The conflict has been accompanied by a significant transfer of assets as many Western companies fled the Russian market

Russia launched its largest drone attack on Ukraine of the conflict to date on July 3, days after the Pentagon paused weapons deliveries to Ukraine.

By Ben Aris in Berlin US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told his counterpart Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov of his disappointment and frustration' at the lack of progress in bring the conflict in Ukraine to an end,

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he discussed a new idea for a potential Ukraine ceasefire during a Thursday meeting with his counterpart, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. Rubio,

Kyiv was the main target of an hourslong assault that killed at least two people, officials said. The barrage came hours before the top American and Russian diplomats met.

NATO members that border Russia are buying US-made HIMARS. One defense minister told BI that the war shows deep strike abilities are needed.

There is too little data to generate a comparable live estimate for Ukraine. However, a catalogue of the known dead and missing from UAL osses, a website, implies that between 73,000 and 140,000 Ukrainian soldiers have died since the invasion began.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio held "frank" discussions on Ukraine during Thursday's meeting, both sides said. The US criticised Moscow's lack of flexibility.