President Volodymyr Zelensky, who has already said his country will not accept the outcome of any talks it has not taken part in, was visiting Turkey where he reiterated his demand for a full return to 2014 borders, prior to Putin’s annexation of Crimea.

LONDON: UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday said the UK is "ready and willing" to put troops on the ground in Ukraine in pursuit of a peace deal with Russia amid a "generational challenge" to the country's security.

Germany is likely to reject Sir Keir Starmer’s plans to deploy a European peacekeeping force to Ukraine, throwing the proposals into disarray.