Vladimir Putin

EU leaders rally around Ukraine's president after new criticism from Donald Trump, who says Zelensky is "more difficult to work with than Putin".

Over the past year there has been a stark rise in anti-government activists deported to Russia from the EU and US where they were seeking refuge.

Ukraine's president says a pause on striking energy sites is over following fresh Russian attacks.

As election day looms, the president turns his eyes overseas for help with a pressing domestic problem.

While Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky suggests he would sign up to a ceasefire on energy infrastructure, Russia has said little.

President Volodymyr Zelensky says Ukraine is willing to back an energy ceasefire if Moscow does the same, adding it could "become a major step toward ending the war"

The BBC's Dan Johnson reports from Kyiv, where Ukrainians face another winter with electricity outages.