Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Pope Leo XIV near Rome on Tuesday, amid further planned meetings with fellow European leaders.

Russia's Foreign Ministry called on Thursday for Britain to disclose what a British soldier killed in Ukraine was doing there, and accused London of directly helping Kyiv to carry out attacks which it said were "acts of terrorism" on Russia.

Ukraine will share a revised peace plan with the U.S. on Tuesday aimed at ending Russia's war, after talks in London between President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and the leaders of France, Germany and Britain.

Russia is beginning to feel the impact of Western sanctions, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday, arguing that mounting economic pressure is strengthening Ukraine ahead of crucial peace talks in London.