Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky says Russia has suffered more than 63,000 casualties in Kursk and that Ukrainian operations there continue, hours after Vladimir Putin made a surprise visit to the region.

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Green President Trump and President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia spoke for about two hours on Monday, but failed to reach any apparent breakthroughs in attempts to end the war in Ukraine.

President Vladimir Putin has visited Russia's Kursk region for the first time since Moscow said that it drove out Ukrainian forces from the area in April.

The UK urged its Group of Seven allies to agree a cut to the price cap on Russian oil, saying the move is necessary to put further pressure on President Vladimir Putin to end Russia’s war in Ukraine.

Moscow’s proposal for peace talks backfired as Ukraine’s European allies persuaded Zelensky to accept U.S. cease-fire plan.

Ukrainian officials and analysts say Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has few options but to draw U.S. President Donald Trump’s ire against Vladimir Putin, while depending on Europe’s support.

The attack on a passenger bus came just hours after Moscow and Kyiv held their first direct peace talks in years which failed to yield a ceasefire.