Volodymyr Zelensky says "Putin's words are very much at odds with reality" as he hits out at fresh Russian strikes on Ukraine but Russia's defence ministry also accuses Ukraine of targeting one of its oil storage facilities, calling it a "deliberate provocation"

Hundreds of people gathered in New York, Los Angeles and Boston to express their support for Ukraine after the furious row in the Oval Office.

In a post on his Truth Social platform, the US president said they both agreed that "we want to stop the millions of deaths taking place in the War with Russia/Ukraine".

Western nations have often tracked the ship operating in European waters and they suspect part of its mission has been to map undersea cables.

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky said he was "grateful" to Ukrainian paratroopers and soldiers from the Special Operation Forces for capturing the North Koreans

Ukrainian media say that Sergei Yevsyukov, 49, was killed in a blast from an explosive device planted under his car, with one outlet reporting that the explosive was equivalent to about 100g of TNT.

The Republican presidential nominee has repeatedly criticised the Ukrainian leader on the US campaign trail, and a meeting between the pair had seemed unlikely until hours before.

Speaking to US broadcaster ABC News, Zelensky also said that the victory plan he will present to US President Joe Biden this week will require Ukraine's allies to "strengthen" the Ukrainian army.

Zelensky's visit to the US coincides with efforts from the White House to prepare a new $375m military aid package for Ukraine.

In a dramatic move, an International Chess Federation (Fide) general assembly meeting in Budapest voted to maintain sanctions against Russia and its ally, Belarus.