US intelligence believes that Russian leader Vladimir Putin has not abandoned his desire to control Ukraine, despite the Trump administration's efforts to stop the Russo-Ukrainian war.

Hungary is demanding the removal of Russian oligarch Mikhail Fridman from the EU sanctions list, threatening to block the extension of the European Union's sanctions against nearly 2,000 Russians if their demand is not met.

The plane carrying Steve Witkoff, special envoy of US President Donald Trump, has landed in Moscow on Thursday 13 March.

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron are leading talks among 37 countries to form a coalition of the willing for Ukraine in the event of a peaceful settlement.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated on 12 March that a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine could begin within days if Russia agrees to the proposal.

US President Donald Trump's special envoy for Ukraine and Russia Keith Kellogg may be kicked out of the war settlement negotiations, certain Politico sources claim. Trump administration officials deny this. 

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said that the Russian side has been carefully studying the statements following the talks between the US and Ukraine in Jeddah and hinted that Moscow could quickly organise a telephone conversation between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump.

Russian leader Vladimir Putin is unlikely to accept the US proposal for a 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine, writes Reuters after speaking to Russian officials.  

Poland's Ministry of National Defence has confirmed the resumption of US arms supplies to Ukraine through a hub in Rzeszów, Poland. It also said that "security assistance from the United States has been resumed".

John Ratcliffe, Director of the US Central Intelligence Agency, and Sergei Naryshkin, Director of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service, held a telephone conversation on 11 March.

Ukrainian soldier Yanis Tereshchenko, 32, saved the life of a seriously injured young man who was at risk of dying without emergency assistance while on holiday in Venice. 

The White House has published a list of 50 "wins" by US President Donald Trump's 50th day in office. These include negotiations in Saudi Arabia to resolve the Russo-Ukrainian war. 

Talks between the Ukrainian and US delegations on resolving the Russo-Ukrainian war have begun in the city of Jeddah in Saudi Arabia.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has said that the EU wants to use all its financial levers to strengthen and accelerate defence production amid Russia's growing hostility.

Brussels is informally preparing for a scenario in which Hungary may block the extension of EU sanctions against Russia, leading to the expiry of the sanctions packages on 16 March.