Ukrainian and European officials accused Russia of not pursuing "any kind of peace" - but Moscow said it was "not correct" to say Vladimir Putin had rejected a plan to bring an end to the bloodshed.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ratcheted up tensions with Europe, warning that if the bloc starts a war with Russia, Moscow is ready.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said that a US plan to end the war in Ukraine could “form the basis for future agreements” but renewed threats to seize more territory by force unless Kyiv withdraws.

Live updates and the latest news as U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff and Vladimir Putin discuss the war in Ukraine and Tennessee holds a special congressional election.

US envoy Steve Witkoff and Donald Trump's adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner will meet Vladimir Putin on Tuesday.

At a high-level military briefing, Vladimir Putin is told by Chief of General Staff Valery Gerasimov and front commanders that Russian forces have completed the “liberation” of Krasnoarmeysk (Pokrovsk) and are tightening encirclements from Kupyansk to Dimitrov while pushing toward Huliaipole and deeper into Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia.

Meetings between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US negotiators did not yield a breakthrough on a possible Ukraine peace deal. Follow for live updates.