Putin and Trump ‘trust each other’, says Kremlin as Zelenskyy accuses Russia of breaking partial ceasefire – live

Ukrainian president says ‘next steps cannot be done without us’ and he intends to reach out to US president Donald Trump later
Opening the press conference, Finland’s Stubb says Europe faces “one of those moments of choices between two different worlds: Yalta or Helsinki; in other words, spheres of influence or equal rights and duties for all states.”
He stresses that Ukraine has “an undeniable right to defend itself on its own and supported by its partner,” a right that “cannot be restricted in any way,” dismissing Russian demands to halt help for Kyiv.
The principles of international law and the European security order have not changed, and there is no need to start changing them.
Independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity. These are the principles of the UN Charter and the Helsinki charter.
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