Overnight Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky rejected proposals for a buffer zone between Ukrainian and Russian forces as part of a peace deal.
His comments followed a report suggesting European leaders were considering a 40km (25-mile) buffer zone as part of either a ceasefire or longer-term agreement.
In the same week, Russia launched its biggest attack on the Ukrainian capital this month, damaging EU and British offices. The strikes took place less than two weeks after US President Trump hosted Russian President Vladimir Putin at a summit in Alaska, hoping to advance his peace efforts.
The BBC's Russian Editor Vitaliy Shevchenko talks to Susie from London.
Employees repair a power supply line over an Intercity+ high-speed train heavily damaged in a depot during a large-scale Russian drone and missile attack on Kyiv, on 28 August, 2025. Photo: GENYA SAVILOV / AFP
