T wo German fighter jets were scrambled to the Romanian-Ukrainian border on Tuesday night in response to a Russian drone attack in the frontier region, Romania's Defense Ministry said in a statement.

Russia launched a heavy wave of drones and missiles at Ukraine overnight, hitting more than two dozen locations. Holly Williams reports.

As negotiations over the war carry on, President Vladimir V. Putin is pushing hard with tactics that have evolved over three and a half years.

Major questions remain over what both sides might accept after Trump held successive talks with Putin and Zelensky.

Russia said on Wednesday attempts to resolve security issues relating to Ukraine without Moscow's participation were a "road to nowhere", sounding a warning to the West as it scrambles to work out guarantees for Kyiv's future protection.

Russia said on Wednesday that attempts to resolve security issues relating to Ukraine without the participation of Moscow was a "road to nowhere". Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov made the comments two days after U.