At least four people were killed and 20 others were wounded in a massive Russian aerial attack, hours after US president Donald Trump warned that Vladimir Putin’s response to a significant Ukrainian drone strike on Russian airbases “will not be pretty”.

At least five people, including a 1-year-old, were killed in a Russian attack on Ukraine just hours after a phone call between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The readout of the pope's call with Vladimir Putin was unusual for the Vatican, which does not always issue statements about papal phone calls.

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday openly questioned the point of peace talks with Ukraine after accusing Kyiv's senior leadership of ordering deadly terrorist attacks on bridges in Russia that killed seven and injured 115 more.

Ukraine reminded Moscow that it is the aggressor, while the actions of Ukrainian soldiers are defensive. At the same time, President Vladimir Putin was advised not to whine, but to agree to a ceasefire,

Moscow said it will announce the next round of direct talks with Ukraine "soon", contingent on Kyiv removing "discriminatory laws" in its latest propaganda move, coming after peace talks in Istanbul,

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Wednesday proposed implementing a ceasefire until such time as a meeting can be arranged with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has been informed about Ukraine's recent drone attack against Russian air bases, and the "incident" is being investigated, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said on June 3,