- Sergei Ryabkov warned the West that ‘pumping weapons’ into Ukraine could lead to an escalation of conflictÂ
- Ex-deputy Secretary General of NATO Rose Gottemoeller is ‘sceptical’ of Russian success in a Kyiv battle
- A huge column of tanks is slowly moving towards the capital after it was stalled for days on the outskirts
- Fighting is continuing nearby with Putin’s forces encircling the city in preparation for an expected assaultÂ