The US president has urged Russia to stop firing missiles into civilian areas of Ukraine after a string of deadly attacks

Germany's defence minister has warned Ukraine not to agree to a deal which involves sweeping territorial concessions in return for a ceasefire with Russia. Boris Pistorius said Ukraine "should not go as far as the latest proposal by the American president", which he said would amount to a "capitulation".

Trump, who boasted before his inauguration that he could halt Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in a day, has launched a diplomatic offensive since taking offic