Ukraine's war-planners smashed Kremlin refineries in a second night of drone attacks, as the British government warns WWIII may come and the entire country may go on a war-footing

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A senior Kremlin official said Friday that Russian police and National Guard will stay on in eastern Ukraine’s Donbas and oversee the industry-rich region, even if a peace settlement ends Russia’s nearly four-year war in Ukraine.

U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow to bring a peace plan to end the nearly four-year war with Ukraine.

Konstantin Ektov, a former plumber who worked as a military policeman using barbaric tactics to round up deserters from the Ukraine frontline of Putin's war, was shot dead by a soldier he was hunting

Ahead of the key meeting, Russia professed fresh military victories, hammering home its claim that it can succeed in the war without negotiations if it wants.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was due to hold urgent talks Thursday with leaders and officials from about 30 countries that support Kyiv’s efforts to obtain fair terms for halting nearly four years of war following Russia's full-scale invasion.

The White House revealed that President Trump is increasingly frustrated with Russia-Ukraine peace efforts and wants concrete results. Ukraine says the US proposed a Donetsk pullback, while Kyiv submitted counter-proposals.

European leaders seek talks this weekend with the U.S. president, who wants more pressure on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.