Russian President Vladimir Putin says he and President Donald Trump have reached an “understanding” on Ukraine and warned Europe not to “torpedo the nascent progress.” Putin's comments came after he

At the Alaska summit with Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin demanded full control of Ukraine’s Donetsk and Luhansk regions as a condition.

European leaders appealed to President Trump to defend their security interests at a key summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

European leaders said today that they had hammered out a strategy with President Trump for his meeting later this week with Vladimir Putin. Under the plan, the leaders said, Trump will demand a cease-fire before serious truce talks begin and will insist that Ukraine be included in any peace negotiations.

ANALYSIS: Politicians in the UK and Europe know the threat from Russia is real, but the public still don’t quite get the danger they are in, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley