Russia in Istanbul on July 23 and signaled upcoming prisoner exchanges based on previous talks. The delegation will be led by National Security and Defense Council Secretary Rustem Umerov and include representatives from Ukraine's military intelligence,