In the past 24 hours, from March 16 to 17, Russian forces have lost 1,210 soldiers, a multiple launch rocket system, and over 100 unmanned aerial vehicles in the war against Ukraine, reports the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The PM has repeatedly pledged to put British boots on the ground to enforce a peace deal if one is reached - with an insider admitting 'we're talking years'

Russia has sharply escalated its rhetoric against the West’s growing interest in deploying peacekeeping troops to Ukraine, warning that any such presence would be treated as direct involvement in the conflict — with what it ominously called “all the consequences” for participating countries.