The Russian Defense Ministry released a video purporting to show its soldiers in the center of the frontline Ukrainian town of Pokrovsk. Ukraine has made no acknowledgement that the place has fallen into Russian hands https://reut.rs/3KkNTOm | Reuters

Pentagon spokesperson Kingsley Wilson holds a briefing after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he expects to hear from U.S. negotiators as soon as they finish their meetings in Moscow on a peace deal to end Russia's war in Ukraine. #russiaukrainewar #russia #ukraine #war #pentagon Keep up with the latest news from around the world: https://www.reuters.com/ | Reuters

President Vladimir Putin hailed what his commanders told him was the full Russian capture of the city of Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine as an important victory after a prolonged campaign, saying it would help Moscow fulfil its wider war aims. Russia, which uses the Soviet-era name of Krasnoarmeysk to refer to the city, has faced fierce Ukrainian resistance in its battle since mid-2024 to capture Pokrovsk, once a strategic logistics hub for the Ukrainian army. The city’s fall, if confirmed, gives Mo

Russian President Vladimir Putin met with US envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner at the Kremlin to discuss the peace plan, following his accusations that Ukraine’s European allies were trying to “block the entire peace process.” | Al Jazeera English