European leaders may impose sanctions against Russia. This will happen if Vladimir Putin refuses to participate in a trilateral meeting with the leaders of Ukraine and the US, according to The Telegraph.

Ukraine and its allies are discussing proposals, including a collective agreement similar to NATO's Article 5.

US President Donald Trump is threatening tariffs on other countries that buy Russian oil, in an attempt to pressure Moscow to end the war in Ukraine. But the United States and Europe themselves are still doing billions of dollars in trade with Russia.

Russian oil deliveries to the European Union through the Druzhba pipeline have resumed, days after a Ukrainian strike on the line’s infrastructure brought shipments to a halt. Officials in Slovakia and Hungary confirmed the restoration of flows this week.

A drone believed to be a Russian Shahed variant hit the Osiny village in Poland's Lublin province, shattering windows in homes but causing no injuries to residents.

By Twesha Dikshit (Reuters) -European shares edged higher on Tuesday as investors weighed the possibility of a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine following encouraging diplomatic signals after a White House meeting with European leaders.

The UK Government has hit eight new Russian individuals and organisations with sanctions, targeting crypto networks exploited by the Kremlin.

The Russians do not appear to have the manpower and weaponry to keep pushing battlelines in the Donetsk region.