Fighting has blazed in Toretsk for many months, while Russia has headed south of Pokrovsk to avoid battles through the Ukrainian stronghold city.

Ukraine holds trillions of dollars worth of rare earth elements, which are critical for the modern high-tech economy.

Ukraine war latest: Moscow contradicts Trump over peacekeepers - as UK issues warning to 'menace' Russia Sir Keir Starmer announces an increase in defence spending as he says the UK must back ...

A Ukrainian government source tells Sky News that Kyiv has agreed the terms of a minerals deal with the US. Meanwhile, the Kremlin contradicts Donald Trump's claims about European peacekeepers in ...

"We didn't feel it was conducive, frankly, to have something out there at the UN that’s antagonistic to either side," U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said.