Vladimir Putin has bombarded Kyiv with a relentless seven-hour missile and drone assault, just days after appearing at the first in-person negotiations for a possible ceasefire.Scenes in the Ukrainian capital were described as “hellish”,

Despite President Trump’s stalled efforts to broker peace and Russia’s planned summer offensive, analysis by Michael Kimmage (Kennan Institute) suggests the military tide in Ukraine may be turning against Moscow.

By Tom Balmforth, Andreas Rinke, John Irish KYIV/BERLIN/PARIS (Reuters) -For Ukraine and its allies, who spent months trying to win Donald Trump over to their cause in the war started by Russia, it is back to square one.