The Pentagon has been quietly blocking Ukraine from using U.S.-made long-range Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) to strike targets inside Russia, limiting Kyiv's ability to employ these weapons in its defense against Moscow's invasion,

The Defense Department has withheld approval for attacks as the White House has sought to entice Moscow to open peace talks.

WASHINGTON/KYIV, Aug 22 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump renewed a threat to impose sanctions on Russia on Friday if there is no progress toward a peaceful settlement in Ukraine in two weeks, showing frustration at Moscow a week after his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska.

Ukraine's President Volodymr Zelensky has accused Russia of "doing everything it can" to prevent a meeting with Vladimir Putin to try to end the war. US President Donald Trump has sought to bring the two leaders together, but he said on Friday "that's like oil and vinegar... they don't get along too well".

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday Russia was doing everything it could to stop a meeting between him and Vladimir Putin from taking place, while Russia's foreign minister said the agenda for such a summit was not ready.

By Andrew Osborn and Mark Trevelyan MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said there is no agenda for a potential summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskiy,

At present, the teams of Ukraine, the United States, and European partners are working on their architecture,” Zelenskyy said in an X post after a phone call with Netherlands Prime Minister Dick

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has responded to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov's claim that Russia must take part in providing Ukraine with security guarantees alongside Western states. Source: Zelenskyy at a joint press conference with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on 22 August,