Ukraine to keep fighting in Kursk 'as long as necessary' Ukraine's top army commander said that Ukrainian forces would continue operating in Russia's western Kursk region "as long as appropriate and necessary.

Kyiv has called on Moscow to respond to the proposed ceasefire, which it has agreed to, but the Kremlin says it will wait to be briefed by US officials.

Following his first phone call with Putin last month, Mr Trump indicated he could soon meet with the Russian dictator in Saudi Arabia, but cautioned that no formal decision has been reached. Earlier Marco Rubio,