Russian President Vladimir Putin says that Ukraine’s "decision-making centers" in Kyiv could be targeted next using a new hypersonic missile that could also potentially reach the U.S.

President Vladimir Putin warned that his forces could strike “decision-making centers” in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv with new ballistic missiles as retaliation for attacks on Russia using Western missiles.

In further remarks to Sky News, the UK’s former representative to Nato, Sir Adam Thomson, said that Mr Zelensky appeared to be preparing domestic audiences for compromises, while “making opening moves” in a likely extended negotiation with Mr Trump over which line to take with the Kremlin.

Volodymyr Zelensky said on Friday night that he was willing to cede territory to Russia to end the war for the first time.

Russia has accused NATO of planning to deploy 100,000 peacekeepers in Ukraine, claiming this move is part of a broader strategy to “occupy” the country under the guise of peacekeeping. The Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) made these claims public in a press release,