Imogen James
Live reporter

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Hours after European leaders agreed to go further to secure peace in Ukraine, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has suggested an interim governance in the country under the support of the UN.

The Russian president says the transitional governance under UN support could pave the way towards talks on the end of the conflict.

He adds that the government would be supervised by the UN until an election could be held to hand power to what he calls a “capable government”.

Yesterday in Paris, it was announced by the leaders of the UK and France, in a meeting of the “coalition of the willing” that more pressure would be put on Putin to end the war. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer accused Vladimir Putin of “playing games and playing for time”.

Starmer argued for a deadline to broker a ceasefire deal, and said Europe must go further to support the peace process, including increasing sanctions.

As talks continue, so does the war. Overnight, Russia launched strikes in Dnipro, Nikopol, Pokrovsk and Marhanetska, damaging an infrastructure facility, according to the local governor.

Russia’s defence ministry says it intercepted 78 drones from Ukraine.

Our team of writers and correspondents across the region will bring you the latest updates and analysis as pressure mounts for a path to peace.